Senior Finance Business Partner - Every Day Banking

HSBC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their Birmingham team. This role involves leading finance activities for key product areas and providing strategic financial insights. Ideal candidates will have extensive business partnering experience and a background in management information. Offering opportunities for professional development and a hybrid working pattern, this position appeals to those with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Excellent benefits packages

Qualifications

• Strong background in management information and storytelling data.
• Demonstrable experience in financial modelling and data-driven decision making.
• Knowledge of retail banking products is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance activities for Cash FX, Global Money, Overdraft, and Debit Card.
• Provide sound financial advice and insights on performance.
• Manage ad-hoc requests and ensure timely responses.

Skills

Business Partnering experience

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Fast paced adaptability

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Visualisation tools (Qlik or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

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.

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Senior Finance Business Partner - Every Day Banking.

This role will present you with genuine strategic impact and breadth of responsibilities. The role involves leading finance activities for business areas including Cash FX, Global Money, Overdraft, and Debit Card. The role holder may at times also need to provide support for Deposits and Customer segments. It offers the opportunity to deliver executive management information, strategic analysis, planning, forecasting, stress testing, and to business partner the Everyday Banking teams. Additionally, the role allows for collaboration with senior stakeholders, driving productive change, and influencing business decisions through trusted insights and forward‑looking analysis. This position is ideal for someone with a commercial mindset, strong communication skills, customer focused and a drive to thrive in a fast‑changing, results‑driven environment.

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

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance Activities: Provide Finance Business Partnering for Cash FX, Global Money, Overdraft, and Debit Card in RBW UK, including reporting, forecasting, stress testing and strategic analysis for senior management.
• Deliver Financial Insights: Provide sound financial advice and business insights on financial performance, risks, opportunities, and challenges related to revenues, margins, and balances.
• Manage Ad‑hoc Requests: Plan and manage ad‑hoc requests and queries from the business to ensure relevant and timely responses.
• Maintain Governance and Control: Sustain a strong governance mindset and ensure an adequate control framework is in place.
• Collaborate and Innovate: Represent Cash FX, Global Money, Overdraft, and Debit Card in projects and discussions, sustain collaborative relationships, and continuously improve finance processes and tools to enhance efficiency and insight generation.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Business Partnering: Demonstrable Business Partnering experience within a Finance function.
• Financial Modelling and Data‑Driven Decision Making: Proficiency in financial modelling (e.g., forecasting, planning, stress testing) and using data to inform decisions.
• Management Information Background: Strong background in management information (MI), including understanding content, production processes, and the ability to derive insights from reported numbers (e.g., Presenting and storytelling the data to a diverse and varied portfolio of stakeholders at all levels).
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: Outstanding skills in communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to effect change in a large matrix organisation.
• Commercial Mindset and Customer Focus: A commercial mindset with exceptional drive and commitment, focusing on customer needs.
• Problem‑Solving Skills: Ability to identify problems, offer solutions, and drive execution in a collaborative environment.
• Fast Paced: The ability to work and thrive in a fast changing, results‑driven environment whilst dealing with areas of ambiguity.
• Finance Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with finance systems and good operating skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and Visualisation tools (Qlik or equivalent).
• Understanding of Retail Banking Products: Knowledge of retail banking products is advantageous.

Location & Hybrid Working

The base location for this role will be Birmingham and the pattern will be hybrid.

Additional Information

If you are an HSBC Contractor and wish to apply to this role, click here: https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=16662&company=hsbcholdin&st=03667563F76CE29314EAB635C15C0035782E0F95

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EEO Statement

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. If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk.

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