Recs Intern

**Business: Markets & Securities Services, Reconciliations**

**Open positions: 01**

**Role Title: Recs Intern**

**Global Career Band: GCB 8**

**Location (Country/city): India/Kolkata**

**Recruiter Name: Archana Sharma**

**Why join us?**

Ensure high quality service is provided to the business area/functional teams in terms of funds services (reconciliations) & ensuring that risks are minimized and profit is maximized through effective management of costs. Ensure that process and procedures are continually reviewed and improved and the changes are communicated and implemented effectively. The job also entails checking on internal audits and measures undertaken and regularly reviews them in order to maintain quality and productivity at the optimum level.

**The Opportunity**

To assist the team in the delivery of Investment Operations services (Reconciliations) to assigned clients/functional teams within agreed quality, timing and output targets.

**What You’ll Do?**
- Preparing of reconciliation packs for a variety of clients/funds (traditional & hedge funds) across different geographical locations
- Perform the fund’s activities correctly as per the SOP.
- Adhere to defined process KPIs and PLAs.
- Should be accountable for all the reconciliation related activities falling with the scope of Markets & Securities Services Reconciliation team.
- Support department initiatives, regulatory, compliance and reduce risk.
- NIL BP Complaints.
- Be flexible to adopt in different working environments/ time zones with counter parts across the globe
- On the regulatory & legislative front should be aware of FATCA / Dodd Frank / Volker / AIFMD / UCITS / DPA and comply with the same.
- Perform any additional responsibilities that may be required by the manager in support of specific projects, on-going management and development of the process.

Requirements

**What you’ll need to succeed in the role?**
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or other qualifications relevant to the accounting/finance industry.
- 0-2 years of relevant/accounting work experience.
- Good knowledge of Capital Markets and Financial instruments.
- Basic knowledge of end to end product and process, multiple market and regulations.
- Good knowledge in accounting principles, fundamentals of Accounting.
- Proficiency in EXCEL essential.
- Ability to Speak and understand English.
- Good interpersonal and team work skills.
- Ability to re-prioritize workloads due to changing circumstances; meet strict deadlines.
- Excellent knowledge in reconciliations process with clear understanding of the E2E Fund Accounting Model.
- Must be aware of the operational risk scenarios associated with this role and act upon pertinent risk (if any).
- CA/ ICWA/ CS / PGDBM/MBA in Finance or CFA (D)
- Will be expected to maintain HSBC internal control standards, including the timely implementation of internal and external audit points, together with any issues raised by external regulators

**What additional skills will be good to have?**
- Knowledge of Derivatives Instruments
- Expert in Accounting Knowledge
- Earlier experience in custody / brokerage / funds services / depository industry.
- Detailed understanding of end to end product and process, multiple market and regulations pertaining to the fund services industry.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Life cycle of NAV process
- Additional qualifications related to financial industry will be given preference
- Responsible for the implementation of Group Compliance Policy as is applicable to this role.
- Must be aware of the Operational Risk scenario associated with this role and to ensure that all actions performed take into account the likelihood of operational risk occurring.

**You’ll achieve more at HSBC**

**Issued by HSBC Electronic Data Processing (India) Private LTD