Operations Manager

Job Description

 

Some careers grow faster than others.

 

If you’re looking for a career that will give you plenty of opportunities to develop, join HSBC and your future will be rich with potential. 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.

 

Global Asset Management, the investment management business of the HSBC Group, serves HSBC’s worldwide customer base of retail and private clients, intermediaries, corporates and institutions invested in both segregated accounts and pooled funds. Global Asset Management fulfils its purpose of connecting HSBC’s clients with investment opportunities around the world through an international network of offices in approximately 30 countries, delivering global capabilities with local market insight.

 

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team.

 

In this role you will:

 

Role purpose

Finance, Accounts Payable and Vendor Manager, internal responsibility for outsourcing partners. (Point of contact between front and middle office for all the data on funds marketed in Switzerland. Providing reports, data analysis, data control to ensure accurate information is delivered to contractual counterparties in Switzerland. Co-ordinate between the front request with the back office to ensure the client receive the data needed.)

 

Principal Accountabilities:

 

Impact on the Business

Coding of invoices

Internal Accounts Payable and Receivable Management in cooperation with PBRS

Management of finance outsourcing partners

Manage KPIs of outsourcing partners

Co-ordinate and review of operational fund data templates and client templates;

Review website content from a business perspective and in line with HSBC marketing standards;

Provide support in global and local project management initiatives;

Provide services related to contract management, including the provision of updated appendices to clients in alignment with various stakeholders at fund provider level;

Ability to deal with big data, using MS Access, VBA, C++;

Fund Management support by creation of tailor made data reports

Pro-actively challenge data, controls and evaluate owner of the data within the wider organization.

Leadership & Teamwork

Support line management by provision of office management services related

Work effectively with peers and stakeholders across functions with an exposure to operations

Foster positive and professional working relationships with colleagues at regional levels.

Operational Effectiveness & Control

Own and escalate operational relevant issues to the risk management committee and the executive committee as appropriate;

Monitoring business activities against regulatory requirements set out by the Swiss collective investment schemes act as applicable to the representation of foreign funds;

Ensuring compliance with all GSM and FIM relevant provisions (as applicable);

Maintaining awareness of operational risk;

Maintaining and observing all HSBC control standards and implement and observe the Group Compliance Policy.

Major Challenges

Ability to manage a multiple number of stakeholders

 

Requirements

 

To be successful in the role, you should meet the following requirements:

Minimum of three years of working experience in asset management

Generalist with strong logical thinking capacity

Strong administrative and organizational skills, excellent attention to detail

Fluency in German, French and English languages required (verbal and writing)

Good communication skills, organisational talent

MS Office knowledge required (PowerPoint, Word, Excel advanced)

Accounts Payable and Finance training and experience

Minimum of two years working experience with MS Access and VBA

 

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

 

HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

 

As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Within the work place you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has in place processes in order to avoid nepotism, which means to avoid creating circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

 

We want everyone to be able to fulfil their potential which is why we provide a range of flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies.

 

HSBC is a signatory company of the Advance Charter. This Charter is a commitment towards gender equality in business and hence a workplace environment that supports a fair and balanced approach to hiring, remunerating, promoting and retaining female talent.

 

Within HSBC in Switzerland all internal candidates from Group and external applicants are required (subject to local laws), to pass satisfactorily a series of additional checks both as part of the application process and, if successfully recruited into the role. The Group reserves its position with regard to any steps which it may take in relation to any material adverse findings which arise either when the checks are first carried out as part of this recruitment exercise, and/or if relevant, on an ongoing basis.

 

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