Finance Director Job at Barclays (London)

Finance Director

Barclays

Location:
United Kingdom , London

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
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Salary:

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Job Description:

As part of the Finance team, you'll help shape Barclays' financial strategy through accounting, budgeting, financial forecasting, and analysis. Your expertise will support management, cash and debt management, and insurance, driving the financial health and success of the organisation.

Job Responsibility:

Leading the Controller activities for the new standalone company (BPL New Co), including accounting and internal controls (incl. SOX), consolidation and external financial reporting, stress models and wind-down plans.
Owning all finance related policy documentation, statutory compliance, Procurement, Tax and accounting operations teams.
Playing a crucial part in driving the strategic and operational stand-up of the finance team to support BPL (New Co).
Responsible for the end-to-end financial reporting and management of the company from month end close to statutory and regulatory reporting, in addition to managing the procurement, tax and accounting operations teams.
To ensure the financial health and success of the company by the development and implementation of the overall financial strategy.

Requirements:

Management of the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial statements, and other accounting records in accordance with the relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
Support in identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial risks, and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
Development and maintenance of a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, ensure that there is no fraudulent misreporting, and ensure the accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls addressing any weaknesses or gaps.
Development and implementation of up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
Management of the selection, implementation, and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate financial systems with other enterprise systems.
Preparation and submission of statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and provision of support to other departments in their preparation and review of regulatory reports.
Coordination with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.
Development of overall strategic direction for finance, including the implementation of up-to-date methodologies and processes.
Management of the finance department, including oversight of finance colleagues and their performance, implementation of departmental goals and objectives, oversight of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
Relationship management of finance stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders, and representation of the bank’s financial position and performance.
Identification of opportunities and implementation of financial process improvements that streamline financial operations, in partnership with the transformation function.
Management of finance risk, including identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial risks, and maintenance of alignment between the bank’s finance and compliance functions.
Monitoring the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting and oversight of the preparation and filing of financial reports with regulatory bodies and investors.
Monitoring the financial performance of the department, including revenue, profitability, and cost control.
To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide.
They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business.
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

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Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 16, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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Finance Director

Barclays

Location:
United Kingdom , London

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

Job Responsibility:

Requirements:

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 16, 2026

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