Job Description

Job Title: AVP - CCO SOx Testing
Location: Noida About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group. Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers\xe2\x80\x99 and clients\xe2\x80\x99 needs. Whether you have family commitments or you\xe2\x80\x99re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs. Hybrid Working We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We\xe2\x80\x99re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time i.e., will have a start and end date.
Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

Introduction:
The Role is to support the Barclays Bank UK\xe2\x80\x99s annual SOx process on an ongoing basis, and contribute to process improvements, with particular emphasis on:

• Review and assess adequacy of process documentation, perform design effectiveness and operating effectiveness testing and report control issues
• Drive improvements across the SOx team and the wider control environment across the Bank
• Support the Head of SOx, CCO, BUK with ad hoc tasks

What will you be doing?
Control Environment -

• Conduct SOx Design Effectiveness Assessment (DEA) which includes scheduling and conducting walkthrough meetings with control owners, documenting the walkthrough meetings and procedures, identifying and communicating any DEA deficiencies and following up with control owners to ensure any DEA deficiencies are resolved in a timely manner.
• Conduct SOx Operating Effectiveness Testing (OET) which includes preparing a detailed request list, selecting appropriate samples for testing and executing the testing in line with Barclays SOx Methodology.
• Assess the impact of control weaknesses on financial reporting and raise issues. Monitor progress of remediation plans for SOx related issues
• Work on special projects requiring attention for improving control environment
• Manage activities like RCA refresh, EUDAs, Records Management, Financial Crime, etc.
• Drive a culture of Risk and Governance in CCO, Noida through Risk Campaign, and other activities.
• Provide expertise on ERMF, BCF, RCSA, EUDA, Financial Crime
• Influencing / convincing the Senior Management / stakeholders on various governance and oversight matters of operational risk
• Champion a culture of customer service and continuous improvement in global GFD. Ensure that opportunities for controls, process and service improvements are encouraged.
• Support in various governance projects/streams such as Operational Risk Management Framework, Consistent Control projects, etc

Compliance-

• Ensure compliance with applicable policies globally across GFD.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert to ensure that all policies are interpreted and implemented as per Group guidelines.
• Perform continuous governance and oversight and update Finance Leadership.

What we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for:

• Minimum excperience of post qualification experience in auditing (trained in Big Four) preferably in Financial Services
• Experienced in identifying, documenting and testing controls for Sarbanes Oxley Regulatory Reporting purposes
• Good understanding of the COSO framework and its application to internal controls over financial reporting
• Ability to understand, implement and drive improvements to a risk & control framework for finance functions
• Strong project and change management skills, strong analytical and quantitative skills

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Communication skills
• Excellent written and face-to-face communication skills
• Ability to communicate conceptually challenging massages in an effective manner.
• Manage conflicting demands and priorities through stakeholder engagement, effective planning and sound judgement

• Personal and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work on a number of deliverables at the same time
• Offer assistance without waiting to be asked, takes steps to keep stakeholders informed and delivers high quality support
• Take personal accountability for own activities and performance, ensuring the right people are involved to achieve a successful outcome
• Solution oriented approach
• Influencing skills / negotiation skills

• Proficient in use of MS Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power-point)
• A comprehensive knowledge, and practical experience, of the main operational processes within the business and a good understanding of the procedures and control framework.

Where will you be working? Noida


Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more \xe2\x80\x93 as a professional, and as a person. \xe2\x80\x98Be More @ Barclays\xe2\x80\x99 represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It\xe2\x80\x99s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details. Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone\'s contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.