Job Summary

Strategy

Maintain the highest professional financial management standards in the Bank.
Support the CFO in interpreting, communicating, and meeting local regulatory requirements.
Contribute in the management of the bank's assets and liabilities Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO) and Data Governance meetings.
Provide the financial input for the formulation of the Bank's Strategic Plan.
Initiate and co-ordinate the formulation of the annual operating plans and budgets and monitor progress towards their achievement, drawing attention to important trends, and to opportunities to maximise income, reduce cost and minimise risk.
Monitor the operational and capital expenditure programmes to ensure adherence to budgeted limits.

Business

Balance Sheet Management

Ensure the effective management of the business's capital and balance sheet structures including funding, liquidity, currency and market risks.
Assist in the preparation of the ICAAP document and obtain the necessary approvals before submission to the regulator.

Audit and Controls

Manage relationship with External Auditors including the negotiation of the scope of the audit, general liaison, the clearance of audit work and responding to and following up management letters.

Business Partnering

Provide support to the Business Unit / Segment heads in the formulation of marketing plans, budgets, business development, product development and the analysis of the operational business trends for the achievement of overall plans and objectives.
Improve the understanding of financial management issues by Business Unit/Segment Heads, Financial Managers and other Senior Managers within the Business.

Tax

Ensure that the taxation affairs of the Bank are planned and managed so as to optimise the Group's position.

Technical Knowledge

Keep in touch with local, UK and international accounting developments through membership of professional bodies and contact with other members of the profession.

Processes

Delivery of country budgets and strategic business plans.
Accurate and timely delivery of Group and local management reports.
Adherence to the Bank's Policies on financial and risk management, efficient balance sheet and capital management.

People & Talent

Provide leadership in Finance to comply with the highest standards of regulatory and business conduct and practices as defined by internal and external requirements. Understand and ensure compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines including those governing securities activities, company law, anti-money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions; the Bank’s policies and procedures; and the Bank’s Code of Conduct. Take personal responsibility for understanding the risk and compliance requirements of the role. Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk and compliance matters.
Embed the Bank’s Values and Code of Conduct to ensure adherence with the highest standards of ethics. Comply with relevant policies, processes and regulations, as part of the culture. Lead by example by displaying exemplary conduct behaviours and take personal responsibility for:
- the conduct of individuals in Finance by ensuring behaviours set out in the Bank’s Code of Conduct are followed.
- Finance achieving the outcomes set out in the Conduct Principles and Pillars.
- both direct and indirect/dotted line managers are individually accountable to proactively communicate, collaborate and agree on the conduct ratings of employees.

Risk Management

Ensure the effective application of risk identification, measurement and modeling capabilities which are objective, consistent and compliant with Group standards and local regulations.
Maintain an effective communication of risk control parameters, including policies, control standards, risk exposure limits and other control levers to comply with local regulations and practices and ensure that the bank's risk profile for these risk types are consistent with the overall risk appetite set by the Board.
Obtain assurance regarding effectiveness of controls and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Governance

Reporting on Group performance and compliance with plans and budgets.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
Lead the Local Finance team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles: (Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.)
Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas prescribed responsibilities for the role.

Key stakeholders

CFO
CEO Office
Group Finance Department
Group Market Risk
Group Corporate Tax & Treasury
Business Segment Heads
Central Bank
External Auditors

Our Ideal Candidate

Has a Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy.
A Certified Public Accountant.
Has at least 5 years work experience in Financial Reporting, General Accounting, Balance Sheet Management, Regulatory Reporting, preferably gained from a Bank or large commercial organisation.
Has thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), taxation, and banking and exchange control legislation.
Has superior knowledge and experience in utilization of Information Technology in modern business.
Has good communications, interpersonal and leadership skills.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do.
Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well.
Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term.

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits.
A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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