Senior Associate

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 62 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 realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Associate

Principal responsibilities

• Ensure appropriate reporting is handled effectively by coordinating with various stakeholders.
• Ensure any ad-hoc tasks are understood properly and delivered as per agreed timelines
• Ensure that all relevant policies are procedures are well documented through contribution to Line of Business Procedure manuals, Desktop Instruction Manuals, System User Guides and Training Material
• Develop and prepare qualitative and quantitative analysis, working independently; lead specific projects as required; effectively deploy internal and external resources
• Manage and maintain key communication networks, building excellent rapport within team and client group and maintaining effective relationships showing discretion as required
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills, regularly act on own initiative, highlighting issues and suggesting possible solutions
• Consistently demonstrate ownership of work streams and complete accountability of deliverables
• Positive feedback from line/functional manager and team
• Accurate deliverables within required timelines
• Ownership of tasks undertaken
• No escalations while working with various stakeholders

Customers / Stakeholders

• Line / Functional Manager / Clients
• Build effective relationships with business, stake holders and vendors as well as relevant support teams
• Produce and analysis of management information covering relevant data, addressing both recurring and ad-hoc reporting requirements

Teamwork

• Proactive and highly engaged team member
• A team player who can build relationships with the stakeholders at multiple levels of the business
• Communicate clearly and consistently to all parts of the business, ensuring actions are aligned to messages
• Execute role with a level of autonomy while being mindful of when to seek guidance and approval

Operational Effectiveness & Control

• Ensure policy and process changes within the Committees are documented in a disciplined and consistent manner; and further ensure changes are embedded across the teams by supporting communications and training
• Ensure that key knowledge / data methodologies are recorded and easily retrievable

Major Challenges (The challenges inherent in the role that require a continual test of the role holder’s abilities)

• Ensuring all relevant ‘control’ documents are updated accordingly.
• Dealing with a range of simultaneous tasks with conflicting and changing priorities, which provides time management challenges
• Managing the balance between effective execution of day to day operations and services, whilst also handling project work
• The existing processes are highly manual. It is important that this is further streamlined and made more efficient by the role holder
• The role holder is therefore expected to be an effective champion of operational rigor and discipline

Management of Risk (Operational Risk / FIM requirements)

• Compliance with Group and Risk FIMs
• Observation of Internal Controls (Compliance Policy / FIM requirements)
• Maintains HSBC internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators.
• Understands, follows and demonstrates compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business in which the role holder is involved, specifically Internal Controls and any Compliance policy including, inter alia, the Group Compliance policy.

Qualifications :

• Very strong analytical and presentation skills, with excellent grasp of PowerPoint / excel / word and ability to distil large quantities of information into key themes / issues
• Technical knowledge on SQL, Qlik would be preferred.
• Understanding of data science, visualization tools, Excel VBA, MS Access would be added advantage
• Have a good understanding of creating strategic insights using available data internally and from external sources to help management take informed decisions
• Follow up on recurring themes from the MI and identify solutions, which are followed through to conclusion
• Broad knowledge around MiFID2 regulations with respect to client servicing and consumptions/submissions
• Proven ability to present clear, succinct insights into large, complex data structures

You’ll achieve more at HSBC 

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”

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