JOB PURPOSE:
The GTx Business Finance function is responsible for all finance matters specific to the GTx - business including, but not limited to, Performance, Control, Forecasting, Budgeting & Strategy. In addition, the function provides a key support role to other Group Finance functions, Treasury, Central FP&A, Tax as well as Financial & Regulatory Reporting.
Key priorities of this role include:
- Support GTx Business Finance in implementing a strong financial governance framework across the UAE and International locations encompassing performance reviews, budgeting process, financial control, regulatory and internal audit matters, country strategy and internal / external communication.
- Act as a trusted advisor on business performance and main point of contact for responding specific business requirement.
- Providing in-depth Financial Analysis for Global Treasury, Trade & Tokenization (GTx), provide value added insight & support to business in achieving their target.
- Contribute fully to transforming FAB Finance through engagement in various transformation initiatives.
Effectively coordinate, communicate, and build excellent relationships with key stakeholders across Finance and GTx Business.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Financial Control & Governance Oversight
- Review GTx daily P&L and BS, investigate, and analyze the Variances. Any material variations to be flagged and remediated with relevant Operations and IT team.
- Regularly assess and investigate, when required, the integrity of financial information.
- Assist Account controller to manage and review all accounts that falls under GTx business. Perform Conformance testing on a sample list of accounts in coordination with GFC.
- Coordinate with GFC to maintain and support the framework of financial controls.
- Maintain SOPs for all processes and tasks that falls under GTx business finance, documented with relevant approvals.
- Provide relevant support to VP Business Finance as well as Head of Business Finance GTx wherever necessary.
- GTX Projects & BRD’s Review
- Support GTx Finance in reviewing the Capex, P/L benefits such as revenues, cost savings and KPI’s are appropriately captured in BCD documents.
- Maintain repository of approved BRD’s to review at a later stage to challenge business.
- Work with GTx Channels and product team to gain full understanding of projects and its benefits.
- Collaborate with business and CPMO on Value reporting of projects that went live.
- Develop GTx Projects Capex reports providing a view on YoY spending and challenge business on benefits accrual.
- Monitor monthly GTx business cost with special focus on TCO.
- Performance Reporting & Exception reports
- Work closely with FPA & FR to develop exception reports to ensure integrity of financial and management reporting. Eg: Negative Income or negative balance sheet assets or liabilities.
- Assist GTx in reviewing and developing analytics around ECL & RWA to proactively monitor and assess if there any optimization initiatives.
- Liaise with Trade Risk distribution team and ensure risk participation payouts are accrued in respective period without any lag.
- Work with Risk and CAD to ensure Risk distribution numbers are consumed for CRWA calculation.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Minimum Qualification
- Professional qualifications preferred e.g. Business bachelor's degree.
- Self-starter, with experience in financial analysis and performance analysis desired
- Strong presentation skills and adept in MS Productivity tools e.g. MS PowerPoint and MS Excel
- Technical knowledge of WBG products. Good level of knowledge in finance, analysis, strategic planning, banking and financial markets with ability to interpret key bank ratios and economic indicators.
