Manager- CSO Finance

Job ID: 37750

Location: Chennai, IN

Area of interest: Audit, Accounting & Finance

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Office Working

Opening date: 24 Oct 2025

• The successful candidate will be responsible for working with the Executive Director, Net Zero Modelling Manager (Financial Implications) in partnering the CCIB Sustainable Finance (SF) business to grow into a $1B income franchise and helping the Executive Director build out the development of our Net Zero modelling proposition and understanding of the financial implications of the bank’s Net Zero plans.

• Support the Executive Director in the monthly SF Steering Group meetings highlighting risks and opportunities towards achieving the $1B income target
• Manage the budgeting, forecasting and 5-year projection of the SF planning process
• Support the ED in the build and development of the CCIB financial implications modelling, moving from an outsourced model to inhouse build and maintenance

• Review for completeness and accuracy of monthly PMI reports
• Review for completeness and accuracy of SF Databox reporting dashboards
• Review for completeness and accuracy of daily Sustainable Deposits Databox dashboard
• Support the SF Product Processing project to deliver the automation of end-to-end Sustainable Finance reporting
• Deliver the financial slides for the monthly SF Steering Group meetings
• Working closely with CSO, CCIB Finance, Group FP&A, Investor Relations teams to deliver all internal and external reporting, disclosure and messaging for CCIB SF financials

• Define and own the requirements of the automation of SF reporting
• Work closely with the Strategic Initiatives Enablement team to ensure the delivery of the end-to-end automation of SF reporting is on track. This includes the automation of the empowered approval process in the Frontline systems such as CRMx and CREDx, stamping of SF tagging against SF deals and facilities, uplifting of TP systems to capture SF deals to the automated SF reporting in PMI and Aspire platforms
• Work closely with Aspire team to deliver the interim and strategic Sustainable Finance reporting solutions

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

• Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
• CSO CFO
• Global Head of Sustainable Finance
• Head of Sustainable Finance West
• Head of Sustainable Finance East
• Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions
• Head of Strategic Initiatives, Sustainable Finance
• Head of Enablement, Sustainable Finance
• Head, Frontline & Business Performance
• Regional Head of Investor Relations
• CCIB Product CFOs
• Aspire, Head - SCM Change Delivery
• Group Financial Controller
• COO - CC, FM, TB, CF, GCM
• Global Finance Services (GFS) team

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with Financial Services background (Banking preferred) - 5 years+ PQE
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Good presentation, time management, negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and capability for self-directed research and work
• Strong team working and networking capability, success of role is reliant on ability to work with many different teams effectively
• A curious and enquiring mind, want to learn and grow as this role evolves over time.

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to network and build strategic partnerships with business, operations, change and technology teams
• Mentor and support the development of team members to perform their roles in a better manner

• Compliance with all applicable Rules/ Regulations and Company and Group Policies

• Ensuring accuracy & timeliness of financial numbers and key performance indicators in MI packs
• Ensuring service levels are maintained in line with onshore requirements through monthly Service Review Meetings

• Financial Planning & Analysis
• PSGL, MRC, SAP
• MS Office (Excel, Power point)

• Minimum 5+ years experience in business intelligence, ideally in the financial services industry
• Effective communication skills, including presenting and influencing senior management.
• Excellent Excel & PowerPoint skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Solid people and project management skills.
• Leadership skills and ability to influence others in decision making.
• Relationship and stakeholder management skills are important.
• Initiative and proactive thinking

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.