Global Controls Senior Manager - Global Insurance Finance

Job description

Some careers open more doors than others.

If you're looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Global Finance is integral to HSBC's purpose and strategy, playing a valued role in managing costs and deploying capital in the most effective way. Our global team of finance professionals' partner with the business to provide trusted insights and forward-looking analysis; accuracy; efficiency and control to frame and influence business decisions.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Global Controls Senior Manager.

Principal Responsibilities

The role holder would support / drive key team responsibilities, including:

• Overseeing the design, implementation, and execution of financial controls for all Financial Reporting Risk processes, to ensure outputs are free of material error and sufficiently rationalised
• Providing independent review and challenge of output, with a focus of ensuring outputs are accurate and compliant with the relevant policies and standards
• Facilitating 2LoD / 3LoD / external auditor assurances and reviews of our controls, including dry-runs, query responses, and remediation activities
• Supporting markets to deliver control enhancements, with a key focus on controls on uplifting / standardising (see below)

The role holder would also support / drive key enhancement initiatives, including:

• Designing the target state for a 'sustainable' control environment based on clearly articulated design criteria / requirements, considering documentation and evidence standards, rationalisation, use of applications / technology, Governance, and data lineage
• Conducting a gap assessment between current and target states and generating a comprehensive, granular (control level) roadmap of enhancements required
• Delivering the 1LoD control enhancements required to meet the 'sustainable' target state (identified above) and conducting 1LoD testing / reviews ("pre-assurance" ahead of 2LoD and 3LoD reviews) for all enhancements delivered
• Supporting with the integrating and embedding of enhanced controls into the live environment, including teach-ins, handovers, and ongoing support

Other key responsibilities include:

• Providing regular feedback, coaching and guidance
• Nurturing strong internal and external networks to stay abreast of sector / technology developments and leading practices to continuously enhance GI Finance's controls environment
• Driving the adoption of HSBC standards and working in alignment with HSBC methodology at all times

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field
• 5-10 years of experience in finance, with a strong background in financial processes and controls, preferably life insurance and banking
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality output with buy-in from key stakeholders
• Experience working with globally dispersed teams and stakeholders
• Understanding of Insurance, products, IFRS17, and key frameworks (e.g., Risk-Based Capital) is highly valued
• Knowledge and experience with change management is highly valued
• Experience in controls-related assurance and audit would be an advantage

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.
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