Barclays
Finance Transformation Process Engineer
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Job Description
Purpose of the Role
To develop business capabilities for Finance through key stages of functional design, data, end-to-end process and controls, delivery, and functional testing.
Accountabilities
Functional Design
Leveraging best practice concepts, and in collaboration with Line SMEs, support options analysis and recommendations as part of decision making.
Data Analysis/Modelling/Governance
Design conceptual data model underpinning all phases of the processes, and governance requirements in accordance with GDMS standards and principles.
End-to-End Process & Controls
Development of target process and controls design/documentation and operational runbooks and aligning these components with organisational and role/service model design definitions.
Delivery/Implementation Support
Update design/functional requirements throughout the development cycle, and resolve RAIDS related to functional requirements and business processes. Project management for change programmes that have limited technology investment.
Functional Testing
Develop scripts and data to test alignment to requirement definitions, ahead of user testing cycles.
Vice President Expectations
To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
If managing a team
Define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
Leadership Responsibilities
People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are:
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Individual Contributor
They will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
Additional Expectations
- Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross-functional areas of impact and alignment.
- Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
- Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
- Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
- Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
- Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
- Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
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Role Summary
The Finance Transformation Process Engineer will play a critical role in shaping and delivering large-scale transformation programmes across Finance, translating strategic ambition into efficient, controlled and scalable process designs.
Key Requirements
- Strong process engineering, diagnostic and problem-solving skills to identify opportunities, simplify complexity and design target-state processes that improve productivity, control and service outcomes.
- Working across Finance, Technology and Change teams, the role will ensure process design is fully aligned to the future operating model, enabling sustainable efficiency, clear ownership and successful business adoption.
Essential Skills
- Extensive UAT Expertise – Proven experience leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test strategy design, test case development, execution management, defect tracking, and stakeholder sign-off within transformation programmes.
- Leadership & Execution Management – Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, coordinate stakeholders, and drive successful delivery of complex transformation initiatives while managing risks, timelines, and dependencies.
- Process Analysis & Continuous Improvement – Strong analytical skills with experience using data, process documentation, and process mapping techniques to identify inefficiencies, implement improvements, and optimise operational performance.
Assessment
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
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