HSBC Group

The Internal Controls specialist has an interaction with all line of businesses and functions and is responsible for ensuring effective and pro-active management of non-financial risks. The role seats within the 1^st Line of Defence and has a broad remit and responsibilities, including:

• Proactive management of a sound, sustainable and strategic risk and control framework with a focus on enabling the business to grow within risk appetite while maintaining robust risk governance, dynamic risk assessment, effective control, and good conduct across all line of businesses and functions.

• Work as the main point of contact in relation to the reviews performed by 2^nd and 3^rd line of defenses and provide all support to auditees and reviewers.

• Monitor the entity internal control environment through a set of key risk indicators and control monitoring, encompassing all line of businesses and functions.
• Provide support and training to control owners to ensure controls are properly monitored and control weaknesses timely escalated.
• Active monthly monitoring of issues & actions raised by the three lines of defenses, external bodies and/or regulators to adequate and timely closure preventing past due issues & actions.
• Provide support to line of businesses and functions in raising 1LoD findings as well as guidance regarding to root-cause analysis and corrective action plans.

The role holder will ideally have knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the local financial industry including internal controls framework and regulatory requirements.

• Demonstrated business knowledge, curiosity, and initiative to navigate into a complex business within a global banking environment.

• Knowledge and understanding of main banking line of businesses and products, including FX, Global Trade & Receivable Finance, Global Liquidity & Cash Management, Global Banking, Markets as well as supporting areas such as Operations, Legal, Finance, Credit and HR.

• Proven experience in non-financial risk/operational risk/internal control within a complex organization.

• Ability to develop thematic reviews in unknown businesses/processes by means of interviews and understanding of local regulatory requirements and applicable internal policies.

• Good knowledge of existing and emerging banking risks and technologies. 

• Ability to deal with 2^nd and 3^rd line of defenses being a focal point during these reviews.

• A track record of building trusted partnership with all levels in the organization.

• Excellent business judgement and a willingness to exercise it.

• A ‘completer-finisher.’  Self-starting and results focused. Proactive, “hands-on”, energetic and resilient individual with a ‘can-do’ approach.

• Able to design solutions to solve challenging problems.

• Proven capability of exceptional critical thinking, creativity, and innovation in developing new concepts, theories, applications to address the most complex and strategic issues facing HSBC, resulting in improved outcomes.

• Acting as the highest-level of technical/scientific knowledge. 

• Strong interpersonal skills: be an effective communicator and possess strength of character.