Manager, Financial Accounting

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Department: Finance

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Manager, Financial Accounting.

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.

Financial Accounting (FA) is responsible to provide outstanding Financial Control support in the areas of Period End Close, Accounting control & assurance and Site Reporting (GRCA reporting/Regulatory Reporting, MI and manual returns).

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