AVP/VP - Accounting Controls - Financial Bank - CA

A leading international financial bank is currently hiring!!

Experience Required: 10 to 16 years

Direct Responsibilities:

- Directly managing a team of ~12-15 people; setting up the team, responsible for the career and personal development of the team.

- Managing and ensuring smooth Client relationship

- Contribute to the performance of 2nd level Accounting control for APAC, UK & NAR regions on a list of key areas defined. This includes review of the 1st level controls for all major financial and accounting areas, including all banking products' accounting and reconciliations, Custody reconciliations, Revenue Recognition, Credit and portfolio risk and provisioning, Nostro controls, Manual entries, FX sell-down, intercompany reconciliation etc.

- Monitoring Account Justification process through Beacon

- Monitor account and 1st level control sign-off and escalate problems identified.

- Contribute to the preparation of the "Entity Control Reports" that provides Chief Financial Officers with an overview of accounting control outcome on a monthly basis.

- Monitor Accounting Control outcomes through key performance and key risk indicators

- Prepare ad hoc Control memo upon request when an issue is identified.

- Ensure the good coordination with the Regional Financial Reporting team, in particular whenever an accounting issue needs to be addressed

- Participate to Finance Projects linked to Accounting Controls

- Contribute to Operational permanent control framework.

- Report incidents and accounting issues.

Continuing Responsibilities:

- Client - VOC, Escalation, Service delivery, BAU, Governance

- New business/transition management

- Cost & Budget

- Continuous improvement & efficiency, automation

- People management & team handling- Hiring, Retaining talent, Attrition, Opportunities (IJP), Growth, Appraisals, Compensation

Technical Behaviour:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant

- Accounting degree or equivalent

- 10+ years experiences on Accounting, Finance, Audit or Internal controls

- Former audit experience or experiences on the accounting controls within a Finance function in Banking and Financial Services (mandatory)

- Knowledge of Banking products - CIB (Investment banking products, Security Services, Corporate Banking) and Retail Banking

- Good understanding or knowledge of SOX/FDICIA requirements and familiarity with COSO framework

- Solid understanding of financial instruments and developed skills in analysis of business supporting processes from accounting control perspective

- IFRS knowledge (Preferable)

- Strong organisational skills, rigorous, and self-disciplined

- Attention to detail and commitment to maintaining a strong control environment

- communication skills, (i.e. writing, listening, presentation)

Mandatory Qualification: CA