Job Summary

Strategy
•    This role will be responsible for supporting the financial and regulatory function for Hong Kong (including both consolidated regional GCNA reporting and solo SCBHK reporting).  

Business
•    This covers the full spectrum activities, including – routine BAU reporting, implementation of new / changes in financial / regulatory reporting requirements, process enhancements and automation initiatives.

Processes
The candidate is expected to play a central role in delivering the following:
•    Deliver annual and interim local financial statements in accordance with IFRS / HKFRS and the Banking Disclosure requirements – with continuous interaction with Group Finance team in enhancing the group consolidation system to achieve operational synergies
•    Deliver regulatory returns for submission to the HKMA (other than capital and liquidity returns) and manage regulatory reporting process including the interactions with stakeholders within and outside Finance (including relevant counterparts in the region), and ensure an effective and efficient internal control system is in place for the returns submission function, and reporting requirements and completion guidelines are complied with 
•    To manage new or changes in regulatory reporting requirements from the HKMA – leading the gap analysis, reviewing / providing feedback in consultation papers, coordinating the execution steps in implementing the changes.
•    Review quarterly IFRS reporting packs submitted to the Group
•    To improve efficiency and quality of reporting to the HKMA - which includes maintenance and enhancement of LRR platform (automated regulatory return compilation system), any relevant EUCs and introducing or enhancing any necessary control steps and presenting in relevant regulatory reporting control forums
•    To assist in ad hoc Finance projects and contribute from a regulatory reporting perspective
•    Assist in addressing issues / queries raised by management, regulator, internal stakeholders, internal/ external auditors

Key Responsibilities

People & Talent
•    The candidate should be a subject matter expert in certain areas in financial and regulatory reporting in order to lead and drive the related reporting process with the help from the team and the offshore support team – e.g. consolidation, IFRS 9, HKMA’s Asset Quality related banking returns

Risk Management
•    Ability to interpret financial information, identify key issues based on the information and put in place appropriate controls and measures.

Governance
•    Ensure compliance with the Group’s financial and regulatory reporting policies and reporting requirements with the support from peer teammates and the offshore hub.

Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
•    The candidate should be one of the key liaison persons interacting with stakeholders within and outside Finance to provide advice and articulation of financial and regulatory reporting requirements.

Skills and Experience

• Accounting
• Change Management
• Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Internal Controls
• Financial Record Keeping
• Financial and Accounting Systems

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related disciplines
• Relevant experience gained from banks or major audit firms for banking profile
• HKICPA or Equivalent chartered accountant
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Chinese

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.