Reg Reporting - Transaction Testing AVP GSC’s

Job description

Job description

Business: Magnus

Open positions:1

Role Title: Reg Reporting - Transaction Testing AVP GSC’s

Global Career Band: 5

Location (Country / City ) : Hyderabad / Chennai

Recruiter Name : Charu Jain

Why join us?

·  Assurance performs independent review and evaluation of end to end processes, risks and Key control environments

The Opportunity:

·  As a Reg Reporting Transaction Testing Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring the data integrity of the regulatory Reporting processes by testing transactions and validating they are reported correctly on regulatory returns.  This role will be instrumental in the delivery of global Project Magnus objectives with primary focus on strengthening the US regulatory reporting data integrity.
·  Project Magnus is a global reporting improvement program, covering Financial and Regulatory Reporting Risk, with primary focus on the accuracy of regulatory (non-SOX) reporting across the Americas region and Group. Project Magnus will define and implement globally-consistent control standards across end-to-end processes for the most critical regulatory reports and also uplift the regulatory reporting inventory management framework and systems, with the ultimate goal of delivering strategic, preventative and integrated control design and execution along with standardization and simplification of reporting processes, systems and data architecture.
·  The overall objective is to create an environment where there are minimum or no surprises, enhanced awareness amongst employees, timely escalations, and strict monitoring.
·  The role’s critical success factors include managing relations within FinOps and the larger HSBC Finance community; ability to work across teams/ sites/ time zones, influencing business outcomes.

What you’ll do:

Assurance – Transaction Testing Specialist

·  Reverse engineering report balances down into transactions
·  Ensuring transactions are properly aligned to report line itemscells reporting instructions
·  Using appropriate sampling techniques to ensure the testing population is of appropriate size to efficiently and effectively progress testing
·  Providing inputs and status updates to regional and/or global Project Magnus Steering Committees and US other executive meetings (e.g., US Audit Committee and US Executive Committee)
·  Supporting the Americas regional Magnus team with alignment of other in-flight US remediation programs with design principles and control outcomes required to meet Magnus standards
·  Strong Knowledge on SOX 404 Internal Controls, COSO Frame work and Guidelines.
·  Ability to interact with the Global Business and Process Owners to review the Process and Internal controls associated with the Business.  
·  Conduct Walkthrough Meetings with Process Owners, along with In-country controls Team & PWC Auditors.
·  Strong Knowledge in Business Functions for the various Business Areas in HSBC.
·  Ability to understand the Process, Polices & Procedures to Assess the Effectiveness of SOX controls.
·  Adhere to the ICMP (Internal Controls Monitoring Plan) and work closely with the In country Controls Team.
·  Understanding various Systems and their Functionality which are used by the Business Areas and are Under Scope of SOX Controls.
·  Preparation of critical Month end deliverables, SOX testing and highlighting of issues to business partner / management.

Risk Management & Operational Effectiveness

·  Managing the overall control environment in GFOC and creating awareness across teams and levels with a view to manage operational incidents and ensure compliance with Global standards
·  Facilitate and evaluate the risk and control assessment for the processes at GFOC to ensure that risks and underline controls are adequately identified and assessed
·  Ensure adequate governance through risk committees and dashboards to highlight the status of risk and control environment
·  Perform management and thematic reviews for the high risk processes and socialize themes emerging from the reviews to prevent recurrence
·  Recording, tracking and assurance around Management self-identified issues to ensure compliance with internal audit criteria’s
·  Liaise with internal/external auditors and ensure audit preparedness of operation teams. Also, track and provide issue assurance for audit findings
·  Work closely with regional control teams and global control office to manage the risks in the end to end processes
·  Ensure adequacy of framework around SOX controls which would include inventorisation, training and monitoring
·  Building and managing relationship with the stakeholders 

Customers / Stakeholders

·  Maintain key stakeholder relationships to enhance awareness of operational risk including its identification, assessment, mitigation and control.
·  To support and ensure that local management fully considers and effectively manages operational risk in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Leadership & Teamwork

·  Actively engage in establishing a strong control environment at GFOC
·  Be a good team player 
·  Self-driven and motivated
·  Ability to deal with senior management

Requirements

What you will need to succeed in the role:

Knowledge

·  Knowledge of finance functions such as Regulatory reporting, Accounting, Reconciliation and reporting in the financial services sector is a must
·  Understanding of SOX, operational risk and COSO frameworks would be required

Skills

·  People & stakeholder management
·  Good business writing skills, Strong communication and presentation skills
·  Should have eye for detail and problem solving and influencing skills
·  Ability to challenge information presented, providing reasoned explanation to ensure that agreement is reached by both parties
·  Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with team members/wider business including senior executive management and ability to develop a good rapport in challenging situations
·  Able to cope with pressure and tight deadlines
·  Assertive, with a positive attitude and an open mind

Qualifications and Experience

·  CA/MBA/B.Com: At least 10 years of relevant experience in financial services sector. Should have managerial experience of at least 3 years in Regulatory reporting, accounting and knowledge of HSBC systems.
·  Strong audit and or control function experience would be beneficial
·  Risk and control experience as a first line of defence.
·  Experience in performing risk and control assessments, conducting risk committees and managing SOX framework is recommended
·  Experience of interacting with auditors / performing audits would be preferred

You’ll achieve more at HSBC 

HSBC is 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.

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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