Associate-book Access Controls

-Job description

**Some careers shine brighter than others.**

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your 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.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

**Some careers shine brighter than others.**

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your 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.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions

HSBC's Markets and Securities Services (MSS) business is one of the largest of its kind in the world. It combines sophisticated 24-hour global coverage with a detailed knowledge of local markets. The services are offered through a network of 87 treasury sites in more than 60 countries and territories worldwide. The trading and sales forces attend to customers that include the world's central banks, international and local corporations, institutional investors, financial institutions and other market participants. MSS specializes in foreign exchange, credits and rates, structured derivatives, equities and debt, equity and equity-linked capital markets.

The MSS Control Office is an extension of the MSS COO Office, and the Office will partner with business management in the embedding, remediation and improvement of the control environment in respect of key risks to the MSS businesses, including the testing and assurance requirements of the Group Operational Risk Management Framework. The office will deliver on control related priorities in a well-organized, effective, and collaborative manner.

**The Opportunity**:
The role holder will be involved in Book Access Controls BAU team which is part of the Global Control Office, ensuring the adequacy and efficacy of the overall control environment. The role holder will be supporting Controls office in embedding and operating a process governing user access to trading books globally.

The role holder will ensure the HSBC values are present in everything we do, both individually and as an organization. This will be achieved by consistently displaying the behaviors of being:

- Dependable and do the right thing
- Open to different ideas and cultures
- Connected to customers, communities, regulators and each other

**What you’ll do: (List out Key Responsibilities)**:

- Sourcing of requisite data for the creation of Book Access reports, while ensuring appropriate quality assurance takes place prior to consumption.
- Support compilation of all reports and ensure timely delivery to regional/country representatives and other stakeholders.
- Maintenance of the Book Access database tool and development of new data feeds or enhancements where necessary to improve scalability and robustness.
- Assist with access reviews where required and raise all relevant IT requests in support of review decisions taken by risk owners.
- Monitor, track, maintain and report on status of book access reviews once report delivery is achieved.
- Ensure all queries from stakeholders are dealt with in a complete and timely fashion.
- Analyse and report on any gaps or inadequacies in the Book Access Alteryx tool and overarching control processes.
- Other specific tasks or projects related to Book Access Controls or other initiatives within the Controls Office as directed by management.
Requirements

**What **you will need to succeed in the role**:

- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Proven organizational, planning, interpersonal, managerial, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and team building skills.
- Appreciation of financial industry and key regulation on the financial markets practices
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in related field such as business, finance, law or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage their expectations
- Ability to interact in a professional manner at all levels in the organization incl Markets senior management community - Global Product Heads, Country Balance Sheet Heads and the MSS Chief Control Officer and associated resources.
- Ability to turn around deliverables with short lead time and be