Financial Accounting

JD - Financial Accounting Preparation & consolidation for Annual Reports & accounts Strong analytical skills for variance analysis. Preparation of advanced level Analytical Review (“AR”) and Group Review Schedules (“GRS”) for Regional submission on quarterly basis Review and Approval of all journals Strong technical knowledge of Accounting and reporting principles. In-depth functional experience in accounting for all balance sheet / income statement heads Ability to meet KPI timelines including under stringent time lines and high pressure situations Excellent communication skills to be able to manage the In-country team on a daily basis. Drive new projects/assignments/process: Identify, Drive, Build & operate it as BAU The ability to work to a high degree of accuracy under pressure is important as during the reporting periods the team is required to meet tight deadlines. Ability to prioritize and plan work in an efficient manner Performing UAT/Dry Runs on different Change requests Reporting & Data Management - Experience in Data mining, analysis, Financial Statements, IFRS and Audit/Compliance Ability to plan and implement change to Business Frameworks, reporting hierarchies, allocation rules and mappings Good communication and ability to interact with multiple employee levels/business partners, etc. Strong relationship management skills across a diverse organization, especially with senior management Ability to understand, map and change reporting process-flows Experience of Visualization tools like Qlik Sense, Tableau, Power BI, Vizlib, Looker or similar tools will be added advantage Business Finance Actuals Reporting (Global, by region, by product, by segment) and BAU change initiatives Drive Reporting improvements incorporating feedback from CFO, business reviews, process changes from transformation initiatives that impact business reporting from time to time Data management processes that involve Submissions to Financial and reporting systems, working/ calculations that feed front office, intermediary and ledgers. All other associated process looking at data sanity, clean up that fall within the remit of Data Operations Demonstrating agility to incorporate management reporting change requests on the back of business and finance initiatives Expert level proficiency in working on Global reporting systems commonly used in Banks Review and challenge assumptions, provide suggestions to enhance Reporting improvements Collaborate across In-country and GFOC stakeholders to align Reporting with business submissions Process Improvements- Continuous review of process with the objective of improving the resource utilization, time taken and quality of deliverables. Automate process using tools like Python, Xceptor, VBA or using SQL Implement projects for enhancing operational efficiency using automation tools, support Visualisation initiatives and drive standardization Governance - Ensure service delivery of the designated finance processes per the standards set out in agreed SLAs within the HSBC operating framework taking into account key operational risk (including people & processes) Ensure all processes are correctly and thoroughly documented (SOPs and Process Maps) Maintain monthly reporting timetable via Achieve for both routine and ad-hoc tasks and strict adherence to Achieve Challenges - To adapt to the changes related to systems. To manage the stakeholder’s expectation for change projects To be able to modify the procedures to accommodate the changing business or regulatory or system requirements. To understand the new reporting requirements and designing the process to meet that requirement. Skills/Experience Required CA / ICWA / MBA (Finance) with 1 years of post-qualification relevant experience in Financial and Management Reporting will be considered. B. Com / M.COM/ CA Inter with minimum 4 years of relevant experience will be considered. Past experience in Financial and Management Reporting, External/ Regulatory reporting of Legal entity financials and supplementary reports. Experience of Banking Industry is desirable. Strong working knowledge of Financial Systems is key (e.g. FTP, Saracen, Cognos, TM1 or similar tools) Advance knowledge of MS Excel and basic knowledge of MS Access. Ability to automate reports to derive efficiency saves through programming languages and tools like Python, SQL, VBA Good knowledge of IFRS mainly IFRS9. Good understanding of Banking products. Exposure to Financial reporting (Exposure to IFRS/FINREP/Central bank reporting will be an added advantage) Advanced capability to understand, analyse and interpret numeric data. Project management skills with an ability to initiate process improvements. Excellent Communication and Inter person skills – Both verbal and written Further Information can be obtained from: Reporting Manager Name –antanu manager Additional Information / Specific Skills (If Any) Prior experience in External/ Regulatory reporting will be preferred. Prior working level knowledge of Saracen and FTP will be preferred. Must have an analytical bent of mind and ability to work for solutions to the adhoc queries. Should be willing to stretch as per the project requirements.