Senior Manager, Head of HBCA Finance Assurance

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About Global Functions

HSBC’s Global Functions play a vital role in supporting the bank’s Global Businesses and offer a broad range of career opportunities in areas from Legal, Risk and Finance to Human Resources, Sustainability, Marketing and Communications. Our operational and functional teams around the world help HSBC’s Global Businesses to operate efficiently and effectively on a day-to-day basis. They also focus on controls and governance to reduce risk and protect the Group’s reputations.

Global Finance plays a vital role in ensuring that HSBC manages costs and deploys capital in the most effective way. The team provides financial insight, accuracy and control, using analytical skills to support our Global Businesses and influence and challenge business decisions.

About the role

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If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. 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.

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Assurance Lead.

The role encompasses managing the Finance Assurance activities across HBCA supporting the Head of Financial Reporting Risk and the Global Head of Finance Assurance with their Second Line of Defence responsibilities. This role will be based in Vancouver.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

• Perform reviews on Finance processes and controls in accordance with the relevant Policies and frameworks, including Operational Risk, SOX and applicable regulations.
• Prepare and present Assurance reports detailing key findings to the Business Service Owners and Finance senior management, both locally and as required to the Global Finance management team
• Identify remediation actions for control weaknesses identified during the performance of assurance reviews, collaborating where required with the 1LOD. Where possible, assist with planning remediation actions
• Follow up with 1LOD to ensure agreed actions are completed within committed timelines
• Identify emerging operational risk themes and use these inputs to modify the Assurance plan. Liaise with other internal control functions, in particular Operational Risk, as well as the business
• Prepare the annual Control Monitoring Assurance (CMA) Plan and coordinate the execution of the Assurance plan with the other designated assurance functions
• Provide input and commentary to the Risk and Control Management Meeting (RCMM) and Regional Audit Committee Papers, as and when required
• Support the Financial Reporting Risk Steward during their challenge and review of the Risk & Control Assessment (RCA) profile
• Oversee and perform quality assurance over assurance work performed by the HBCA assurance team

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Possess experience in a role involving the monitoring or operation of internal controls in banking together with an understanding of end-to-end financial reporting processes. (Ideally acquired within either a Finance or Internal Audit function)
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment in the financial services sector
• Understanding of HSBC’s activities, products, processes and systems is desirable but not essential
• Understanding of the key elements of both an Operational Risk and SOX Framework
• Strong business writing skills
• Able to provide structure and solution to problematic areas, to challenge information presented, providing reasoned explanation to ensure that agreement is reached by both parties
• Able to conceptualise the operational impact of business change
• Able to cope with pressure and tight deadlines
• Good people skills, including ability to present to Senior Management and convey key messages
• Good team building and people development skills, with an ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

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As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC Canada is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

If this is not the ideal role for you, we invite you to sign up to our talent community so that we can update you about job opportunities and career events in your area of interest. We are always looking for people with purpose and ambition who can help us build the bank for the future.

We encourage all Indigenous peoples of North America and Persons with Disabilities to self-identify in their applications. In addition, we invite you to reach out to Dianne Calma, our Diversity Recruitment Relationship Manager at dianne.calma@hsbc.ca for support during the selection process.