Job Summary
- A key priority for Core Finance Change as part of the Aspire Program is to establish a centre of excellence across core finance functions, SAP suite of products and new ways of working.
- Aspire Core Finance Change Lead role in India will play a critical role as a member of the Aspire Core Finance squad team responsibility for the end-end solution delivery of core finance change projects across core finance functions including Financial and Management Reporting, planning and performance management; Master Data Governance, covering a range of integrated SAP products like S4 HANA GL & FA, BRF+, AFO, Security
- The role will report into the Core Finance Change Delivery Lead. The role will include senior stakeholder engagement, project management responsibility, solution / process design, operational delivery, risk and issue resolution.
Business
- The Aspire Core Finance change lead- will be:
- Involved in delivery across multiple SAP products (S4 HANA GL & FA, BRF+, AFO, Security, MCA) covering multiple core finance functions including Ledger, Consolidation, Master Data, Financial and Management Reporting.
- Enough technical knowledge to eliminate reliance on deep subject matter experts to conduct initial impact assessments, define priorities and route tasks to the appropriate competencies
- Responsible for managing deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, collaborating with various project/program teams, stakeholders; finance stakeholders across geographies, process and technology teams.
- Evidence of strong Change Management skills, enabling the delivery of multiple diverse data initiatives from inception to delivery
- Excellent business and technical process design and execution skills, enabling the effective execution of a change
- Primary contact point with other Change and BAU leaders across the organisation to identify and resolve blockers to project success
- Responsibility for prioritisation and management of critical path delivery items
- Design the target state Technology and target state processes
- Drive the establishment of a target operating model and internal capability to support and drive ongoing change / enhancement initiatives
- Ensure strong engagement with senior leaders and stakeholders across Finance.
- Responsible for risk and issue resolution
- Build strong relationships with key delivery partners, and ensure efficiencies and synergies are realised across programmes.
- Build effective communication channels with wider senior finance leadership.
- Ensure effective governance and project management standards are applied across all delivery responsibilities
- High quality written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to focus on multiple initiatives and subjects at the same time
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.
- Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
- Lead the team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles.
- Serve as a Director of the Board of [insert name of entities]
- Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association (or equivalent)
Technical Skills
- Financial and Accounting Systems Peoplesoft / SAP modules
- Managing Change
Qualifications
- 15+ Years of Banking domain experience with Project Management background in Accounting/Trade Finance/Financial Markets/Lending Products
- Understanding of People Soft Suite of Applications / SAP S4 HANA and Financial Reporting would be added advantage.
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.
