US Finance Testing Senior Manager

In compliance with applicable laws, HSBC is committed to employing only those who are authorised to work in the US. The US Finance Testing Senior Manager will drive and support Americas Testing activities and capabilities, supporting an effective operational risk and internal control management programme and ensuring that all key accounting and reporting related risks are identified, mitigated and monitored by an appropriate control environment that is commensurate with risk appetite.

As our US Finance Testing Senior Manager, you will:

• Monitor and test the design and operating effectiveness of key controls and challenge existing control activities to gain assurance that the control environment is operating in line with risk appetite
• Lead insightful thematic and process reviews leveraging a global team to ensure that risk and control environment is commensurate with the scale and nature of operations
• Identify emerging operational risk themes and use these inputs to modify control testing and/or thematic review approach
• Identify remediation actions for control weaknesses identified during respective reviews, agree these with control owners and ensure issues are recorded in accordance with HSBC standards
• Ensure risk and control documentation is clear, comprehensive and in accordance with internal and external standards
• Manage, train, and support the nearshore/offshore teams (Mexico, India) to ensure proper execution of Testing roles and responsibilities
• Work closely with the internal control functions, local and global SOX teams, GCCOO (Group Chief Control Oversight Office) teams to continue integration of SOX/Operational risk testing as a part of the overall framework
• Act as a change agent to ensure that the line teams are well versed and have a strong understanding of the Operational Risk framework including the Three Lines of Défense
• Support development and execution of plans, assessment, and reviews to achieve the operational risk management goals of the Head of Americas Financial Reporting Risk and Testing

You'll likely have the following qualifications to succeed in this role:

• Strong post qualification experience in a role involving internal controls in a global bank with a strong understanding of the end-to-end financial and regulatory reporting processes
• Demonstrated ability to manage a large control testing plan and sufficiently document tests of controls and thematic reviews leveraging a global testing team
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills that promote and enable openness with staff, management, internal partners, and external parties
• Analyze and assess complex operations and processes and identify related, material risk exposures and key mitigating controls
• Sound judgment, keen sense of urgency, and high level of professional and personal integrity