Senior Manager External Investigative Reporting

Role purpose

The jobholder will be a key member of the External Investigative Reporting team. They will support the External Investigative Reporting Head with the development and maintenance of the capability and development program for External Investigative Reporting and will additionally be expected to represent External Investigative Reporting as a subject matter expert on other projects.  

Main activities

• Support and provide SME input on strategic financial crime projects, including Regional or Country specific initiatives to support the investigation of financial crime risks.
• Support the External Investigative Reporting Head in developing and maintaining capability development, training and investigator accreditation requirements for External Investigative Reporting investigators; liaising with key stakeholders and ensuring alignment across Financial Crime (FC).
• Coordinate and facilitate information exchange, team work and efficiency of External Investigative Reporting as part of the wider FC program, ensuring alignment with FC investigations model and share best practices of investigation processes and procedure.
• Lead a group of investigators focused on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) cases and responsible to reports to the local authorities when required.
• Ensure the instructions and manuals are implemented and followed properly and ensure that the regulatory timelines are tracked and the regulatory reports are done on a timely manner
• To support the Head of External Investigative Reporting in discharging his/her responsibilities for managing the FC functions across the country and region.
• Co-ordinate FC teams across the Group to resolve FC system related matters.
• Develop and maintain a collaborative working relationship with relevant Compliance and key business stakeholders both internal and external.
• Provide clear, accurate and timely advice and support, as appropriate, to External Investigative Reporting team, regional and country level and relevant business teams.
• Provide and oversee project management structures to manage issues arising from various committees and forums, including tracking, reporting and co-ordinating responses to issues raised.
• Engage with FC and other relevant functions to represent External Investigative Reporting.

• Experience of working in a financial crime role particularly investigation (required)
• Experience of working within a training environment an advantage
• Knowledge of proceeds of crime legislation, associated AML regulation and guidance processes.
• Good working knowledge of AML.
• Proven project management and analytical skills, together with ability to support decisions with sound commercial reasoning
• Lateral thinker with an ability to interpret and solve complex issues.
• Numerate, evidence based analytical skills founded on an empirical base.
• Ability to lead change, contributing to joining up with the other teams in Risk and Business globally.
• Good communicator with strong inter-personal and presentation skills

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer 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. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.