at HSBC
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**Senior Manager, Global Accounting Policy, Insurance** leads global accounting policies, focusing on IFRS 17 compliance. Key responsibilities include providing specialist advice, opining on global policies, engaging with auditors, identifying regulatory changes, developing application guidance, and delivering training materials. Required is an 8+ years qualified financial professional with a proven track record in accounting policy or IFRS technical roles, strong communication, influencing, and leadership skills. Familiarity with IFRS 17, IFRS 9, and IFRS 10 is essential. Flexibility for remote work and varied time zones is required.
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Full Job Description
We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Senior Manager, Global Accounting Policy, Insurance
In this role you will:
- Provide specialist accounting advice on the application of IFRS 17 and ensure HSBC is compliant with the requirement of the standard.
- Opine on the application of compliance with HSBC global policies and support the review and update of accounting policies as applicable. The policies need to be written in a high quality manner, with clear interpretations of the standard, with relevance to our products and markets.
- Engage with auditor and where appropriate external accounting bodies to discuss the technical topics and implications for HSBC.
- Identify changes in external accounting, regulatory and legal requirements that will have an impact on the HSBC Group
- Develop effective application guidance on the technical topics and support work streams and sites to implement the policies.
- Develop and deliver effective training materials when required to support better understanding of the IFRS 17, primarily for internal stakeholders.
To be successful you will need:
- Qualified Financial Professional in accounting, finance or actuarial discipline is required, with at least 8 years work experience.
- Prior experience in an accounting policy or IFRS technical accounting role is required.
- Key focus will be IFRS 17, but experience in other accounting standards such as IFRS 10 and IFRS 9 also helpful.
- Proven ability to deliver high quality analysis, recommend solutions, challenge issues with a critical mind-set.
- Excellent communication skills, with proven ability to explain IFRS technical concepts to the local Finance teams, businesses and senior stakeholders.
- Keen to learn and manage through uncertainties.
- A team player, able to collaborate with other work streams and to help develop compliant, commercially and operationally practical solutions regarding technical matters.
- Strong influencing and leadership skills, with proven track record to reach consensus on technical topics with a wide range of stakeholders within a given timeframe.
- Flexibility to attend meetings via audio or video in a variety of time zones, including early mornings and late evenings on occasion. This can be undertaken remotely and can be planned in advance.
