Manager Finance.HongKong-Finance.Corporate Affairs

Overview Join to apply for the Manager Finance.HongKong-Finance.Corporate Affairs role at Mashreq Corporate & Investment Banking Group To manage the finance function and Corporate Affairs activities of the HK branch. This includes providing the Country Head and Head Office with accurate and timely reporting as well as sound financial analysis and forecasting. Amongst others, the responsibilities encompass financial accounting and controls, regulatory, tax and management reporting, balance sheet management, leading the strategic financial planning and forecasting process, and managing new system and the corporate banking product roll out implementation projects from finance. The job holder is also responsible for managing Administration and procurement tasks that fall under the Group CFO’s remit and ensure consistent delivery in line with group standards. Responsibilities Robust financial controls and governance. Financial & regulatory reporting: Oversee and ensure preparation and audit of financial statements and returns to be submitted to regulators and handle HO IFRS reporting accurately and on a timely basis. Tax Reporting & tax management: Handle all direct and indirect taxes of the branch (Corporate tax / VAT as applicable). Responsible for identifying opportunities and closely working with the Head of Finance, Country Head and Group Head of Tax to optimize the tax base of the branch. Handle all external stakeholders – HKMA, IRD, External auditors, group auditors and manage ad-hoc audits and queries protecting the interests of the branch. As the member of the Country ALCO, work with the HK treasury function and ensure that the HK Balance sheet is managed effectively while ensuring that all key regulatory and IBG ALCO ratio requirements are complied with. Management reporting: Be the business partner of the HK businesses. Own the budgeting cycle for the branch, working with the Country Head and IBG Finance Head to set & track budgets and partner with senior leaders for successful execution. Create financial discipline in the business through regular cost center expense review and drive cost management initiatives. Lead the finance workstream from the branch for all system & product implementation projects namely Core banking replacement, ERP, new product rollout such as NEO Corp, AI / Gen AI adoption in automating finance processes. Be responsible for all the Corporate Real Estate, Administration and procurement tasks as applicable included in HO’s description of the role relevant to the Branch and ensure consistent delivery in line with global standards. As the member of the branch MANCO, participate in all high impact projects involving finance – participate in large transaction execution, systems implementation (ERP, Core banking replacement) etc. Qualifications Deep knowledge of financial, management accounting, a Qualified accountant (ACCA) with 10 – 12 years of post-qualification experience, including at least 5 years in a finance function with exposure to FI & corporate banking products Sound knowledge of Corporate and FI products and accounting flow Sound understanding of banking regulations. General knowledge & understanding of all relevant direct and indirect taxation laws and rules applicable to the branch (Taxation / Transfer pricing) and ability to visualize cross border tax implications from transactions that will require advice from Group Tax function in HO Highly analytical and logical thinking, sound verbal and written communication/presentation skills (fluent in English), highly systematic and organized working style and to handle multiple deadlines and ability to multi-task. Prior experience in implementation of core banking and ERP systems and ability to automate manual tasks to achieve operational efficiencies Prior experience in dealing with Administration and procurement functions Seniority level Director Employment type Full-time Job function Finance and Sales Industries Banking #J-18808-Ljbffr