Transformation Finance Controller
Recruiter
SidTech
Listed on
4th September 2020
Location
London
Salary/Rate
£350 - £400
Type
Contract
Start Date
2020-09-03 00:00:00
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Transformation Office - Value Management Office - Finance Controller
Role Purpose: The job holder is responsible for providing support to the financial oversight managed by Technology Portfolio & Programme Management (PPM), including Cost to Achieve (CTA) and the Agile Programme. This includes financial assistance on reporting on projects and programmes regarding Global / Regional / Business / Functions. The role involves facing-off to senior stakeholders in the course of eliciting requirements, managing expectations and providing preparatory materials for governance forums The Financial Controller, reporting to the reporting to the Value & Benefits lead, will be responsible for:Driving programme financial planning / annual planning cycleManaging programme versus budget, forecast, actuals and run rateIdentifying areas of overspend / underspend and defining the most appropriate interventionsBenefits trackingProduction of insightful financial management informationOversight and management of central resource planUnderstand the business cases written and draw out the Technology contribution.Create and maintain a single source of truth document that collates information on Technology investments. This brief will be shared with senior stakeholders and will have to be written succinctly.Update relevant systems (such as Key, Clarity, Discover, etc) with milestones and benefitsMaintain RAID log and manage risks regarding the Agile programme The scope of the role therefore includes: The jobholder is required to work with some autonomy, assisting in problem solving and having delivery accountability for the task assigned. This includes planning effectively and establish delivery process around: CTA Review CTA Business Cases with particular attention to the Technology element. Summarise CTA Business cases into weekly Briefing notes sent to TOEC (Transformation Oversight Executive Committee). Challenge discrepancies and source missing information in Business cases where necessary. Compile and maintain central view of submissions versus decisions made at TOEC. Look for opportunities to streamline and enhance the process. Agile Programme Responsible for data integrity and population of Key (cloud-based tool deployed to drive transformation), e.g. Business outcome milestones, Financial outcome milestones. Support in ensuring adequate financial oversight of Agile Programme. Provide comprehensive MI analysis for management team review. Build out of budget consumption view, productivity and efficiency metrics. The job requires a high degree of initiative and self-motivation to overcome difficulties, e.g. incomplete investment cases, reconciliation of milestones between time periods. It is imperative that this individual makes informed and educated decisions in relation to programme oversight. The job-holder should maintain the analysis timeliness and thoroughness to support the management team. The ideal candidate would be expected to have:Financial planning experience ideally in annual/quarterly investment governance process, portfolio shaping based on alignment of programmes and projects to strategic investment objectives / initiatives, including budgeting and forecasting through to Top down and bottom-up planningProject management - experience of delivering projects and ability to manage multiple stakeholders and prioritise tasks in demanding timelinesExperience of dealing with and reporting to wide ranging stakeholder groupsGood knowledge of HSBC’s financial processes and broad internal HSBC network would be advantageAbility to manage multiple tasks simultaneouslyAttention to detailBe a demonstrated effective communicator both verbally and in written formStrong Excel skills including the use of data pivoting and nested formulasKnowledge of relevant software skills (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint)Experience of building confluence pages not essential but desirableWorking knowledge of Clarity would also be a distinct advantage. Key Activities & Decision Making Areas: Financial reportingExecute data collection, compilation and scheduled periodic reporting of financial dataExecute ad-hoc analysis and reporting of financial dataPreparation of financial inputs and related commentary to governance packsPrepare and lead deep-dives into focus areas of executive interestIdentify potential improvements to financial reporting processes Major Challenges: The role operates in a highly-matrixed organization spanning multiple businesses and regions. The data is aggregated from a wide range of sources and is subject to ongoing and rapid iteration. This presents challenges in achieving a suitable balance between reporting fresh data, allowing compilation time and achieving an appropriate level of syndication. Data quality continues to be an area of focus.
