Analyst - Internal Reporting

Job Title: Analyst - Internal Reporting
Location: Chennai

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.

Working Flexibly
We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs

Hybrid Working
Structured hybrid role:
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.
Introduction

Minerva results in significant increase in work activities in the intermediate term to produce reporting for the new business divisions. This requires working through impact assessments of the MI views, setting up new processes for the new reporting structure, set up working files for reporting for the new basis of prep. This resource will be redeployed into another role at the end of project requirements. e) changes to Coverage / Client MI views, f) reconciliations to support restate explains on management and Client MI, g) reporting analysis to support for any additional Group requirements:

o Oversee Month End Reporting
o Individual contribution - Support Finance Business Partners/Business on Standard BAU/Ad-hoc
o Projects and Initiatives
o Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend solutions.

What will you be doing?
o Ensure adherence to and compliance with governance, risk policies, procedures and compliance policies

o The candidate is expected to be part of Corporate Bank’s reporting team in Chennai and its deliverables which cuts across Corporate banking business. The candidate is required to have a strong understanding about accounting methodologies related to Corporate Banking products and should be able to identify discrepancies (if any).
o It includes managing the existing reporting deliveries and new migration which needs to stabilized over a short period of time.
o Partner business/ finance colleagues in the resolution of critical/complex queries from business especially around monthly movement in financials. Given the legacy nature of the systems there will be many challenging tasks to handle and resolve them efficiently which also requires close interactions with other functional teams.
o To manage new requests from business and formulate structured plan and agree on clear agreement of ownership.
o Identify non-value add tasks; collaborate with wider team to discuss possible solutions for efficient way of doing things. It also requires collaboration with other functional teams such as International Corporate Banking Finance Business Partners, Central BP&A, MI, Finance Control and RDs/Coverage teams.

Reporting
o Support the month-end reporting with effective data accuracy, control and governance in place
o Preparation of variance analysis, ensuring sufficient level of understanding of financial performance
o Publish Business Performance reports with insights on business performance.
o Own and be accountable for the deliverables
o Provide value addition and motivate the team to move up the value chain
o Requires understanding of any restatements, change management and drive methodology changes to address Business or Cluster requirements
o Oversee the delivery of pragmatic business and operational readiness solutions which maximise benefits while achieving the desired business outcomes
o Articulate full and end to end impacts on BAU processes resulting from technology and business change

Where will you be working?
Chennai
Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.
Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.