Barclays
Scheme Fee Manager - BPL
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Job Description
Purpose of the Role
To extract meaningful insights from complex data sets, developing robust decision models, and presenting actionable recommendations to stakeholders across the departments.
Accountabilities
- Identification and extraction of relevant data from various internal and external sources.
- Performing sensitivity analysis and scenario planning.
- Monitoring and evaluation of the performance of existing models.
- Development and implementation of data quality control procedures.
- Building and validation of quantitative models to support decision-making across different business areas.
Assistant Vice President Expectations
To 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
People Leaders
If the position has 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:
- L – Listen and be authentic
- E – Energise and inspire
- A – Align across the enterprise
- D – Develop others
Individual Contributor
If the position is an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will 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.
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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. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
Influence or convince stakeholders 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.
Role Specific Responsibilities
As a Scheme Fee Manager in the team, you will own the initial assessment of all new scheme fee changes presenting these back to the team and for a subset take on the assessment of the client impact, assisting with the specification of any required system changes and finally live proving post implementation. You will join a dynamic and fast paced team which works with high profile strategic clients owning a £300M cost line. You will develop the subject matter expertise to act as an advisor to our stakeholders including merchants, technology, scheme management, finance and the value management leadership team.
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This is a challenging and rewarding position for an individual with high growth aspirations opportunity to play a key part in the commercial success of the Payments business.
Key Responsibilities
- Triaging scheme fee changes and presenting back to the team.
- Taking ownership of allocated scheme changes from merchant impact through to live proving in the processing system.
- Assisting with the improvement of current processes within the team.
- Contributing work to migrate merchants between the existing and new tech processing platforms.
- Maintaining strong domain knowledge demonstrating your subject matter expertise to the business, including the various mechanisms used to calculate scheme fees.
- Being aware of the external environment and what best in class looks like will be required to achieve this.
- Presenting detailed cost analysis to key strategic clients highlighting areas for optimisation and the impact of any upcoming changes.
- Investigating significant reconciliation variances between fee calculation and scheme invoices to ensure that pricing remains aligned to costs and protecting the margin.
- Liaising with Technology to ensure that system changes are implemented to the required specification.
- Leading the quarterly scheme reporting looking to enhance the process where possible.
Requirements
To be successful as a Scheme Fee Manager, you will need to have experience with:
- Good Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Problem solving, analytical skills and financial analysis.
- Proven communication skills with customers and senior stakeholder management.
- Experience using SQL or equivalent.
- Degree equivalent in a STEM subject.
- An understanding of scheme costs and processes.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in your role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Location
Westferry London or Northampton
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