Senior Finance Manager

HSBC Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization located in Greater London is seeking a financial analyst to manage financial reporting and forecasting. This role involves identifying financial risks and opportunities, creating management reports, and stakeholder engagement. Candidates should possess a strong track record in financial management and excel in data analysis, with a finance qualification being essential. Hybrid working is offered, requiring office attendance two days a week.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of financial and management reporting.
• Experience of budgets, forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Proven ability to interpret commercial drivers.

Responsibilities

• Monthly Management reporting to support business profitability.
• Identification and management of Financial Risk and Opportunities.
• Building of monthly management MI packs.

Skills

Financial and management reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data manipulation and reporting

Stakeholder management

Control environments

Education

CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At the heart of HSBC Innovation Banking Business finance, this role is critical in helping business set and achieve its strategic objectives. You'll be helping the business understand its monthly performance, highlighting key trends, forecasting the P&L and understanding why a business is varying compared to its strategic objectives. You will also build a strong understanding of our business and key stakeholders to help support ad‑hoc analysis requests to improve to provide insights and support improved business performance. Most importantly you use your understanding of financial performance, curiosity and strong business relationships to help manage Risks & Opportunities to the Financial Plan. This is a perfect opportunity for someone to play a pivotal role in an exciting and growing organization.

Value You Will Add

• Monthly Management reporting to support business line profitability reporting
• Identification and management of Financial Risk and Opportunities across the entire P&L.
• Building of monthly management MI packs including variance analysis and appropriate controls
• Forecasting, budgeting and scenario analysis
• Ad‑hoc value driver analysis
• Stakeholder management with key business contacts to help them understand performance
• Building strong control environment to support the use of output across a variety of teams

Our home office in Finsbury Square, London. We offer hybrid working to our employees, so you can flex between home and the office, with a current requirement to be in the office 2 days per week.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of financial and management reporting
• Experience of budgets, forecasting and scenario analysis
• Building strong control environments and structuring teams to minimise key person risk
• Proven ability to interpret commercial drivers and identify risks, opportunities and sensitivities.
• Evidenced experience of understanding/management of banking or financial services P&Ls and B/S
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, data manipulation and reporting layer skills required for model development and executive level output and reporting
• Finance qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Understanding of HSBC's systems and processes advantageous.

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.

About HSBC Innovation Banking

HSBC Innovation Banking is the power behind the UK's forward‑thinkers, future‑makers, and leap‑takers, helping them ignite the bold ideas that reshape our world. We offer flexible banking solutions for start‑ups, scale‑ups, growth businesses, investors and those working towards IPO typically within the technology and life science sectors.

Whether it's comprehensive banking, managing cashflow, plans for buyouts or Strategic Fund Solutions, we power ideas at every stage of their journey. From the first‑time founders to the funds that back them, and everything in between. We're proud to accelerate growth for our clients, create meaningful connections and communities, and open a world of global opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors alike.

Here's to never standing still. Come and join us!