Specialist- Business Finance - Coverage Emiratised Role
Job details
The CCB & IB Business Finance team comprises individual functions globally supporting the following products: Global Corporate Finance, Transaction Banking, and Global Markets, along with the Coverage function. The unit falls under the Group Finance department and reports to the CFO CIB & International. Key priorities of this role include:
- Act as a trusted Finance advisor on business performance & strategic issues specific to the business.
- Providing world-class financial reporting & support services, adding value through professional independent & objective financial advice which assists in the achievement of business objectives while complying with Group policies and standards and external statutory obligations.
- Production of financial & management accounting reporting statements for the functional area of responsibility in line with Group reporting standards while maintaining a robust control environment.
- Promote the organization's values and ethics in all activities within the team to support the establishment of a value-driven culture within the bank.
- Assist in obtaining data and implementing controls as part of tactical and strategic solutions for current time-consuming processes with an objective to enhance governance, accuracy, and efficiency of the output for financial & management reporting.
- Participate in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes, and practices, considering global standards, productivity improvement, and cost reduction.
- Assist in current processes to facilitate management and financial reporting and analysis.
- Support functional VP & SVP in relation to Investment Banking Financial New Product Approvals AOV/Financial Control.
- Assist with finance-related projects/analysis within the Corporate and Investment Banking Finance unit.
- Contribute towards and ensure that Finance acts as a key business partner for the Coverage business and trusted advisor on business performance and strategic issues, helping to drive the business forward.
- Provide key inputs where necessary across business management forums; MIS reviews as well as contribute towards value-added commentary and insight specific to Coverage encompassing CIB products where necessary.
- Assist with periodic segment/sector analysis, business, and customer reviews.
- Perform calculations and computation of Commercial Banking Business & RM Incentives.
- Contribute towards the development & rollout of Customer/Segment MIS to support IB globally.
- Comprehensive P&L analysis including detailed analysis and interpretation of daily, weekly & monthly performance of Coverage.
- Support the team with internal audit to ensure a zero unsatisfactory audit environment.
- Become an expert on Group Finance systems (Power BI, OBIEE, One Sumix, and T24).
- Support the annual BCP for Corporate & Investment Banking Finance unit.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Accounting/Finance.
- Knowledge of capital markets and financial market products.
- Ability to navigate and work with large volumes of data efficiently (Excel, Macros, VBA scripting).
- Basic accounting knowledge.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Enthusiastic and curious to learn.
- Proven ability in liaising & dealing with Business Enablement functions, Auditors & other internal customers.
- Excellent communication skills with a high degree of personal integrity who can deliver under pressure.
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