Daniel Jones

Experience

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  Baldwin Cox

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1994

  Audit/Accounts Junior
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  Page kirk

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

  Audit Manager

  Trained and became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants whilst employed by Page Kirk. Principally responsible for managing statutory audit of companies involved in wide range of industries.

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  Ernst & Young

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Corporate Finance Executive

  Corporate finance executive working on transactions including Due Diligence, Corporate M&A, Public company blue and purple book work and corporate recovery

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  Tenon

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Deal Leader, Tenon Livingstone Guarantee

  Responsible for business development and leading corporate finance deals (M&A and Private equity/MBO) in West Midlands region.

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  RWE npower

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Finance Development and Integration Manager, Npower Business Services

  Responsible for development projects in Finance and for financial integration of two major divisions.

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  Lings Chartered Accountants

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Corporate Finance Manager

  Responsible for business development and corporate finance projects for the firm.

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  HSBC

  Oct 2006 - Mar 2024

  Established team and structure around cost management for HSBC UK ~£3.5bn cost base. Overseen delivery of significant sustainable cost saves over 5 year period. Launched Executive Committee level cost prioritisation forum and instrumental in securing significant additional investment for the UK bank.Executed on significant restructuring programme moving ~5000 FTE within the group.Led finance delivery of operational continuity for UK regulatory Resolvability Assessment Framework. Responsible for planning, reporting and stress testing for Commercial Banking, Europe delivering Executive Committee strategic insight and decision support across regional business portfolio. Planned for the commercial banking aspects of the UK ring-fencing project and led team of 8 through changes including establishing new teams for revised UK and Europe businesses. Global business partner for the Mid-Market and Business Banking segments supporting the business through a significant transition whilst launching globally standardised MI and planning tools and delivering challenging plans across ~60 commercial banking markets. Responsible for delivering global productivity project in Commercial Banking and streamlining customer onboarding. Successfully delivered to relationship managers in 10 markets globally with substantial proven productivity gains. Defined and delivered global strategy, principles, policies and risk framework for pricing of Commercial Banking products. Short term maternity cover in Group Strategy. Responsible for portfolio review of insurance and investment business and delivering on derisking proposals for the business. Also responsible for inputs into all M&A transactions for the Commercial business whilst in role. Entity CFO responsible for all all aspects of delivering the financial control, Asset and Liability management, treasury, statutory and management reporting. With teams in entity and “near shored” supporting the role, responsible for managing an overall team of ~30 through a period of substantial change in the organisation including delivering substantial improvements in business performance. Responsible for strategic planning and corporate development for HSBC Bank Polska SA Part of a small team responsible for strategic planning for Commercial Banking HSBC Bank Plc in the UK then for regional strategy for Commercial Banking across Europe

  • Head of Strategic Cost Management, HSBC UK

    Aug 2017 - Mar 2024

  • Regional Head of Business Planning and Analysis, Commercial Banking Europe

    Jun 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Senior Finance Business Partner, Mid Market Enterprises

    Mar 2015 - May 2016

  • Senior Manager, Business Management

    Apr 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Global Head of Product Pricing and Risk, Global Commercial Banking

    Jan 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Senior Manager Commercial Banking, Group Strategy and Planning

    Apr 2012 - Jan 2013

  • CFO, Poland

    Feb 2011 - Apr 2012

  • Head of strategy and planning, Poland

    Mar 2010 - Apr 2012

  • Strategic Development Manager, Commercial Banking, UK and Europe

    Oct 2006 - Mar 2010
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  Vanquis Banking Group

  Apr 2024 - now

  Head of Cost Management