Job Description

Role Purpose:

Global Finance Operation Centre provides a variety of financial support services to business partners across the HSBC Group.

Canada OA Team requires an Intern – Finance Operations who will be taking care Period end accounting Process and Reporting team requirements to ensure timely production as per PLA. Role also includes establishing and maintaining the new accounting requirements besides maintaining effective relationship with various stakeholders.

The Opportunity:

We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join this team in the role Intern – Finance Operation, GSC’s. In this role, you will:

The processes involve accounting, reconciliation, consolidation & reporting work, requiring sound understanding of IFRS provisions. The role also envisages review, preparation and consolidation of financial statements. Professional would be an individual contributor and working on high end systems and various accounting software applications, to deliver accounting, reconciliation & reporting.

What you’ll do:

• Knowledge of consolidation of financial statement
• Responsible for preparation of various period end accounting journals during month and on month ends.
• Has strong technical understanding of accounting principles and demonstrated competence in their application.
• Review all the activities before submitting for approval and ensure quality.
• Responsible to prepare elimination matrix of all intra company transactions
• Responsible for chasing Inter-Company variances and clear the same within the timelines and publishing the commentary for the noted variances.
• Responsible for month end balance sheet reconciliation and signoff in Cadency
• Supporting HBCA Reporting team in preparation of FINREP/IFRS reporting schedules for monthly submissions.
• Acquire understanding and handle processes using process methodology as applicable
• Issues/Problems are investigated and resolved or escalated appropriately
• Achieve established Performance Level Agreements (PLA’s)
• Effective communication and build relationship with Business Partners
• Working within a fast moving and demanding environment with significant reporting changes and strict timelines.
• Liaise with In-country counterparts on report requirement and developing reports within the timelines agreed
• Ensure integrity and management of data submission
• Ensure compliance with HSBC standards and statutory requirements

Requirements

What you will need to succeed in the role:

Qualification – CA Trainees or Industrial Trainees.

• Knowledge of Accounts & Finance and affinity for numbers
• Independent, able to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of analytical skills and ability to grasp complicated functions in short period of time and transfer knowledge appropriately
• Ability to manage customer relationship with multiple business partners
• Orientation towards Quality (Six Sigma/Lean methodology) and technical bent of mind
• High proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong time management skills and ability to work under pressure with challenging deadlines
• Self-motivated and good team player