Head of Finance - MSS Europe

HSBC; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head of Finance for MSS Europe. This pivotal leadership role focuses on business partnering and driving performance while maintaining a strong financial framework. You will provide strategic direction, support new product launches, and lead a high-performing team. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven individual to shape financial strategies and enhance business outcomes in a dynamic environment. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to diversity and inclusion, and take your career to new heights.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of CIB MSS products and client profitability metrics.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to manage teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to the MSS Regional Business lead.
• Drive accountability for investment spend and financial performance.
• Lead the execution of the regional business plan and team development.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Business Partnering

Financial Reporting

Communication Skills

Team Management

Commercial Mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field

Professional Finance Qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA)

Job description

If you are a UK or CIIOM based employee, please apply using the following link which will take you to our new Recruitment System :

Head of Finance, MSS Europe

If you’re looking to take an exciting new direction with your HSBC career, an internal move can open the door to many opportunities, allowing you to take on a new challenge, and develop your skills. Bring your knowledge of our brand to a new role and grow yourself further.

Finance is integral to HSBC’s purpose and strategy, playing a valued role in managing revenues, costs and deploying capital in the most effective way. Our team of finance professionals partner with the business to provide trusted insights and forward looking analysis; accuracy; efficiency and control. This helps the business make data based decisions.

The Head of Finance - MSS Europe is a key leadership role focused on business partnering, supporting and driving business performance, maintaining a common global finance operating framework, while also maintaining a strong controllership environment. Its purpose is to provide strategic direction and guidance to senior management within CIB Europe acting as business partner to the Head of MSS Europe & Americas.

A move across the business allows you to continue to access tailored professional development opportunities, and our fantastic benefits packages.

In this role you will:

• Act as a trusted business partner and advisor to the MSS Regional Business lead, Op Co and their teams; in respect of performance of the regions, sectors and products through the timely provision of insightful analysis and advice to improve the performance of the region across revenue, costs and FTEs. Ensuring that drivers of revenue and costs that are allocated to the business are understood, monitored, controlled and accurately reported on a monthly basis;
• Support and challenge the business to deliver medium and long term revenue, cost, FTE, capital and other performance targets• Provide commercial and Finance expertise for new product launches, pricing reviews and strategic initiatives
• Drive accountability for investment spend through regular engagement with strategic partners while ensuring adequate reporting is in place to support execution
• Engage across Finance and the business on restructures.
• Key point of contact for all finance related matters; drive forward the development and coordination of the Business Finance partnership across MSS; lead engagement across Finance (accounting policy, ALCM, regulatory policy and local finance teams as required)
• Lead the execution of the regional business plan, focusing on team development, transformation, business restructuring and projects
• Further the transformation agenda within Finance; stop, simplify, automate, while ensuring new strategic tools are fit for purpose
• Lead and manage the ongoing development of a high performing team; continue to embrace the team principles and ways of working
• Significant ad hoc partnering with key stakeholders
• Responsible for the timeliness and accuracy of the financials
• Management informed of key financial issues.
• Financial reporting continually enhanced to meet customer requirements.

Requirements

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• An effective business partner capable of operating at senior levels of the organisations.
• A strong understanding of the suite of CIB MSS products.
• Proven understanding of client profitability metrics.• A working knowledge of balance sheet and capital management.
• A driven, delivery orientated individual with a commercial mindset and ability to coordinate change.
• In tune with macroeconomic factors, market dynamics and able to interpret impact on performance and risk/return profile.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to understand complex data and make high quality, timely decisions.
• Demonstrated team management and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

This role is based in London.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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