Job Description

Some careers have more impact than others. If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. 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. HSBC Life is a world-class institution where you can specialize in Insurance but enjoy the advantages that come with being part of a leading global international bank. Insurance is about people, and the promises they make. At HSBC Life we help deliver on these promises by providing a wide variety of life insurance products and services to our clients throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Our employees enjoy a dynamic and innovative workplace and a world of opportunities to develop their careers in a high-profile growing business segment. We empower our team of high-performing individuals to build skills and explore new experiences to realize the full potential of being part of HSBC. Together we pursue efficient ways of working. We harness the latest data and technology solutions to achieve meaningful outcomes for our clients. The protection we offer creates broad and lasting impact, helping clients to be healthier, more productive and more confident in their futures. We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an IFRS17 Finance Manager. Principal Responsibilities

• The role-holder will form part of the IFRS 17 Finance Project team for HSBC Insurance, supporting the interpretation and application of IFRS 17, a new accounting standards for insurance contracts which is due to implemented on 1 January 2021. The role-holder will have a unique opportunity to contribute to this key projects of the bank and deepen their accounting knowledge in an interesting interdisciplinary environment. Career opportunities and progression are available and could include roles within Global Finance, both within the insurance business and the bank
• Act as Finance Subject Matter Expert (SME) in driving and supporting IFRS 17 implementation for Finance, including activities such as the identification of IFRS 17 implications across finance functions, technical implementation, disclosure assessment, reporting infrastructure design
• Assist to facilitate change activities as required for IFRS 17 implementation for Finance by having full understanding with the current business users on the flow of the end-to-end business and finance operations, ledger closing and financial reporting
• Work collaboratively with programme managers and other work-package teams (e.g. Actuarial team), understand the key interactions with other teams and support to deliver the optimal solution of end-to-end financial reporting process as well as financial control framework under IFRS 17
• Support Change Delivery teams in implementing all aspects of system performance and enhancements relating to Finance, by acting as finance representative in the wider IFRS 17 project teams, taking part in the production of business requirements and solutions, validating user acceptance test results
• Assist the Finance work-package Lead to plan and manage the resource for the team to ensure adequate resourcing to support the projects; there could be resource requirements to support the Finance work-packages as well as to support other work-packages where Finance SME knowledge is required
• Being flexible to support other insurance sites (where required) on the change activities for IFRS 17 implementation
• Be a bridge between BAU finance & IFRS17 project team and facilitate seamless transition to BAU mode of all the IFRS17 activities. The role holder will also play an important part as a member of Integrated Reporting team, first, during dress rehearsal & later in establishing / facilitating the target operating model

Requirements
Requirements

• Expert knowledge of Life Insurance Finance processes with proven track record in Insurance Finance
• Professional accounting qualification, such as ACA, ACCA or equivalent, is preferred
• Expert knowledge and understanding of major systems components of the insurance business and the associated finance systems
• Proven record in managing in an international environment
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, and conflicting priorities
• Strong sense of risk management and controls
• Excellent project management skills, team working skills and resource planning skills
• Strong change management skills, with mind-set of continuous improvement and aiming for excellence
• Commercial orientation

To be considered for this role, the relevant rights to work in Singapore is required. You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
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