Manager - Financial Accounting

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realize their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Manager - Financial Accounting.

Purpose of the role

Our transformation is about harnessing the very best of technology and innovation, combined with the best of our people, to create a world class Finance team. We want to drive much better customers, control and efficiency outcomes, retain and attract the best Finance talent. Using Ledger, Management Information (MI) system and Management Information (MI) Actuals, we are creating a process that generates one source of truth for all of our IFRS/HKMA/FinRep/GSIB/CE reporting and Local GAAP submission. We will be able to identify and manage the changes effectively in the system to avoid any data issues and build robust, automated controls. We will run efficient, highly automated processes that can adapt easily to accommodate new requests and requirements. 

The role holder will form part of the Financial Accounting team supporting month close process to ensure accurate and timely submissions to the Site/Region/Group and reporting requirements. This is a highly critical role and the mainstay of the Financial Accounting team which facilitates all the IFRS/FinRep/HKMA/GSIB/CE / Local GAAP and MI Actuals reporting requirements. It involves various handoffs between systems, coordinating for arrangement level data from various sources, supplementary data to support both local and Group reporting systems, alongside local MI governance. Also, the role entails close coordination with various upstream / downstream teams to ensure data is accurate for reporting within the stringent timelines of both Local and Group reporting requirements.

Further, Candidate will perform BAU, User acceptance testing (UAT), parallel run and support the delivery of all changes and transition of data from Ledger, source systems and downstream reporting systems. Candidate must be able to collaborate effectively with multiple teams such as financial control team, In country Financial Accounting (FA), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) in order to ensure effective input governance and expectation management with output recipient. Candidate must have end to end understanding of the Entity financials/products/segments in global business and its impact, accounting treatment and as well as hands-on experience with rules/hierarchy maintenance along with knowledge on systems like HUB/FTP, Tableau, Saracen & TM1. Candidates must have continuous improvement mindset to eliminate the unwanted/manual steps in the process, simplify the process and streamline for effective management. Candidates must have ability to spot the unusual key items in large amounts of data and can back track the causes and take corrective actions.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure appropriate hierarchy maintenance/local mapping of respective Business/product/segments per guidance from Global / Regional /Local Finance teams/ data integrity in ledger/local system via establishment of effective governance.
• Ownership of the end-of-end pre-close, month close & post close activities assigned. Ensure the Management Information (MI) reports are prepared, reviewed and analyzed before sharing them with respective stakeholders.
• Working closely with various stakeholders across Finance Operations. Ensure proper review and ownership of Entity/Customer Group data before the submission timelines.
• Ensure timely & accurate submission of Entity/Customer Group financials in all IFRS scenarios. Front-end & actively contribute towards strategic initiatives and change management initiatives impacting BAU.
• Ensure the User acceptance testing (UAT)/design/solution meets the requirement from Group/Region on periodic basis (monthly/quarterly/half yearly/annually) & instructions advised are implemented accurately.
• Challenge status quo of the manual work and take initiatives to simplify, standardize, automate & stop activities/process. Pro-actively lead the initiatives to streamline/standardize/automate processes across priority sites.
• Gain Subject Matte Expert (SME) knowledge with intent to make processes more lean. Must have keen attention to the detail, ability to work through and analyze data/requirements.   
• Understanding the downstream impact and data flow, aligning to streamlined processes. Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and execute with agility. Lead, identify and track benefits associated with the remediation of data quality issues

To be successful you will:

• CA/CPA/ACCA/MBA/ICWAI/M.com/B.com:  CA: 2+ yrs, MBA: 4-5 yrs, M.com/ B.com: 6-8 yrs of post-qualification experience working in finalization of Profit and Loss (P&L) and Balance Sheet and having knowledge of Business, Financial Statements review/closure, Audit/Compliance, and product & segments is preferable.
• Strong working knowledge of Financial Systems is key (e.g. HUB/FTP/Saracen, TM1 or similar). Experience in Visualization tools (Qlik, Tableau) and Python is an added advantage.
• Effective handling of end-to-end projects, ability to plan, lead and implement change to Business Frameworks. Ability to understand, map and change reporting process-flows.
• Previous experience working in dynamic environments, with the ability to work with a wide range of different teams and limited supervision. Resilient to handle challenges/exceptions.
• Good communication and ability to interact with multiple employee levels/business partners/stakeholders. Possess strong analytical and lateral thinking skills. Strong relationship management skills across a diverse organization, especially with senior management
• Flexibility to work in accordance with Business requirements – this may include working outside of normal hours
• Ability to learn and is highly motivated to perform at the highest standard.
• Must have excellent attention to detail and work within tight deadlines ensuring a complete and accurate of information's between stakeholders. Must be experienced in working under pressure on multiple process improvement projects

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