
Investment Governance Portfolio Process and Controls Specialist - Senior Associate
- Bournemouth
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including Digital & Platform Services Business Managers & Financial Managers, Product Managers, and both External & Internal Audit & Regulators, to ensure alignment and transparency in portfolio governance.
- Utilize strong Alteryx, Tableau, and Excel skills to process various reporting processes within the team.
- Work closely with Planning & Analysis (P&A) teams to ensure that portfolio financials align with P&A control numbers, maintaining accuracy and consistency.
- Serve as the point of contact for key processes such as Benefits review, Hygiene issues, Monthly Estimate (ME) Forecast, and timesheet status, supporting Investor Day, Mid-Year Forecast (MYF), and Annual Planning.
- Learn and guide users on Digital & Platform Services processes using in-house tools like myIG, PI, and reporting tools such as Cognos, myDATA, and myDPS.
- Address any ad-hoc queries from stakeholders in coordination with Line of Business (LoB) Financial & Business Managers (F&BM's).
- Prepare, consolidate, review, and analyze key financial activities including budget and mid-year forecast, financial updates for the Board, Operating Committee, and Regulators, and analyzing business performance drivers.
- Execute processes with an emphasis on accuracy and timeliness of meeting deliverables on prescribed timetables/calendars.
- Analyze line of business (LOB) business models, earnings sensitivities, and strategic initiatives to enable better understanding of individual LOB financial results.
- Lead additional one-off and repeatable analyses as required by senior management.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
- Proven experience in investment governance, portfolio management, or a related field.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to articulate complex investment narratives clearly and concisely.
- Experience with financial controls and alignment processes.
- Proficiency in using reporting and data analysis tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to address ad-hoc queries effectively.
- Previous experience in a Technology finance/planning role in banking or financial services
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel & PowerPoint in particular), Alteryx, and Tableau.
- Self-starter who is driven to excel in all aspects of their role and seeks to break the status-quo and initiate improvements where necessary.
- Experience in a Technology finance/planning role in banking or financial services.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Alteryx, and Tableau.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities.
- Self-starter driven to excel and initiate improvements.