Jonathan Lawson

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Director - Head of Compliance Business Management @ Barclays
london, greater london, united kingdom
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-Experienced business manager across Front Office Compliance and Finance having worked directly for the CEO of RBS International Banking, the CFO of the Markets division and Barclays Group Compliance COO-Delivery focused project manager with extensive experience across process, organisational, Lean and technology change with a strong continuous improvement mindset-Proven track record of successful delivery of substantial benefits across quality, cost, control / risk management and delivery-Confident and proven stakeholder manager with extensive experience of working with stakeholders at all levels-Experienced people manager with excellent soft skills including influencing, workshop facilitation, delivery of training, senior stakeholder / sponsor management, communication, relationship building and collaboration across geography, business and function-Consistently performed above expectations rated 4 (exceeds expectations) for the last 4 years and identified as high potential talentKey skills & Experience: -LEAN Methodology / Continuous improvement-Project Management-Finance Processes-Finance Target operating model-Offshoring / Service centreQualifications / additional learning:-CIMA-Prince 2-RBS Leading edge talent programme

Jonathan Lawson's Current Company Details
Barclays

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Director - Head of Compliance Business Management
london, greater london, united kingdom
Website:
home.barclays
Employees:
64406
Jonathan Lawson Work Experience Details
  • Barclays
    Head Of Business Management For The Compliance Function
    Barclays Jul 2014 - Present
    1 Churchill Place London
    - Joined Barclays Group Compliance at a time of global functionalisation, reorganization and significant growth / investment which is positively progressing the compliance agenda and creating opportunities for those staff who are able to operate in a changing environment - Responsible for creating and leading a global team to develop and deliver resourcing, headcount management and infrastructure management processes and services to a global Compliance function- Responsible for the planning, budgeting, reporting and allocation to Business of a Compliance annual budget of c£250M including both BAU and a significant Change portfolio.-Tasked with developing senior stakeholder / Compliance Management Team relationships to significantly enhance the reputation, service level and reliability of a team. - Responsible for developing and implementing a suite of reporting that takes complex Financial information and makes this usable and understandable for non Finance stakeholders.- Primary interface for senior Front office and Finance stakeholders to deliver transparency on the Compliance cost base with a focus on services delivered, drivers of activity and opportunities for driving efficiency both within the Function and within the Business- Brought a Lean way of working to the team demonstrated through the delivery of standard operating procedures, visual management and voice of the customer feedback amongst other techniques- Delivered a number of projects within the function with a focus on organizational design and location strategy
  • Royal Bank Of Scotland
    Business Manager To The Ceo Of The International Banking Division
    Royal Bank Of Scotland Apr 2013 - Jun 2014
    London, United Kingdom
    Role has allowed me to develop an excellent understanding of the IB Business, business strategy and client base whilst developing strong working relationships at all levels from ExCo and across the organisationKey responsibilities include driving CEO client interaction, risk and control, strategy deployment, driving efficiency and effectiveness, staff engagement, secretariat and project management examples as below:- Client: Responsible for the CEO’s interaction with key clients; running and continuously improving the senior executive sponsorship client relationship management programme (covering 150 key high priority clients); delivering the IB senior leadership conference; working in collaboration with the marketing and events team to deliver a successful RBS event at Davos World Economic Forum including 40+ CEO / client meetings across 2 days and working with client relationship managers to continuously improve the MI and briefings to ensure that the CEO has the most efficient and effective preparation for client meetings- Risk and control: Responsible for ensuring compliance with corporate governance policy across the IB division. Taken this opportunity improve organisational efficiency and effectiveness through rationalizing the IB committee and governance structure globally by eliminating, combining, shortening or reducing membership of committees where appropriate to reduce the demands on senior management time-Secretariat: Responsible for running the IB Executive Committee and Weekly Business meeting including developing a rolling agenda, delivering and challenging the content and running the secretariat function. -Staff engagement: Responsible for delivering the IB community programme to improve disadvantaged children’s lives the communities in which we operate, examples include, engaging over 300 staff in the UK to build an adventure playground in Islington;
  • Royal Bank Of Scotland
    Finance Business Manager
    Royal Bank Of Scotland Dec 2011 - Mar 2013
    Selected for role by Finance CAO following my proven delivery as a Lean project manager, practical approach to problem solving, collaboration across the organisation and ability to operate effectively at a senior levelGained a depth of understanding of senior management priorities when running a function of 2000 people. Significant experience in balancing the risk and control agenda & delivering on customer / business needs at a cost that allows the Business to deliver acceptable returns whilst motivating and engaging the workforce.Wide range of responsibilities examples include:-Developing and delivering cost and headcount reduction initiatives through offshoring, operating model changes and driving process efficiency -Developing and promoting the continuous improvement mindset in the organisation-Developing communications for the finance organisation including townhalls, management team forums and leadership working groups-Developing presentations for external parties including auditors and regulators-Engaging staff to improve the function through initiatives driven from annual staff surveys.-Developing the CFO dashboard/KPIs and presenting it regularly at the CFO Forum providing information to better manage the function-Implementing a top to bottom strategy deployment cycle to clearly link staff objectives to the strategic aims and KPIs of the function and business-Delivering cost savings through providing transparency and challenging allocation methodologies Completed the RBS Leading Edge talent management acceleration programme for which I was selected from a population of 1,300 staff
