Senior Analyst, Strategic Cost Management, Global Consumer Financial Services Permanent

Reporting to the Head of Business Performance, Global Consumer Financial Services, you will work closely with respective Business Heads and BP&A finance counterparts in driving cost management initiatives and ensuring cost targets are achieved.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with the business teams in driving and executing strategic cost management agendas.
• Working closely with respective businesses (CFS, O&T, HR etc) to review monthly cost performance, as well as investigation of variances.
• Developing cost analytics and modeling capability to provide an independent assessment of the business cost trajectory for f lash, mid-month and rolling forecasts; highlight risks and opportunities against Plan delivery and recommend actions needed (where appropriate)
• Champion the development of GCFS product / segment cost allocation framework and methodologies; provide the transparency of internal and intra-group cost allocations to ensure equitable attributions.
• Driving the MI simplification agenda for improved cost reporting to meet the strategic needs of businesses.
• Accountable for the delivery of Annual Operating Plan process/submission for GCFS cost within the stipulated timelines by working closely with respective BP&A teams.

Qualifications
Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline – Finance / Accountancy / Economics with over 6 years related working experience.
• Broad-based understanding of consumer and wealth management business and product dynamics.
• Possess strong commercial judgement, professional maturity and results orientation.
• Excellent communication – influencing, analytical and decision-making skills
• Good understanding of MI Methodologies which include cost allocation frameworks
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, multi-task, and lead through ambiguities.

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