Financial Officer
Full Time
Job Description
- Responsible for leading the UK Finance team across the full spectrum of finance disciplines, including Financial Control, Planning & Analysis, Treasury and Tax.
- The UK CFO is also the “Senior Accounting Officer” for the local tax authority.
- Delivering accurate and timely information relating to capital planning, balance sheet management, financial performance with insights to inform decision making.
- The provision of financial plans for the UK legal entities, with timely outlooks to provide regular forward-looking perspectives on expected performance. Participate and lead as appropriate on related initiatives to improve performance as well as underlying financial metrics
- Maintain a high standard of controls, with oversight on the identification and execution of related improvement initiatives
- Serve as a key partner to the CFO and CCO to identify and advise on matters which impact financial performance with associated risks and opportunities.
- Represent Finance as a member on multiple executive governance committees, including Asset & Liability Committee and Risk Management Committee. Co-chair of the Capital Forum and the Recovery & Resolution Planning group.
- Extensive involvement with the Board of Directors on core financial deliverables, together with broader forward-looking strategic topics
- Maintain proactive engagement with local regulators on day-to-day matters ensuring Finance meets related priorities.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Prior work experience as a Finance Officer in a financial services institution preferred
- Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to build strong partnerships and influence across stakeholders
- Demonstrated operational skills, able to drive results in a complex environment
- Excellent people leader – track record of building and maintaining high-performing teams
- Excellent communication skills across channels. Ability to understand and effectively articulate complex concepts to country and regional senior management.
- Cross-functional experience (Planning & Analysis, Treasury, Financial Control, Tax)
- Deep understanding of the business dynamics of Institutional Clients Group preferred
- Deep commitment to maintaining the highest standards of ethics and integrity
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree and / or professional qualification (e.g., ACA) preferred
- Ability to communicate simply, clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing, adjusting style to suit the audience
- Demonstrated strength in detailed financial analysis
- Strong communication (written, verbal and interpersonal) skills, including tact, diplomacy, and ability to influence senior-level executives
- Integrity, maturity, dependability, a positive professional attitude
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Track record of success in delivering high quality work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to deal with colleagues at all levels across the Firm
- Ambitious and hard working
- Willing to learn
- Be a team player
- Positive and pro-active attitude
- Ability to manage multiple demands
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