Associate Manager -Controller

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Requisition Number: 58045

Job Location: Chennai, IND

Global Grade: Band 8

Work Type: Office Working

Employment Type: Permanent

Posting Start Date: 10/07/2026

Posting End Date: 17/07/2026

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Key Responsibilities

Strategy

As member of the Financial Control – LEC team contributing to the overall Strategy.

Supporting the FFG and other transformation programme to drive sustainable solutions and process improvements & standardization.

Ability to connect to the big picture.

Consolidation of all Digital Ventures projects into the hub & other standalone entities

Business

Effective stakeholder management for respective processes across geographies

Manage and update on Period Close Accounting and Control activities across SCB.

Monitor & track progress of all activities scheduled/completed/ongoing during the close period through.

Publish the RAG status for all critical activities across the close cycle & implement KPIs and dashboards.

Processes

Drive the centralization agenda of Controllership framework into FC- LEC space by putting robust structure, controls, and validation on month end book close and reporting. Drive agenda book of work for the year.

Being new model the expectation would be multiple fold and as individual contributor one has to handle end to end process including substantiation, management of books of accounts, accountings controls by ensuring compliance of regulations, policies and standalone countries

Review daily review of trail balance, monitoring of bank balance / reconciliation monthly accounting close process including analytical review of the monthly operating results as per IFRS standards to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained / substantiated.

Leverage process/domain expertise to identify opportunities for quality & process design improvement with new ways of working by holding the values of the Group and Company at all times.

Contribute to transformational agenda in terms of strategic, consensus building, driving and contributing to objectives.

To identify, resolve and document accounting /operational issues by way periodic monitoring of activities and reporting of significant risk and financial losses in M7/ FORTM / SRM meeting.

Continually reviewing all assigned processes in order to identify opportunities for quality & process design improvement.

People & Talent

Continuously evaluate and refine change management methodologies and best practices.

Proactively seek feedback from stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of change management initiatives.

Risk Management

Maintain a strong understanding of emerging tax technologies and their potential applications within the banking industry.

Governance

Perform process risk analysis to identify the gaps in the existing process.

Embed the Group’s values and code of conduct in the role remit to ensure that adherence with the highest standards of ethics, and compliance with relevant policies, processes, and regulations.

Regular connect with stakeholders with key process metrics and forward-looking actions.

Complying with all governance requirements – Process metrics review.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

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.

Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

GCFO P2P, GPS, Financial Controllers, Cost& Interco, Country Finance Head of Finance - CFO

Other Responsibilities

Partner with Business/Product heads to drive and manage performance of the Bank.

Provide timely & accurate financial information / MIS to enable strategic decision making

Ensure support to business stakeholders on regular and ad-hoc management meetings

Skills and Experience

MS Office, S4 Hana – AFO, SAC Tool

Qualifications

Professional qualification with a preference in Finance, Accountancy from a reputed institution with 6+ years’ experience.

Strong process & data analysis skills, ability to prioritise and manage work to defined timelines / budgets.

Proven ability to work within a team environment and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Substantial experience of banking, depth and breadth of knowledge in processes especially in Digital Retail Bank / Accounting. Exposure to SAP, NetSuite, SAC Tool will be advantage.

Ability to think laterally and critically, challenge status-quo and demonstrate innovative thinking.

Good working knowledge of international banking products, systems and/or processes including a previous work experience in any data warehouse infrastructure is highly preferable.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

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, good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

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.

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