Business Analyst (12-month contract) recruitment

Key Roles Responsibilities

1. To provide the necessary support to Financial Markets business finance team in achieving a high standard of financial information to business units.
2. To support Business Controllers in management reporting, forecasting and budgeting.
3. To ensure that both regular and ad-hoc management reporting requirements are met.
4. Work as a business partner and developing new and innovative ways of information delivery and presentation.
5. To drive and strengthen the relationship between the central and country finance teams to enable seamless information flow and prompt resolution of issues.
6. Build and maintain an excellent network in a short amount of time both within the finance function and within the internal business community.
7. Act as a change agent by constantly examining and challenging existing process to ensure their robustness and efficiency.

Qualifications  Skills

To succeed in this role, you should possess the following:

1. Educated to degree level; preferably in a Finance / Business background. 
2. Several years of work experience in Business Finance, MIS / Management reporting or Product Control.
3. Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels both written (report and guideline writing) and verbally.
4. Excellent skills in excel and powerpoint.
5. Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
6. Client (internal and external) focused and sensitive to client needs.
7. Lateral thinker with ability to use own initiative.
8. Knowledge of Global Markets products would be an advantage.

Closing Date

The closing date for applications is 18/01/2012.  Please note all closing dates are given in Hong Kong time (GMT + 8 hours).  We aim to respond to successful applicants within four weeks and will keep a record or your application in our database so that we can contact you when suitable vacancies arise in future.

How To Apply

You can search and view current opportunities across our organisation and apply immediately by registering or logging in to our careers website www.standardchartered.com/careers.  To help speed up your application, please note the following:

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- We will ask you about your education, career history and skills and experience, it may be helpful to have this information to hand when completing your application

It usually takes 15 - 20 minutes to complete the application form; you can save your application at any time and return to complete it at your convenience.

Diversity Inclusion

Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.