  • Royal Bank Of Scotland
    Vp - Lean Project Manager
    Royal Bank Of Scotland Dec 2010 - Dec 2011
    London, United Kingdom
    -Responsible for the successful delivery of a transformational Lean programme across a total population of 120 staff focusing on delivering process efficiency, organisational design, Lean skills development, performance management and changing mindsets and behaviours through coaching and development-Responsible for all senior stakeholder management and communications across senior line sponsors (MDs), Programme sponsors (MDs) and Line management (Ds).-Responsible for the creation of and successful delivery of monthly tollgate steering committees.-Delivered FTE savings of 15% within 100 days on the 120 FTE population through a combination of process reengineering; standardisation; load balancing; improved project and programme capacity planning; visual management and performance measurement; rapid application development; clarification and agreement of roles and responsibilities and organisational redesign.-Responsible for managing a core change team of 6 and an extended line team of 8.-Contributed to Finance strategic transformation initiatives including target operating model, organisational design and off shoring initiatives.-Delivered planning, scoping and budgeting (£12M) for the global Lean programme for 2011.
  • Deutsche Bank
    Vp - Lean Project Manager At Deutsche Bank
    Deutsche Bank Sep 2009 - Dec 2010
    London, United Kingdom
    -LEAN project manager leading projects to deliver substantial control (reduced manual interventions / adjustments, reduced reconciliation breaks, improved clarity of roles and responsibilities) and timeliness improvements on Financial Reporting over a total population of 250 staff globally. Responsibilities included: o Overall responsibility for project & benefit deliveryo Day to day project management across the UK and US teamso Senior stakeholder management including running steering committeeso Leading and facilitating workshops to assess current state and agree future stateo Identification of opportunities for process and technology enhancement both in the short and long term-Ensuring that various disparate teams are brought together to collaborate and deliver upon an agreed objective-Discovery Lead responsibilities included working with Line teams to scope future streams of work across process re-engineering, technology to be fed into strategic initiatives and quick wins. Included working with the Financial control, Product control, Legal entity control and counterparty risk teams.-Worked with senior sponsors to investigate month end close critical path for DB London to understand necessary streams of work to cut the critical path from 14 to 10 days.
  • Deutsche Bank
    Avp - Finance Project Manager
    Deutsche Bank Nov 2007 - Sep 2009
    London, United Kingdom
    -Worked with senior Finance management and the CFO to deliver a proposal to the global CFO for an front to back system and process re-engineering with a 4 year budget of more than €500M.-Worked in Deutsche Bank’s Finance Transformation central team - responsible for implementation of a new organisational structure and operating model in Finance.-Worked as part of a team to deliver the Finance transformation to create a “world class” Finance organisation including off-shoring of production activities to professional service centres and the creation of the onshore CFO organisation.-Collaborated with the UK CFO and other senior managers across Finance to implement a new way of working including the development of new Finance roles, the required training and development activities and the measurement of success to support the CFO organisation.-Worked with UK CFO to deliver communications and town halls to communicate the Finance transformation and the impact on staff.-Successfully delivered a maintenance process and associated document repository for the storage and review of transfer pricing agreements sponsored by the Global head of Tax and accounting policy.-Delivered a document workflow and repository solution to satisfy the accounting policy contribution to the new product approval process working with the Accounting policy and Legal entity control groups.
  • Deutsche Bank
    As/Avp - Pmo
    Deutsche Bank Aug 2004 - Nov 2007
    London, United Kingdom
    -Worked in corporate centre Finance in the central project management, responsible for the Global General Ledger (GGL) implementation, IFRS accounting rollout and multiple off shoring / out sourcing projects.-Worked as management accountant, cost controller and project accountant responsible for budgeting and forecasting, cost challenge and cost governance reviews-Responsible for reporting and forecasting for Finance and IT spend in excess of €70M per annum.-Responsible for the development and implementation of the recharge process for the SAP General Ledger system across 400 legal entities.
  • Lexisnexis
    Management Accountant
    Lexisnexis Jun 2002 - Aug 2004
    London, United Kingdom
    -Employed by the UK’s largest publisher of Legal and Tax literature – responsible for the tax and accountancy portfolio, with an approximate turnover of £20M per annum.-Responsible for all aspects of management accounting, Financial accounting, (accruals & deferred revenue) budgeting, business advisory and business decision support for the business area.-Responsible for liaising with board members and the CFO with regard to sale of non strategic portfolios to other publishers.

Jonathan Lawson Skills

Finance Business Process Improvement Financial Analysis Risk Management Financial Reporting Investment Banking Managerial Finance Project Management Business Process Governance Strategic Planning Outsourcing Forecasting Business Analysis Process Improvement Strategy Change Management Stakeholder Management Management

Jonathan Lawson Education Details

  • Manchester Metropolitan University
    Manchester Metropolitan University
    Accounting & Finance
  • Hutton Grammar School
    Hutton Grammar School

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