Financial Controller - AVP

Barclays; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Chennai seeks a Financial Controller - AVP to oversee financial operations, reporting accuracy, and control governance in the Mortgages domain. You will lead with strong accounting expertise, drive risk assessment, and coordinate with auditors to ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires post-qualification experience, IFRS knowledge, and proficiency in SAP or Hyperion, with a focus on high-quality external reporting and stakeholder collaboration. Chennai-based.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant – ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
• 1st/2nd class honours, bachelor degree.
• Post qualification experience.
• Month-end/quarter-end reporting experience.
• IFRS accounting knowledge.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience in group reporting & external reporting.
• Experience with SAP or Hyperion.
• Strong analysis and problem solving skills.
• Strong control awareness.
• Polite and pleasing; persuasive until closure.

Responsibilities

• Manage preparation and presentation of financial statements and records.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks; report to senior colleagues.
• Develop and maintain robust internal controls over assets and data.
• Create up-to-date financial policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with IT to integrate financial systems with enterprise systems.
• Prepare statutory and regulatory reports and support review processes.
• Collaborate with external auditors and regulators during audits.

Skills

Excel skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Risk & controls

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Leadership

Change management

Digital & tech

Education

ACA/CIMA/ACCA

Bachelor degree

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

Job description

Join us as a Financial Controller - AVP at Barclays, where you'll take part in the transformation of our digital ecosystem in the Mortgages domain, promoting innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experience.

To be successful as a Financial Controller - AVP, you should have experience with:

• Qualified Accountant – ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
• Strong academic background – 1st /2nd class honours, minimum bachelor degree from a reputable institution.
• Post qualification experience.
• Experience in a month-end or quarter-end focused reporting role.
• Knowledge and understanding of the key accounting principles under IFRS.
• Strong excel skills.
• Experience of having worked in a Group reporting role focused on external reporting.
• Previous experience with having used either SAP or Hyperion.
• Good analysis and problem solving skills.
• Strong control awareness.
• Polite and pleasing.
• Persuasive until closure of issues.

Some other highly valued skills include:

• Good stakeholder engagement skills and understanding & executing their requirements / expectations.
• Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, pro-active and a team player.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator.
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage through to a successful resolution.
• Eye for detail and exception track record in managing and resolving conflict situations.
• Required to provide detailed analysis and information on complex queries/problems and communicate to stakeholders on proposed solutions and recommendations.
• Minimal supervisory oversight and able to perform duties with minimal or no guidance.
• Assertiveness, tenacious and control focused.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job specific technical skills.

The role is based out of Chennai.

Purpose of the role

To manage the financial operations of the organisation, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of financial reporting.

Accountabilities

• Management of the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial statements, and other accounting records in accordance with the relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
• Support in identification,assessment,and mitigation of financial risks, and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
• Development and maintenance of a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, ensure that there is no fraudulent misreporting, and ensure the accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls addressing any weaknesses or gaps. .
• Development and implementation of up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
• Management of the selection, implementation, and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate financial systems with other enterprise systems.
• Preparation and submission of statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and provision of support to other departments in their preparation and review of regulatory reports.
• Coordination with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.