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Nomura Holdings, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura Holdings, Inc. seeks a senior Corporate Finance Policy professional to interpret and document accounting policies under US GAAP/IFRS. The role involves liaising with Finance, regulatory teams and business areas to manage policy changes and ensure global consistency.

You will lead policy projects, develop technical papers, and coordinate with auditors on accounting matters. Strong communication and project management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Understanding US GAAP and IFRS as applicable to an investment bank.
• Experience in accounting policy or financial reporting in financial services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interpret accounting and regulatory requirements (US GAAP/IFRS) and document policy.
• Collaborate with Finance and regulatory teams to ensure policy alignment.
• Prepare training materials on accounting changes and new policies.
• Liaise with regional/global leadership to ensure consistency in policy application.
• Represent the firm in industry forums on accounting matters.

Skills

Accounting policy knowledge

US GAAP IFRS expertise

Stakeholder management

Education

CA / CFA / MBA in Finance

ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Excel

Financial reporting tools

Job description

Nomura Overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com . Nomura Services, India supports the group’s global businesses. With world‑class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support, the firm plays a key role in facilitating the group’s global operations. At Nomura, creating an inclusive workplace is a priority. Our approach to inclusion encompasses a variety of initiatives, including sensitization campaigns, implementing conducive policies & programs, providing infrastructure support and engaging in community events. Over time, we have made meaningful progress in these areas, and this commitment has been well‑recognized across the industry. We are proud recipients of the prestigious Top 10 Employers award by the India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI), IWEI Gold Employer of Choice awards, India CSR Leadership Award 2024 for Holistic Village Development Program and the YUVA Unstoppable Changemaker Awards.

Divisional Overview

The Finance Policy Group is a centralised group within the Finance Department, bringing together Regulatory, Liquidity and Accounting policy SMEs into a single centralised team to provide synergies and consistency across Accounting, Regulatory and Liquidity policy topic areas.

Position Specifications

Corporate Title: VP | Functional Title: VP | Experience: 10-15 years | Qualification: CA / CFA / MBA in Finance (FRM is a plus)

Role & Responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and dynamic team with a wide array of responsibilities and immediate opportunities to make an impact on senior stakeholders. The role will include current and future policy interpretation, analysis and documentation focusing on Accounting topics under US GAAP, IFRS and Local GAAP impacting Nomura entities. The individual will be responsible for assessing the requirements related to these areas, liaising with the financial and regulatory reporting teams, business areas, Finance and other Corporate functions to manage the internal life cycle of accounting and regulatory change. This is primarily an Accounting policy role, however with the growing regulatory change agenda, there is an opportunity to also be involved in developing the Firm’s thinking and approach to implementing constantly evolving regulatory requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analysis of new accounting and regulatory requirements (e.g. leverage ratio, prudential consolidation) and their impact on Nomura entities
• Communicating UK GAAP and IFRS technical updates to Finance and other staff members
• Collaborating with the reporting and project teams to ensure accounting and regulatory change projects are delivered in line with the requirements
• Representing the firm’s views and participating with industry forums
• Preparing and delivering training materials on areas of accounting change or existing topic areas
• Developing and maintaining technical policy documents for technical topic areas
• Liaising with the Accounting Policy Groups regional and global leadership to ensure global consistency in application of accounting policies
• Acting as a point of contact for Finance colleagues and other departments on accounting‑related queries
• Developing and documenting technical interpretations and technical papers to support technical decisions
• Liaising with regional auditors on resolution of technical accounting matters

Secondary Responsibilities

• Providing input through technical research on regulatory and liquidity policy matters
• Participation in ad‑hoc Finance initiatives and projects
• Supporting various governance and control processes

Key objectives critical to success: ability to work independently to a high degree of accuracy with a logical and structured approach; ability to self‑review, identify issues and investigate / escalatem appropriately; flexibility and the ability to keep pace with an ever changing regulatory landscape; ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and senior management and build relationships within the department, across functions and across regions.

Mandatory Desired Domain

• A good understanding of US GAAP and IFRS requirements as applicable to an investment bank, with a desire to develop as a technical SME
• Experience working within a similar technical accounting policy function, accounting advisory team at an audit firm, or financial reporting team at an investment bank
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Project management and organisational skills, including taking ownership for key policy‑related change projects and managing a variety of stakeholders across the firm
• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)
• Technical proficiency
• PC literate (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Good product knowledge across a variety of asset classes