Business Management Specialist

This role is to hire a key asset in the Corporate Coverage Business Management team to manage the core topics of Cost and Headcount/FTE by taking ownership of activities around planning/budgeting, forecasting, deep dives for targeted savings and managing service relationship costs.

Your key responsibilities

• Provide strategic and analytical support to the Global COO of Corporate Coverage as part of the Business Management team of Corporate Coverage.
• Ownership of monthly Headcount/FTE & Cost Forecasting process for Corporate Coverage.
• Ownership of in-depth analysis of monthly financials by the preparation of business/product specific reports, or analysis of ready reports, to understand cost performance against plan.
• Support the global & regional COOs to manage the annual 5-year planning/budgeting cycle and to submit the FTE and Cost Plans.
• Manage the cost allocation by Corporate Coverage to other CB & IB product businesses in the bank and also analyze costs allocated to Corporate Coverage by other functions in the bank.
• Proactive cost management by driving cost-deep dives, targeted cost savings initiatives and cost control/monitoring tasks.
• Actively drive the items for Corporate Coverage during the Feb/May/Aug Restatements & Restructuring (R&R) cycles and collaborate with Finance to achieve all objectives.
• Support projects/work streams/short assignments and ad-hoc requests made to Corporate Coverage Business Management and actively steer them towards deadlines and outcomes.
• Engage and maintain strong links with other members of the Corporate Bank Business Management community.

Your skills and experience

• Relevant experience in finance and/or business management/analyst roles will be a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and ability to learn new internal applications as and when needed.
• Knowledge of Tableau, BCS/GGL, SAP BW & SAP R/3 is a plus.
• Understanding of financials (P&L, Balance sheet & key metrics) needed for management reporting & analytics.
• Cost management is an integral part of the role hence knowledge of cost categories and analysis is desired.
• Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging and multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to converse clearly with Global/Regional Product COOs and other senior stakeholders.