Assistant Vice President, Financial Accounting, Area Management

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Department: Finance

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Assistant Vice President, Financial Accounting, Area Management.

Purpose of the role: Global Finance is integral to HSBC’s purpose and strategy, playing a valued role in managing costs and deploying capital in the most effective way. Global Finance Centre (GFC) is core to Global Finance and provides a variety of financial support services to In-Country teams across the HSBC Group.

In this role, you will:

• Perform accounting events such as manual journals, which are key to the ledger close, provide robust accounting and business insight into TB analysis, exception management and book closure.
• Perform monthly and quarterly GRCA/FINREP reporting and manual returns.
• Analyse trial balance movements and reporting variances, providing clear commentary on material changes, unusual trends and business drivers to Finance stakeholders.
• Perform balance sheet substantiation and account reconciliations, investigating aged or unusual items and ensuring timely resolution in line with control standards.
• Drive process improvement and stakeholder coordination by identifying opportunities to simplify reporting, improve data quality and strengthen month-end close processes across regional and in-country teams.
• Support financial control and governance activities by maintaining evidence for key controls, responding to audit and assurance requests, and tracking remediation actions to completion.

To be successful you will:

• Cleared 2 group of CA with article ship training, or an ACCA.
• Prior experience in Reporting profiles is a must and exposure in month end close will be preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Site Reporting at Financial Institutions will be a must.
• Excellent communication skills, including experience of explaining complex technical matters simply.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate ledger movements, identify root causes of exceptions and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Advanced proficiency in financial systems and reporting tools, including Excel and relevant general ledger, reconciliation and regulatory reporting platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and prioritisation skills, enabling effective collaboration with in-country Finance, Financial Control, Operations, Risk and Audit teams while meeting tight reporting deadlines.

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count.