Business Manager - UBS Investment Bank - London

Job description
Group Network Management (GNM) owns the provider network including relationships with correspondent banks, agents & custodians. GNM provides a single-point of coverage for sourcing and managing provider services (e.g. clearing, settlement and custody services). GNM also strengthens the group-wide commercial leverage and improves control and risk practices. GNM serves as a global competence center supporting the individual needs of all UBS business divisions by providing a comprehensive approach towards market counterparties and industry initiatives.

Key Responsibilities of the Head of Financial Planning & Portfolio Monitoring:

Contra revenue management:
- Fee forecasting: maintain and improve the process e.g. further build out of driver tracking and impact analysis to enhance transparency
- Support commercial initiatives with business case calculations and monitoring (e.g. quantify and measure financial impacts and incorporate into the contra revenue forecast)
- Take on new fee types and invoicing processes of internal partners: Analysis of requirements, processes and resources to define service offering and ensure smooth fee and process transition
- ECA accrual monitoring: Work closely with invoicing/account opening team to ensure smooth accrual monitoring
- Contra Revenue allocation and unit cost monitoring/updates.

TDC management:
- Headcount and TDC monitoring (personnel cost, nostro fees and T&E)
- TDC allocation: Monitor and control allocations in and allocations out.

Myriad (MIS):
- Develop financial MIS/reporting functionalities for different user groups (market managers, senior mgmt. steering committee participants, etc.)
- Drive finance related functionality enhancements
- Analyze and report current cost allocation landscape and define the service level pricing and cost allocation concept as part of the new strategic GO global shredding model
- Roll out finance standards globally
- Lead financial process optimization projects (e.g. linking Myriad with internal accounting systems, Subledger reconciliation, reporting solutions etc.)
- Support and partner with Myriad project manager & market managers to ensure all financial targets are met and the services are operating in a cost effective manner.

Financial planning
- Support GNM sector heads in the financial planning process (e.g. 3YSP), develop steering and reporting tools
- Prepare and submit monthly forecast, variance analysis and divisional billing & recovery analysis as well as quarterly Business Review meetings

Stakeholder Management
- Ensure effective collaboration with Corporate Central Finance team, GNM internal staff and divisional partners.
- Support monthly GNM Financial Monitoring review meetings as appropriate
Desired Skills and Experience
- Experience of working in a large corporate environment (preferably with Banking or Operations experience)
- Budgeting & Forecasting experience is essential
- Sound knowledge of SAP, Optima, sub-ledgers, etc.
- Excellent MS Office Application (especially Excel and Powerpoint)
- Experience in establishing and maintaining stakeholder relationships
- Must be client focussed and should have strong analytical skills
- Confident individual with excellent communication skills who is also a flexible team player
- Ability to deal with staff members at all levels within Group Operations, Finance, Front Office and other business areas

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