Chief Finance Officer

-Job description**Some careers open more doors than others.**
If you’re looking for a career where you will be respected as an individual and valued for the contributions you make, join HSBC and discover how diversity drives our success. 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 Finance is integral to HSBC’s purpose and strategy, playing a valued role in managing costs and deploying capital in the most effective way. Our global team of finance professionals partner with the business to provide trusted insights and forward looking analysis; accuracy; efficiency and control to frame and influence business decisions.We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join our Country Finance team, working together with colleagues to define, manage and achieve divisional business targets.**The Role**
In this this role you will be responsible for leading the Country Finance function and ensuring high standards of financial control and reporting to the Group and Regulators.The country CFO reports to country CEO and Regional CFO and will require extensive interaction with senior management locally and with the region and providing high quality decision support to the business.**Key Accountabilities**:

- Impact on the Business/Function
- Maintain excellent relationship with external stakeholders such as Regulators, Auditors and Tax authorities
- Chair the ALCO and monitoring of balance sheet management activities
- Manage the EXCO and Cost meetings & actively participate in all governance meetings
- Monitor and reporting of costs and KPIs
- Manage the tax function
- Drive the FRP process locally and aligning with regional targets
- Drive performance and maximise business growth
- Financial reporting to Head office and local regulators
- Chair the ALCO and actively participate in all governance forums
- Manage the EXCO on behalf of the CEO
- Build strong business partner relationships and become a trusted advisor by providing a single set of trusted numbers and management information that enables strategic decision making
- Lead the sustainable cost saves effort through clear monitoring of the cost base
- Coordinate the FRP process with local and regional teams.
- Tax compliance and minimizing Tax liability
- Ensure long term funding and liquidity of the bank
- Keeping up to date with the changes in accounting and regulatory framework.
- Monitoring of the balance sheet and P&L on a daily basis
- Providing timely, reliable and accurate management information and analysis
- Ensure proactive management of the controllable cost base
- Submitting the financial information to Qatar Central Bank on periodic basis
- Monitoring and recommending Asset liability structure, liquidity and funding position and other key risk parameters.
- Supporting the preparation of FRP at entity level and by Global business and function
- Submitting the Tax returns to the tax department on a timely basis
- Coordinate with QCB, MoF and LOB leads and ensure timely submission of FATCA & CRS

**Leadership & Teamwork**
- Build and maintain a strong network of CFOs in MENA region
- Achieve the highest standards inspiring others to do the same
- Manage team performance, engagement and overall development
- Oversight of technical excellence, professional development and leadership of the Finance function.

**Operational Effectiveness & Control**
- Continuously review key risks and proactively institute controls in place to address the same.
- Leadership over all regulatory and compliance matters and the management of operational risk
- Provide effective control environment, including escalation of Ops Risk and control issues without delay
Requirements- Demonstrable experience in a senior finance role, leading financial strategy, capital planning, compliance, and executive-level decision-making.
- Experience of the key elements of a finance role in terms of management and statutory account production, financial analysis, capital and liquidity planning, internal controls and liquidity management
- Strong understanding of local regulatory frameworks, tax laws and compliance requirements Strong leadership and management skills, developing and motivating Finance team

relevant to financial operations.
- Ability to build relationships and influence key senior stakeholders in the organization
- Complex analytical reasoning, enabling appraisal of investment and strategic opportunities
- Proven business knowledge, including established financial and accounting acumen
- Excellent Communication, presentation and Interpersonal skills
- Ability to understand and interpret complex business requirements
- Proven ability to prioritize competing demands
- Ability to drive change
- Experience in working across all levels of the organisation to understand cross functional linkages and interdependencies at both strategic level