Americas Finance Assurance Control Tester
HSBC · Azcapotzalco, Mexico +1 · 1d ago
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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of
Americas Finance Assurance Control Tester
Role purpose
- Provide independent review and evaluation of end-to-end processes, risks and key control environments.
- Support the strengthening of the Risk and Control Environment as part of the second Line of Defense through regular assurance monitoring and governance.
- Help create an environment with minimum or no surprises through enhanced employee awareness, timely escalation and strict monitoring.
- Build strong relationships across the United States and the wider HSBC Finance community while working across teams to influence outcomes.
What'll you do
- Conduct walkthrough meetings with Process Owners alongside in-country Controls teams and External Auditors.
- Understand the systems and their functionality used by business areas in scope of SOX controls.
- Prepare critical month-end deliverables including SOX testing and highlight issues to business partners and management.
- Manage the overall control environment by building awareness across teams and levels to reduce operational incidents and ensure compliance with global standards.
- Facilitate and evaluate risk and control assessments to confirm risks and underlying controls are appropriately identified and assessed.
- Perform management and thematic reviews for high risk processes and share emerging themes to help prevent recurrence.
- Partner closely with regional control teams and the global control office to manage risks across end-to-end processes.
- Support the SOX controls framework including inventories, training and monitoring.
- Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders.
What you'll need to succeed
- Strong knowledge of SOX 404 Internal Controls, the COSO framework and related guidelines.
- Ability to engage with global business and process owners to review processes and associated internal controls.
- Ability to understand processes, policies and procedures to assess the effectiveness of SOX controls.
- Knowledge of finance functions in financial services such as regulatory reporting, accounting, reconciliation and reporting.
- Fluent English.
- Strong business writing with confident communication and presentation skills.
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