Who is HSBC Innovation Banking?
We’re 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.
Whether it’s comprehensive banking, managing cash flow, plans for buyouts, or Global Funds Banking, we power ideas at every stage of their journey. From 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.
The Role
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.
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