Job Description

Job Title: AVP - Climate Reporting
Location: Chennai 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:

• Support the delivery of the climate reporting content within our high profile Environmental, Social and Governance report, Annual Report, EU Taxonomy Report and other relevant external disclosures
• Support regulatory reporting related the ESG disclosures
• Provide accurate and validated climate related metrics, including Client Carbon Intensity metrics, Green Lending & Financing metrics including volumes, balances and revenues, and risk measures such as climate-related exposure and stress test results. This team will also be responsible for managing Barclays carbon accounting strategy and reporting for Scope 3 financed emissions.
• Working with external assurance providers to ensure robustness of reporting processes and controls.
• Map the existing data lineage, process and controls. Recommend and implement enhancements and maintain control environment in line with the firm\xe2\x80\x99s Standards.
• Provide accurate and insightful input to assist climate-related decision making processes through Monthly Business Reviews, working with CFO Business Partnering teams
• Collaborate with the Sustainability and ESG team as subject matter experts in climate disclosure requirements, including review against industry best practice and evolving standards such as the recommendations of the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and EU Taxonomy
• Partner with Functional teams to develop and drive process automation and improvements.

What will you be doing?

• Key specific accountabilities
• Support the delivery of Climate Reporting, analysis, sourcing, validation and assurance processes for Barclays businesses
• Contribute to enhancement of the Climate Reporting processes, specifically enhancing controls, automating and contributing to definition and development of Climate Metrics
• Develop knowledge of Front Office booking systems, to understand the data lineage between revenue reporting systems and Risk and Finance books and records, to ensure successful capture and validation of Green Finance metrics
• Support reviews of business performance to drive progress towards external Climate commitments and support decision-making at the most senior level, to ExCo and Board
• Contribute to longer-term programme to automate Climate Reporting into wider Finance and Risk systems infrastructure
• Establish a strong control environment in the team and enable appropriate escalation
• Provide appropriate and timely guidance and feedback to businesses regarding KPIs,
• Prepare financial reporting and management information for use with a range of stakeholders

What we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for:
Minimum few years from the Finance Domain

• Business knowledge:

o Financial reporting or financial control experience, preferably for both Group and business
o Good understanding of financial reporting, accountancy and analytics
o Commercial knowledge of banking industry
o Appreciation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics and an ability to work closely with ESG subject matter experts in Group Sustainability

• Functional knowledge:

o Qualified accountant. Or Management Post Graduate from premier institute
o Strong university degree/academics

• Skills & Competencies:

o Highly motivated self-starter
o Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
o Good communication skills, written and interpersonal, and the ability to maintain effective working relationships
o Collaborative style, able to build relationships across the Group
o Good line management skills, with ability to develop skill set of direct report
o Very comfortable working with systems/data
o Makes a strong, positive impact and impression
o Well-organised and resilient
o Drives to achieve stretch objectives
An overall awareness of the Barclays Group strategies, organisational structure, and the key areas with which the jobholder may interface. Skills that will help you in the role:
o Prior experience in migrating legacy systems to self-serviced dashboards
o Prior experience of working on projects involving green / social financing and/or climate change metrics

Where will you be working?
Chennai 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.