Consultant/ Sr. Consultant, FS IT

Forvis Mazars in Hong Kong; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Life insurance

Discretionary performance bonus

Birthday leave

Marriage leave

Marriage leave

Job summary

A global audit and advisory firm in Hong Kong is seeking fresh graduates or candidates with 1-2 years of experience for consulting roles. Responsibilities include supporting the development of consulting engagement plans, analyzing business processes, and ensuring regulatory compliance for financial institutions. Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal skills, proficiency in English and Cantonese, and excellent report writing abilities. The role offers competitive benefits and a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Fresh graduate or with 1-2 years' experience in professional services firms or banks.
• Strong communication skills required.
• Fluent in English and Cantonese; Putonghua is a plus.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Able to learn quickly and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in English and Cantonese; Putonghua a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support development of consulting engagement plans.
• Analyze client business processes and risk management environments.
• Plan and execute consulting engagements, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Apply problem solving, analytics, and design-thinking to improve client profitability and performance.
• Promote use of technology, data, FinTech/RegTech/InsurTech innovations to support regulatory compliance.
• Support change management and updates to policies and controls per regulators’ expectations.
• Plan, execute and communicate with engagement stakeholders in financial institutions.
• Identify regulatory trends in HK, SG, Mainland China and other Asian markets.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Adaptability

Report writing

Cantonese

Putonghua (Mandarin)

Advanced report writing

Education

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Legal, Information Systems, or Computer Science/Engineering

Accounting

Business

Legal

Information Systems

Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

Why join us

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.

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.