Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

HSBC Global Banking and Markets is an emerging markets-led, financing-focused business that provides investment and financial solutions. Through our international network, we connect emerging and mature markets, covering key growth areas. We partner with our corporate, government and institutional clients to help them achieve consistent, long-term performance. Our products and services include advisory, financing, prime services, research and analysis, securities services, trading and sales and transaction banking.

We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join our team as a Life Fund Accountant, working together with colleagues to define, manage and achieve divisional business targets.

Role Purpose

The Life Fund Accountant will assist the Life Fund Accounting Team to ensure that all accounting data required by Life Company clients is provided within agreed service levels and to a high standard of accuracy. The data provided is essential to clients with regard to the completion of statutory accounts and regulatory returns.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure the HSBC values are present in everything we do, both individually and as an Organisation
• Ensure that all client reports are delivered on time and to the standards set out in the Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Assist in the oversight of an efficient monthly control process, focused on ensuring that all data is captured, checked and where appropriate fully reconciled to the investment accounting system
• Assist in ensuring an efficient governance model is in operation overseeing the monthly controls process within our Global Service Centres
• Agree monthly internal KPI measures and ensure a smooth governance relationship with our offshore centres
• Maintain an excellent and open relationship with key client contacts as well as other internal and external stakeholders
• Act as a point of contact for client reporting queries responding to enquiries in a swift and accurate manner as well as meeting to discuss changes to reporting requirements
• Maintain accurate and up to date procedure notes. Ensure that controls and procedures are in line with Functional Instruction Manual (FIM) regulations and that all key controls are accurately captured, monitored and reported

Requirements

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

• Educated to a degree level 
• Accountancy qualification (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) / Chartered Accountant (CA)) preferable but not essential
• Investment industry relevant exams
• Advanced PC skills are essential
• Excellent inter-personnel and problem solving skills
• Good knowledge of investment operations (Front, Middle and Back office processes)

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC. 

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