CFO Business Partnering & Controls AVP

Barclays•New York, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Purpose of the role To provide financial expertise and support to specific business units or departments within the organisation, and act as a liaison between the finance function and various business units, helping to bridge the gap between financial data and business decisions. Join Barclays as a CFO Business Partnering & Controls AVP, where you will act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the global Equities Trading business. In this role, you will deliver meaningful financial insights, strengthen governance, and support a robust control environment while influencing decision‑making across a complex, fast‑paced organization. You will be responsible for core financial planning activities, including budgeting and forecasting, and will serve as a key control steward, helping to identify operational risks and drive strategic improvements in processes and reporting. As a critical business partner, you will be expected to drive continuous improvement across financial processes, controls, and risk management.

Requirements

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication, with the ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders, tailor messages to different audiences, and influence outcomes in a dynamic environment
Proven skill in interpreting complex financial data and translating it into clear, actionable insights
Adaptability in Complex Financial Environments and an entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity, optimize financial outcomes, and enhance control effectiveness as the business evolves
Foundation in accounting principles and regulatory frameworks
Risk and controls
Change and transformation
Business acumen strategic thinking
Digital and technology
Job-specific technical skills

Nice To Haves

Markets or Banking product knowledge, with an understanding of associated controls
Experience in change management and process improvement

Responsibilities

Development and implementation of business unit financial strategies, plans and budgets, using insights to evaluate the financial implications of strategic initiatives and recommend appropriate actions.
Development of financial models to forecast future performance, assess investment opportunities, and evaluate financial risks for business units, and to analyse the impact of business decisions on financial performance and provision of recommendations.
Cross functional collaboration to provide financial insights and guidance to business unit stakeholders.
Identification of opportunities and implementation of financial process improvements that streamline financial operations.
Support to business units in identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial risks, including provision of training and guidance to business units on financial risk management and compliance practices.
Analysis and presentation of financial data to provide insights into business performance, identify trends, and support decision-making.
Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
Identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Deliver meaningful financial insights, strengthen governance, and support a robust control environment while influencing decision‑making across a complex, fast‑paced organization.
Responsible for core financial planning activities, including budgeting and forecasting.
Serve as a key control steward, helping to identify operational risks and drive strategic improvements in processes and reporting.
Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, controls, and risk management.