EMEA Corporate Banking Planning and Analysis - Vice President

Overview

Join us as a Vice President in EMEA GCB Planning & Analysis (P&A) team, supporting the EMEA Corporate Banking Businesses. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive financial strategy and decision-making across the firm. You will be at the forefront of financial analysis, partnering with senior leaders to enhance profitability and efficiency. Be part of a team that values innovation, strategic thinking, and collaboration.

As a Vice President in the EMEA Planning & Analysis team, you will work with senior stakeholders within the GCB business across finance and business management, driving financial planning, analysis, and strategic initiatives across the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead the comprehensive financial planning process, encompassing budgeting, forecasting, and reporting of business financials.


• Oversee the annual planning cycle, including revenues, expenses, headcount, and balance sheet management for the EMEA GCB business.


• Ensure alignment with strategic objectives and provide insightful analysis to support decision-making and drive business success.


• Create innovative reporting solutions to meet the evolving transformation needs of Senior Business Heads and LOBs CFOs.


• Provide key metrics to measure business performance and benchmark against competitors across regions, industries, and products.


• Collaborate with EMEA GCB Bankers, Business Management, and country SCOs to spearhead business and strategic initiatives.


• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor, working closely with business management and country bankers to craft innovative strategic solutions including Total Addressable Market (TAM) analysis to pinpoint growth opportunities for the business.


• Partner with country and regional business managers to drive the expense management agenda, including T&E, technology spend, and headcount, recommending cost control targets.


• Serve as a key representative for Global Corporate Banking in various calls with senior management, including the CFO, Business Heads, and FP&A leads, ensuring effective communication and alignment on financial strategies and objectives.


• Develop and deliver compelling PowerPoint presentations for senior management and external stakeholders.


• Demonstrate strong public speaking qualities to effectively communicate financial insights and strategies.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proven ability to lead and develop a strong team.


• Strategic thinker with profound commercial acumen.


• Excellent oral and written communication and relationship management skills.


• Detail-oriented, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities.


• Self-starter driven to excel and initiate improvements where necessary.


• Deep understanding of products and financial concepts in the immediate business area.


• Experience in partnering with multiple senior stakeholders.


• Expertise in analytical reviews and presentation of business performance.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications - Excel, PowerPoint etc.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Degree qualification


• Previous experience in a finance/planning role in banking or financial services