Associate Director, Office of the Group CEO

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 57 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.

We are currently seeking an individual to join the team as Associate Director, Office of the Group CEO.

The Office of the Group Chief Executive (OGCEO) operates across the continuum to create bandwidth, identify opportunities, and enable execution. As the interface between the Group CEO and Global Businesses, Functions and regions, its primary remit is provision of Best-in-Class Strategic, Commercial and Operational support to the Group CEO (GCEO).

The primary purpose of this role is to:

1. Deliver high quality, highly responsive risk, finance and operational support to the Chief of Staff to the Group CEO.
2. Demonstrate effective cost management for the GCEO and Office of GCEO (OGCEO).
3. Ensure all Non-Financial Risk controls and Regulatory obligations for the GCEO and the OGCEO remain within appetite and all required assessments and tasks are completed to acceptable standards.
4. Support the wider OGCEO team in the execution of key strategic initiatives and wider day-to-day Chief of Staff tasks.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Financial controller for the Office of the Group CEO, including oversight of budget allocation, monitoring and reporting actual cost outturns, overseeing expenditures for key strategic internal events and third party spends including charitable donations.
• Implementation of mandatory First Line of Defense NFR control activities for the GCEO and OGCEO, including Delegation of Authorities, Outside Activities, Material Risk Taker assessments, Gifts & Entertainments etc.
• Support the GCEO and the Chief of Staff to the Group CEO in completing their Regulatory obligations as directed by Regulatory Compliance, including Senior Management & Regulatory Accountability Regime (SMCR), PRA PSM, US Volcker Compliance etc.
• Oversee effective management of executive complaints, fraud management and NGO escalations.
• Support with day-to-day administrative tasks e.g., maintaining meeting trackers.

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

• Experience working in LoB/Infrastructure COO, CRAO or Business Management teams preferred.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, costing and accounting principles and / or Group Finance processes.
• Non-Financial Risk management knowledge and internal risk mapping processes
• Excellent Excel skills including pivot tables and charts for analyzing and presenting data.
• Financial and operational experience and ability to effectively manage systems and processes.

The role location will be London with hybrid working.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we're dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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