Finance PM

at  Luxoft

London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Delivery Project Management
BCM Industry
19/09/2024
Req. VR-108036

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Since Brexit, the UK entities of the client bank follow PRA regulation rather than EBA regulations. This project is to ensure the two UK regulated entities follow the PRA rules as they begin to diverge from EBA and are maintained by Moodys, so as to ensure compliance and minimise customisations.
Following a Moody’s upgrade to version 7.4, which encapsulates additional changes, a further upgrade is expected to include any pending fixes from an updated product version.
The Final two phases are then
1- EBA rules and configuration, reg deadline 1 Jan 2025
2- PRA rules and configuration, reg deadline to at least Jan 2026

SKILLS

Must have
Proactive delivery of large multi-functional projects across Banking Operations and the Regulatory space ie BASEL 3.1 reforms.
COREP regulatory capital and leverage ratio reporting experience
Relevant Experience proven track record delivering projects to financial institutions within time and budget.
Strong staff management and team organization.
Experience of demand and supply management.
Strong project delivery.
Strong communication and leadership.
Experience in multiple delivery methodologies (waterfall & agile).
Clear understanding of change management in the corporate environment.
Strong governance approach to delivery, experience of leading Steering Committees with senior stakeholders in attendance.
Experience of project management toolsets.
Proficient in Microsoft Professional Suite Inc. Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Proven experience of managing budgets.
Experience with identifying project outputs and tracking delivery of business benefits.
Work Experience:
Knowledge of front to back transaction lifecycle management.
Demonstrable experience in multiple work stream delivery.
Good working knowledge of the regulatory environment including regulatory reporting/ change.
Nice to have
Experience with MOODY’s RAY application
Excellent communication skills.
Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
A proactive, motivated approach.
The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement.
A structured and logical approach to work.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.
Strong numerical skills.
A confident approach, with the ability to lead meetings, project teams and provide clear direction.
Excellent managerial/ leadership experience, demonstrable ability to lead a high performing team, guide/advise/mentor junior project team members
A strategic approach, with the ability to lead and motivate your team, the ability to articulate and implement the vision/strategy

In this role, you will be responsible for Client change management within Finance. Manage the full project lifecycle adhering to standard governance and best practice from project initiation to closure.
Where applicable deliver complex change projects from design through to build, deployment and handover to BAU.
Work closely with relevant business and key stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation.
Create and maintain project/ programme plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
Understand project budgeting; scheduling expenditures; analysing variances, project plan baseline and change control and initiates corrective actions.
Maintain project status reports to stakeholders; coordinate and provide updates to steering committees; anticipate and react to change.
Identify & manage inter-dependencies with other projects as and when required; optimising the portfolio
Work closely with technology and business product owners in order to design and deliver fit for purpose solutions.
Plan, manage and escalate risks/issues in a timely fashion to determine priorities, monitor potential impacts.
Responsible for identifying resource demand.
Manage all day-to-day operational aspects of the project deliverables, providing guidance to a team of projects managers regarding best practice.
Lead effectively and efficiently an executive level governance forum