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If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
Finance is integral to HSBC’s purpose and strategy, playing a valued role in managing costs and deploying capital in the most effective way. Our team of finance professionals partner with the business to provide trusted insights and forward looking analysis; accuracy; efficiency and control to frame and influence business decisions.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
In this role you will:
• Be a key primary point of contact for all Hedge Accounting activities, controls, and practices for the various EMEA sites and be the key contact point with stakeholders (including management of Front Office, Traded Risk, Operations, IT, and other Finance teams) regarding the accounting hedging activities within the region;
• Act as one of the key contact points within EMEA Regional Hedging Unit providing SME guidance on relevant topics across the region to various stakeholders, whilst being responsible for ensuring that a globally consistent set of processes, controls, and IT systems for hedge accounting are being implemented. Be part of a specific SME group on agreed topics across the HSBC Group, and contribute to implementing a globally consistent set of processes, controls and eventually IT systems for those agreed topics;
• Partner with the Global Treasury Business to facilitate a sustainable and efficient risk management framework which uses accounting designations to support capital, IRRBB and liquidity beneficial hedging strategies;
• Support the Regional Head of EMEA Hedging Unit in delivering a globally consistent, compliant and future proof hedging framework in EMEA; Work with other EMEA Hedging Unit colleagues in their team and across the Group to integrate the recommended changes and processes needed to deliver a globally consistent and compliant hedging framework;
• Work closely with other Product Control teams which support the Global Businesses (outside the hedging risk management framework) so that the Global Businesses receive a seamless and comprehensive support; Contribute to implementing hedging models compliant with the Internal Modelling requirements applicable to PC hedging activities in EMEA.
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience;
• Prior experience in a hedge accounting role along with practical experience of applying IAS 39 and/or IFRS 9, particularly with regards to the hedge accounting technical principles;
• Prior Product Control and/or Treasury experience across multiple asset classes;
• Good understanding of Financial Markets, risks and changing regulatory environment (products traded, associated risks and their life cycle, valuation techniques);
This role is based in London
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