Director, Financial Control, Gcib Apac

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**Purpose of the role**:
We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Controller (Director Level) to lead the next phase in the development of the financial control function of our Regional Corporate and Institutional Banking division (GCIB APAC).

Supporting the CFO of Global Corporate & Institutional Banking APAC (GCIB APAC) and broader Financial Planning Team, this position will assume leadership and accountability for Financial Control for GCIB in APAC.

Within GCIB, Financial Control relates to ensuring the integrity, accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of GCIB APAC’s management reporting. As a result, this role will be integrally involved with Head Office, Branch and Subsidiary accounting, risk and treasury functions to ensure that all underlying financial transactions are properly recorded and that our reporting complies with the Bank’s accounting and regulatory standards (e.g. GAAP and IFRS). As part of this remit, the role will assume day-to-day management responsibility for all financial data, including relevant data sourcing from Bank ERP systems and bespoke databases /data warehouses.

Within GCIB, this role will also have accountability for setting our control frameworks governing performance measurement, revenue recognition and attribution, transfer pricing, credit cost and capital charge recognition and fixed and operational expenses.

An important part of this role going forward is to lead a full review of the current financial close process and to lead an initiative to significantly improve it, including potential recommendations to move to a enterprise reporting platform.

Success in this role will be identifiable from enhanced decision making by senior managers as they leverage more accurate and timely management information, and from enhanced operational performance of the business as it leverages practical and actionable control frameworks in its day-to-day activities.

This successful incumbent can choose to work from either our Sydney, Melbourne or Singapore offices.

**Responsibilities**:
**1.**Financial Reporting & Compliance**:

- Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial management reporting in compliance with Bank policy and standards (IFRS/GAAP)
- Ensure accurate financial consolidation of all bank entities, providing clear, actionable insights on the consolidated financial performance of GCIB across all key business drivers (Balances, Margins, Fees and Costs)
- Liaise with FP & A Team to ensure forecasting models contain correct historical information to ensure reliable projections
- Provide variance analysis of actual performance against budget and forecasts, identifying trends and providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
- Oversee the Financial Planning operational risk assessments and any internal financial audit**s** and ensure full compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate with internal auditors to facilitate the audit process, responding to audit queries and implementing recommendations.

**2. Governance and Control**:

- Lead the development and implementation of a robust set of control frameworks governing performance measurement, revenue recognition and attribution, transfer pricing, credit cost and capital charge recognition and fixed and operational expenses and which ensure the integrity of financial reporting whilst minimizing risk exposure.
- Oversee the implementation and effectiveness of internal controls to ensure GCIB is in compliance with Bank regulatory standards, reducing the risk of fraud, errors, or financial misreporting.
- Proactively review and challenge the Bank's financial policies and procedures to reflect evolving regulatory standards, market conditions, and best practices in financial governance.
- Act as the point of contact for Central Planning Division, Planning Office for Asia, GCIB Planning Division and any regulatory authorities, providing required information and ensuring that financial reporting meets the expectations of the relevant regulators.

**3. Financial Close & Operational Efficiency**:

- Oversee the monthly and quarterly closing processes, ensuring th