Head of Finance, Relationship Banking (m|f|x) London

Who is HSBC Innovation Banking?
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Whether it’s comprehensive banking, managing cashflow, plans for buyouts or Global Funds Banking, we power ideas at every stage of their journey. From the first-time founders to the funds that back them and everything in between. Here’s to never standing still.

We're proud to accelerate growth for tech and life science businesses, create meaningful connections and open a world of global opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors alike.

Tasks

• As Head of Finance, Relationship Banking, you’ll lead a newly formed finance function that supports the strategic and operational priorities of the UK Relationship Banking team.
• Your focus will be on building out forecasting, reporting, and analytics capabilities that are automated, accurate, and aligned with business needs.
• This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving data-led insight, improving efficiency, and ensuring finance plays a central role in commercial decision making.
  
  The team you’ll work with
• You’ll work closely with the Relationship Banking leadership team, Business Finance, the CEO office, ExCo, and external reporting teams. You’ll also collaborate across data, risk, and strategy functions to ensure outputs are consistent, well-controlled, and widely used. In addition, you’ll be responsible for building and leading a specialist finance team focused on reporting, forecasting, and business analytics.
  
  The value you will add
  You’ll Lead The End-to-end Delivery Of:
• Automated reporting solutions that support day-to-day management and strategic insight
• Forecasting, stress testing, and scenario analysis to support planning and risk management
• Business analytics to identify key performance drivers, risks, and opportunities
• You’ll also oversee board and ExCo-level performance updates, support external reporting, and ensure a strong control environment underpins all outputs. Your work will reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and provide timely, relevant insight to support commercial decisions.

Profile / Your qualification / Your personality

• A recognised finance qualification (e.g. ACA, CFA, FRM or equivalent)
• Senior experience in financial planning, forecasting, MI or analytics within banking or financial services
• Proven success in building and leading finance teams through large-scale change or transformation
• Strong technical capability in automation, reporting tools, and data analysis
• A solid understanding of commercial banking performance metrics (P&L and balance sheet)
• Experience delivering board-level reporting and supporting executive decision-making
• Familiarity with HSBC systems and reporting processes is an advantage

Contact

Clare Hawkins

Director, Human Resources

Mohammed Wasim

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Location

14-18 Finsbury Square, GB-EC2A 1BR London