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Department Budgeting Lead

Wilmington, DE

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Department Budgeting Lead

Wilmington, DE

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Date live: Apr. 26, 2024

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Finance

Reference Code: 90388790

Contract: Permanent

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Department Budgeting Lead
Wilmington, DE

As a Barclays Department Budgeting Lead, you will be responsible for managing the overall financial performance of USCB’s Marketing expenses and for providing detailed variance explanations of monthly and quarterly results as well as managing risk to budget targets. Get this opportunity to join a team accountable for the financial planning, business profitability analysis, as well as one that deep dives into the specific areas of the business.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home.  We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

• Preparing and presenting insightful analysis of financial performance and key drivers of USCB’s Marketing expense budget
• Managing the monthly close process for all Marketing related expenses and working with wide range of stakeholders to ensure alignment of budget risks and opportunities
• Reviewing journal entries pertaining to system generated accruals, submitting/reviewing manual journal entries, and assigning costs at a partner level
• Managing the Marking budget forecast, at a partner level, by working with a wide range of stakeholders, understanding needs, and working through effective solutions
• Providing Financial Controls with appropriate financial data required as it relates to partner specific contractual obligations
• Managing and looking to enhance a best-in-class controls and governance framework resulting in ‘consistently excellence’ deliverables
• Helping with and supporting ad hoc requests from senior management, business, and other key stakeholders
• Assisting with and supporting team-wide deliverables and citizenship/community activities and managing associated control environment, documentation, and reporting

What we’re looking for?

• Three plus years of related experience in Credit Card or Financial Industry
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are critical
• Bachelor’s degree minimum

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Analytical, technical, and statistical skills with ability to process data into meaningful information and highly motivated and team oriented 
• Critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and written/verbal communication skills including senior/executive level presentations
• Experience working effectively in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment within a matric organization
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders and develop relationships and proactive, dedicated self-started who can ask questions and challenge the status quo

Where will you be working?

Barclays' Wilmington campus includes two beautiful buildings located along the historic Wilmington Riverfront. A glance out our windows reveal a scenic look at the Christina River, along with a growing riverfront community of luxury apartments, shops, and restaurants. Additionally, the Wilmington train station is a short walk away making travel from New York and Washington, DC convenient. 


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