Senior Manager, Group Financial Reporting

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Finance

Location:

London, GB, E14 5HQ

Work style: Hybrid Worker

Date: 3 Apr 2025

If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a role 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.

Finance is integral to HSBC’s purpose and strategy, playing a valued role in managing costs and deploying capital in the most effective way. Our global team of finance professionals partner with the business to provide trusted insights and forward looking analysis, accuracy, efficiency, and control to frame and influence business decisions.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Senior Manager, Group Financial Reporting .

Group Financial Reporting (GFR) plays an integral role in the design, development and analysis of externally disclosed financial reports to the various stakeholders of HSBC Group.

Members of the team gain both breadth and depth of experience, with exposure to the end-to-end process of disclosure preparation and resolution of technical accounting and reporting issues in different disclosure areas. As part of this, team members work collaboratively with other Group teams e.g. Regulatory Reporting, Product Control, Investor Relations, Tax and Accounting Policy, and regional financial reporting teams. Team members also support optimisation and automation of our financial reporting processes, which is of particular focus for the coming years.

In this role, you will:

1. Direct and provide navigation on all aspects of the external financial reporting process for the consolidated HSBC Group.
2. Deliver the external financial statements of the HSBC Group within strict deadlines.
3. Implement the necessary control environment to provide assurance over consolidated financial information included in external publications (including analytical review and other appropriate procedures).
4. Business partnering with subject matter experts in risk and other finance functions.
5. Interpret and communicate complex financial concepts to senior stakeholders.
6. Understand the implications of various financial transactions on the financial statements.
7. Identify and deliver automation and process optimisation opportunities.
8. Be required to act as deputy FR Lead as and when required, deal with senior stakeholders and work within tight timelines.

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

1. Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
2. Demonstrable financial reporting experience within a large financial services institution, preferably a bank, in a Group capacity.
3. Fundamental understanding of the external disclosure requirements for a large bank.
4. Consolidation knowledge and experience.
5. Demonstrable experience of IFRSs and awareness of other relevant regulatory and best practice reporting issues.
6. Business partnering and consolidation experience within a finance function.
7. Collaborative, engaging, credible and methodical; being able to bring the numbers, policy and narrative to life (e.g., presenting to a wide range of stakeholders/senior management).
8. Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders (all levels of seniority, businesses, and geographies).

The base location for this role will be London and with a hybrid working pattern.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces – no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

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