Financial Control Specialist

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations 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 realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Financial Control Specialist (GCB 6)/ 1 year fixed term

The role holder will:

• Undertake walkthroughs of financial and regulatory reporting processes, perform periodic testing of key controls, and manage month-end accounting close activities to meet internal and external deadlines.
• Deliver timely, accurate and fully reconciled financial information, ensuring data integrity and auditability across reporting outputs.
• Support management to provide first line analysis of variances and drivers primarily to the Partnering & Insight and Governance & Control
• Respond to regular and ad hoc data and report requests from key finance and non-finance customers
• Ensure that all reporting and analysis is provided to key stakeholders (FSS, BOK, etc) by deadlines
• Ensure all work undertaken complies with HSBC policies, procedures and work practices
• Work closely with the business to ensure completeness of the periodic control assessment and testing of individual controls
• Support development close timetable, including internal reporting timelines and periodic lodgement of all statutory reporting by external deadlines
• Control and review local accounting and financial/regulatory reporting procedures.
• Update any changes in local regulations and apply them to current reporting procedures.
• Monitor accounting procedures and identifying any inconsistency with the local accounting treatment in the existing accounting records
• Prepare necessary documentation for year-end closing of accounts and tax return and provide them to external auditors and support regular and irregular audit from FSS, BOK, GIA etc.
• Facilitating automation in preparing local reports to improve work efficiency and to reduce errors and mistakes on regulatory reporting using by Python and excel macro, Qlik and etc.
• Perform monthly/quarterly/annual local financial book closing activities, with particular responsibility for BS, P&L and selected derivatives-related reporting.
• Review monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and ensure issues are investigated, resolved and evidenced appropriately to support Internal Audit and control requirements.
• Prepare SA‑CCR (Derivatives RWA) on a quarterly basis, including analytical review, reasonableness checks, and clear explanation of key movements and drivers.
• Periodically review and update IRR, EUC, EIM, etc. for internal control process.
• Contribute to and participate in Finance projects and initiatives, including process improvement, control enhancement, data quality uplift and reporting transformation.
• Proactively identify alternative solutions/approaches to improve process efficiency and effectiveness, and drive execution in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Ensure effective communication across Finance and other functions to support timely issue resolution, alignment on reporting outcomes, and smooth delivery of deadlines.

[Requirements]

• Sound accounting knowledge and a strong commitment to continuous improvement and high-quality reporting outcomes.
• Energetic, proactive and sufficiently mature to work independently, take ownership and manage competing priorities.
• Strong analytical capability and well-developed problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes and propose practical remediation.
• Ability to work under pressure with strong organisational skills, delivering to tight deadlines with accuracy and speed.
• Strong leadership, management, decision-making and interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen to and influence stakeholders at all levels, and build consensus among internal and external customers with conflicting priorities.
• Ability to identify problems, propose solutions and drive execution in a collaborative environment.
• Proficiency and prior experience in project management, including strong stakeholder management skills.
• Promote a culture of continuous innovation and act as a role model in creating and maintaining a collaborative team environment.

**Candidate with less relevant experience or skills may be offered a lower Global Career Band than stated above.

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