Banking and Financial Services

Morgan McKinley Hong Kong’s Banking & Financial Services division provides contingent and retained recruitment solutions for permanent and contract roles within Hong Kong and mainland China. Our experienced consultants are focused into eight specialist divisions within banking and financial services.

The Accountancy & Finance (FS) division recruits accountancy professionals, including part-qualified, newly qualified and senior finance executives into organisations across the financial services industry. Typical monthly salaries range from HK$23,000 for entry-level roles to HK$100,000 for senior positions. Our specialist sectors include:

• Product Control
• Management Reporting
• Financial Control
• Business Management
• Fund Accounting
• Project Management
• Internal Audit

The Asset Management & Private Banking division recruits across the whole of the investment process to provide the best candidates to the asset management and wealth management communities. Typical roles, with monthly salaries ranging from HK$25,000 to HK$110,000, include:

• Portfolio/Fund Manager
• Research Analyst
• Relationship Manager
• Private Banker
• Sales & Marketing Professional
• Product Development and Management Executive
• Performance and Risk Specialist

The Banking Operations division recruits Operations professionals across all products and levels on a permanent, temporary and contract basis. We source individuals for positions with the salary range HK$20,000 to HK$110,000 in back and middle office functions including:

• Clearing and Settlements
• Trade Support
• Prime Brokerage
• Equity Financing

The Compliance & Legal division supplies the financial services sector and private practices with experienced, qualified Compliance and Legal professionals. Permanent, temporary and contracts roles, with salaries ranging from HK$30,000 to HK$170,000, are recruited for in the following areas:

• Advisory
• Monitoring/Surveillance
• AML/KYC
• Control/Research
• Data protection

The Credit, Risk & Quantitative Finance division recruits professionals at all levels of seniority from Analyst to MD level. We focus on permanent, temporary and contract roles, with salaries ranging from HK$25,000 to HK$150,000, in the areas of:

• Market Risk
• Credit Risk
• Relationship Management
• Credit
• Treasury
• Quantitative Finance

The Information Technology division recruits for positions in every area of IT for all types of financial services organisations, as well as vendor and service companies. Typical roles, with monthly salaries ranging from HK$25,000 to HK$80,000 include:

• Programme and Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Development
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd Level Support
• IT Audit
• IT Strategy
• Systems Administration
• Systems Implementation
• Testing
• Techno–Functional

The Investment Banking & Capital Markets division focuses on delivering high calibre candidates to the world’s leading investment banks. We recruit for permanent positions at all levels of seniority, from Analyst roles starting at HK$36,000 up to Managing Director level positions commanding much more. We specialise in:

• Corporate Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Equity Research
• Capital Markets 

The Project Management division addresses the increasing demand for project teams in the front, middle and back offices of financial services organisations. The division recruits professionals for permanent, temporary and contract roles for in-house and on-site project teams. Typical monthly salaries range from HK$20,000 to HK$85,000.

The consultants in each division forge close relationships with our clients to thoroughly understand their recruitment requirements. The same approach is used with our candidates to ensure the best cultural fit for both parties. Our research-driven approach to candidate sourcing, combined with our international candidate management function, allows us to source the best talent worldwide.

Our international network of offices extends our financial recruitment capability right across key financial centres. This ensures our clients have access to the very best banking and finance talent and our candidates the very best international career opportunities.