Financial Controller

Purpose of the role

To oversee the financial aspects of trading activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the bank's trading book, maintenance of compliance with regulatory requirements, and provision of insights into trading performance.  

Accountabilities

• Reconciliation of daily profit and loss (P&L) figures for trading desks to ensure they align with the valued positions in the trading book, investigating and resolving discrepancies between P&L figures to ensure they reflect the true economic value of the trading portfolio.
• Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of trading risks, and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
• Maintenance and analysis of the bank's trading data, ensuring its accuracy, completeness and consistency, and provision of insights to traders and senior colleagues on trading performance.
• Preparation and submission of regulatory reports to authorities, and provision of support to external audits including addressing auditor queries and ensuring trading activities are appropriately reflected in financial statements.
• Effective communication of complex financial information to traders, risk professionals, senior colleagues, and external stakeholders.
• Cross functional collaboration to ensure a coordinated approach to trading activities.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team's operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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.

The Financial Controller is responsible for the preparation of statutory, regulatory, tax and management reports for the activity undertaken by the Luxembourg Treasury and Equity Financing business. You will ensure the integrity of financial information by implementing and monitoring appropriate reporting controls.  This is achieved by striving to execute in a consistent and timely manner, and by implementing best practices globally.

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Studying towards or completed CIMA/ACA / ACCA / CFA or equivalent is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals required.
• A strong practical understanding of the importance of rigorous controls environment.
• Attention to detail and diligence combined with good analytical problem solving skills.
• Ability to pick up concepts quickly and to challenge existing thinking and processes.
• Strong MS Excel skills required, other financial systems experience a plus.
• Strong command of the English language is required, both written and verbal.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Responsible attitude with sound time management skills, and the ability to meet deadlines
• Hands-on mentality, independent thinker
• Good technical understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards and Luxembourg GAAP
• Good understanding of IT oriented methods and approaches
• Knowledge of German or French would be advantageous and considered a plus for this role.

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

This role is based in Luxembourg and is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.