Financial Controller

Role Overview: As a Financial Control - Governance and Control professional at HSBC, you will play a crucial role in supporting the control environment for Financial Reporting, Tax, and Treasury risks. Your responsibilities will include tasks such as supporting the delivery of Finance Risk and Control governance, improving RCA assessment, managing risk events and issues, driving effective Finance CCO Risk and Control governance, and providing quality assurance and oversight on key processes. Your excellent communication and stakeholder management skills will be essential for direct interaction with senior business partners and stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: - Support the control environment for Financial Reporting, Tax, and Treasury risks. - Assist in delivering Finance Risk and Control governance activities such as Risk and Control Assessment and updating of RCAs. - Improve RCA assessment including risk calibration and issue read across. - Identify, document, manage, and monitor risk events, issues, and actions in a timely manner. - Drive effective Finance CCO Risk and Control governance. - Provide Quality Assurance and oversight on key processes, governance reporting, and adhoc reporting requirements. - Conduct process walkthroughs of key Finance and business processes to ensure control environment completeness. - Challenge Finance and related functions to ensure compliance with minimum standards and risk management framework. - Support monthly Account Reconciliation and Control Certificate process and ensure timely escalation of issues. - Ensure proper recording and management of End User Computing in line with frameworks. - Collaborate with wider HINV CCO and HBUK CCO teams. Qualifications Required: - Experience in Non-Financial Risk, Operational Risk, Control Office, Audit, or Assurance Function, preferably in Finance. - Undergraduate degree, and Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA) and/or qualified by experience. - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple outputs simultaneously. - Strong communication skills including verbal, business writing, and effective presentation skills. - Knowledge of Finance functions like accounting, reconciliation, reporting, regulatory reporting, and treasury in the financial services sector. - Experience in producing high-quality information and presentations for risk committees/forums. - Prior experience in balance sheet reconciliation & substantiation policy and ARCC requirements would be desirable. - Intermediate to expert knowledge in MS Excel and other automation tools would be desirable. - Experience with HSBC Helios would be desirable. - Experience of interacting with auditors/performing audits and assurance engagements would be helpful.,