HSBC Group

GCB 4

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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 – Global Insurance Finance.

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

• 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

When applying, please submit a full resume and attach your appraisal reports for the last two performance years. Your local internal application policy should be followed. For internal applicants in Hong Kong with less than twelve months in their current role, please also obtain and enclose the endorsement from your current line manager in the application as well; for more information, you can visit HRDirect and search for content "HKG: Do I need any approval to look for internal career opportunities?".

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

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