Vice President - Financial Reporting and Tax Risk

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 62 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Vice President : Financial Reporting & Tax Risk

Principal responsibilities

• The role holder will support the execution of Financial Reporting and Tax Risk, which includes effective risk management through oversight of the framework, policy, standards and processes that supports the assessment of HSBC’s management of Financial Reporting and Tax Risk.
• The role holder will support in ensuring that the approach to Financial Reporting and Tax Risk is appropriately defined and scoped, promoting and implementing synergies and efficiencies while securing an optimal and best in class control environment for HSBC.
• The role holder will serve as a delegate Risk Steward for Financial Reporting and Tax Risk in HSBC. In this capacity the role holder should support in challenging the first line Process, Risk and Control owners to ensure that risk management activities are working effectively. This includes the following activities as per the Group’s Risk Management Framework:
• Provide subject matter expertise, advice, guidance, and effective challenge to Process, Risk and Control Owners;
• Development, own, and monitor a comprehensive set of clear and concise policies that outline the key principles and minimum requirements applicable to the management of the risk, and monitor compliance;
• Report on the risk and control profile, including impacts of external environment changes, emerging risks and changes to the business strategy;
• Challenge Risk and Control Owners on risk and control management, including inherent risk, residual risk, control effectiveness ratings, issues, actions and events; and
• Review, challenge and agree the Financial Reporting and Tax Risk assurance plan. This will include identifying where target or demand based assurance is required.