FIN_Fin Mgmt,COO & Chng_AS

Nomura Overview:

Nomura Services, India is a core center of excellence powering 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 shaping, strengthening, and accelerating Nomura'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 2021.

Overview:

Division Overview:

The Corporate Finance team performs global and seamless finance operations including trading and product control, Group financial reporting and disclosure, management information and reporting for decision support, planning and development of financial strategy including funding policies and financial analysis, funding and cash management, tax planning and reporting, investor relations management, and much more.

Team Overview:

The Finance Control & Oversight (Risk and Control) function plays a pivotal role in supporting the management at Nomura by providing independent Quality Assurance services to ensure improvement of Risk environments and strengthening of Controls globally (Japan, AeJ, EMEA & US Regions) both within & outside Finance function.

Position specifications

Division                        : Finance

Function                       : Control & Oversight

Corporate Title              : Analyst

Functional Title             : Analyst / Senior Analyst / Assistant Manager

No. of Position              : 1

Experience                   : 0 - 6 years

Qualification                  : CA / MBA

Role & Responsibilities of the position in brief:

• Performing Independent Quality Assurance (QA) services in areas of Balance Sheet Account Verification, Inter Company Trades, End User Computation Files (non -IT supported calculation files)


• Provide Key Control Observations based on operational breaches, KRI / KPIs and control gaps to Finance Division Management.


• Performing Independent Quality Assurance of regulatory report adjustments and regulatory submissions


• Perform Risk Assessment & Review of End User Computing Applications


• Monitoring of KRI’s and providing control observations to the senior management.


• Ensure adherence to the firm’s Global Policies & Procedures within Finance division.


• RCSA Controls Testing to ensure design and operational effectiveness of controls.


• Monitoring Finance audit issues and actions


• Global Coordination and management of the control functions, security, data integrity, and user support on the account verification systems & applications that are owned under the finance umbrella.


• Partnering with various Finance teams, Operational Risk Management & Internal Audit to strengthen/ provide assurance on the operational effectiveness of controls.


• Actively Participate & provide support to various Digital transformation initiatives.

Key Skills:

• Knowledge of Finance functions in Investment banking. (required)


• Understanding of financial products and accounting. (required)


• Strong Acumen to look for process & control improvements through innovation (required)


• Strong analytical skills and complete understanding of financial statements (required)


• Good Verbal and Written Communication Skills (required)


• Exposure to automation / digital transformation projects in data analysis and visualization space


• Experience in Operational Risk or Internal Audit or Regulatory QA background will be preferred.


• Analytical and confident personality with good communication skills to interact with senior stakeholders.


• Independent contributor


• Ability to work with minimal supervision.


• Flexibility / Ability to adapt to change.

Systems skills:

Ø Advanced Excel & PowerPoint (required)

Ø PowerBi (advantage)

• SharePoint (advantage)


• Macros, & VBA. (advantage)


• Alteryx, Tableau, RPA (advantage)


• Confluence (advantage)