Consultant/ Sr. Consultant, FS IT

mazars-talent; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars in Hong Kong seeks a junior consultant to support regulatory, operational, and IT advisory engagements for financial institutions, including client onboarding, KYC, AML, licensing, and IT architecture reviews. You will work with experienced professionals, develop problem solving and analytics, and contribute to enhancing clients' regulatory compliance and performance.

This role offers exposure to FS projects across HK and Asia, a collaborative team, and opportunities to grow your

Qualifications

• Fresh graduate or 1–2 years’ experience in professional services or banks
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in English and Cantonese; Putonghua a plus

Responsibilities

• Support the development of consulting engagement plans and project approaches, analyse clients’ current business processes and risk management environments for financial institutions
• Support planning, execution and delivery of engagements covering regulatory, operational and IT advisory in areas such as client onboarding, KYC, AML, licensing, IT regulatory/system architecture/reviews
• Apply structured problem solving, business analysis, analytics, design thinking and lean processes to help FS clients drive profitability and performance
• Promote FinTech/RegTech/InsuTech innovations to support regulatory compliance
• Assist change management, including policy/systems/controls revisions to align with regulatory expectations
• Plan, execute and communicate with engagement stakeholders of financial institutions
• Identify regulatory trends for the financial services sector in HK, SG, Mainland China and other Asian markets

Job description

Overview

Forvis Mazars is a leader in audit, tax and advisory services worldwide, operating across 100+ countries and territories. Join us to grow your career through global opportunities, diverse projects, and continuous learning. Belong to a supportive environment where your unique perspective is valued, and success comes from teamwork. Impact with your bold ideas and help drive us forward.

As the financial services consulting team in Hong Kong, we provide integrated solutions to financial institutions to help them anticipate change in a complex and volatile environment and meeting challenges of increasingly stringent regulations. We are currently looking for individuals who are keen in developing a career in banking and capital markets, asset management and insurance consulting. Working with our financial services clients you will gain significant exposure to clients operating in complex environments. With the support of partners, directors, and managers, you will be expected to support to an increasing in demand for our FS consulting services.

What you can expect

• Support the development on consulting engagement plans and project approaches, analyse client’s current business processes and understanding the risk management environment for financial institutions
• Support the planning, execution and delivery of consulting engagements covering regulatory, operational and IT advisory with FS clients in areas such as client onboarding, KYC, AML, licensing, IT regulatory/ system architecture/ pre- or post-implementation, cybersecurity reviews
• Utilise your skills in the areas of structured problem solving, business analysis, analytics, design thinking and lean process improvement to help our FS clients drive profitability and performance through their business operations
• Use of technology and data including FinTech/ RegTech/ InsuTech innovation with respect to financial institutions to promote innovation and achieve regulatory compliance
• Support change management including the revision or formulation of new policies, systems and controls aligned with regulatory requirements and regulators’ expectations
• Plan, execute and communicate with engagement stakeholders of the financial institutions
• Identify current and emerging trends of regulatory requirements for the financial services sector in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mainland China and other Asian markets and global regulatory expectations

Who we are looking for

• Fresh graduate with major in Finance, Accounting, Business, Legal, Information Systems, Computer Science/ Engineering or related subjects
• 1 - 2 years’ experience gained in professional services firms or commercial banks will be an advantage, candidate with more experience will be considered for the senior consultant position
• Strong interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to learn, adaptive and flexible in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in English and Cantonese, fluency in Putonghua would be a plus
• Advanced report writing skills, with the ability to create and organise varying forms of business information while developing it into cohesive, meaningful, professional reports and presentations

What we offer

We recognise that rewards are important to you. On top of the basic salary you will be receiving, we offer a range of staff caring benefits and policies including medical and dental insurance, life insurance, a 5-day working week, discretionary performance bonus, birthday leave and marriage leave. Please apply with detailed resume, contact numbers, current salary, expected salary and availability in strict confidence.

All applications received will be used strictly for selection purpose only.