Senior Business Finance Partner - CMB UK

HSBC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Job summary

HSBC in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Business Finance Partner for CMB UK, with a base in London or Birmingham and a hybrid working pattern. You will partner with the CMB Executive and product heads to drive growth and sustainable returns across SME and large corporate customers.

You will turn complex financial data into clear commercial insight, contribute to forecasting, planning and investment cases, and collaborate across Finance, Risk and Operations to deliver robust reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• Experience partnering with commercial banking or financial services teams.
• Hands-on financial modelling with strong attention to detail and commercial output.

Responsibilities

• Partner the UK CMB Executive and product heads to grow the business while delivering sustainable returns.
• Use financial data to assess product performance, balance sheet and capital deployment.
• Model and forecast future performance and support planning cycles.
• Provide robust analysis and clear financial storytelling to inform decisions.
• Collaborate across Finance, Risk, and Operations to deliver reporting and insights.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Commercial judgement

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We're one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We're currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Business Finance Partner - CMB UK. The base location for this role will be either London or Birmingham and with a hybrid working pattern.

You’ll have the opportunity to partner directly with HSBC UK’s Commercial Banking (CMB) Executive team, helping shape the growth of a significant business serving SME and large corporate customers while delivering sustainable returns. The role gives you broad exposure to product performance, pricing, balance-sheet and capital deployment, forecasting, stress testing, planning and investment cases, allowing you to turn complex financial data into clear commercial insight and influence important decisions. You’ll work across Finance, Risk, Operations and senior product leaders, building trusted relationships and driving outcomes in a collaborative, high-profile environment. With strong mobility and development opportunities across a Finance function of around 110 people, including potential progression towards Director-level roles, this is a chance to deepen your strategic finance expertise while making a visible contribution to one of HSBC Group’s key growth markets.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In This Role You'll

• Partner the UK CMB Executive and product heads (Payments, Trade, Lending) to grow the business competitively while delivering sustainable target returns
• Use financial and non-financial data/metrics to assess product returns, balance sheet performance, and capital deployment, including identifying trends
• Model and forecast future performance outcomes, playing a key role in forecasting exercises and the annual planning cycle
• Support performance, pricing, growth opportunity assessments and investment cases with robust analysis and clear financial storytelling
• Collaborate across Finance, Wholesale Risk, Infrastructure support and Fin Ops (India) to deliver the reporting and analysis needed for targeted outcomes (including links to portfolio returns, stress testing, and external financial/regulatory reporting)

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

• Demonstrable experience working within a UK bank or large financial services environment
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Demonstrable Finance business partnering experience
• Hands-on financial modelling experience is essential, with strong attention to detail, controls and commercial outputs
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving, using multiple data sources to challenge assumptions, assess trade-offs and drive decisions
• Strong commercial judgement, balancing risks, opportunities and business goals
• Ability to turn analysis into clear financial stories for varied audiences
• Proven ability to build senior stakeholder relationships, handle challenging conversations and deliver commitments

Opening up a world of opportunity.

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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London office relocation:

Between January and April 2027, many office-based HSBC employees in London will move from either 8 Canada Square or Queen Victoria Street to one of our new sites at St. Paul’s or Canary Wharf. Depending on when they join, successful candidates may start at an existing office before moving or join directly at a new location. The specific location cannot be confirmed at advert stage and will be discussed during the recruitment process. This does not apply to branch-based or HSBC Innovation Bank roles.