Finance and Treasury Internship 2025

Get an introduction to how finance and treasury teams operate in an international organisation by working on impactful projects. This 10-week programme will help you build practical skills and the experience to shape your future in finance.

What you'll do

Your HSBC journey will be built upon - and thrive with - your skills.

We know how important it is to have the right skills, both for your future and ours. By building this skillset now, we’ll help you develop the agility to keep learning new skills throughout your career.

In Finance you’ll

• Partner with Global Businesses and Functions to provide commercial insight and expertise to help deliver HSBC’s strategy
• Work on key initiatives to aid your understanding of how Finance maintains the stability of HSBC and supports our growth
• Experience first-hand how Finance helps to shape the success of HSBC, enabling us to make smarter decisions around resource allocation, strategic planning and more

In Treasury you’ll

• Learn about safeguarding and optimising HSBC’s financial resources including Capital, Funding, Liquidity and Balance Sheet, and how we ensure our continued resolvability
• Work on key initiatives that help you understand how we build strategies and manage interest rate risk in the banking book through interest rate cycles
• Collaborate with our global team of professionals across several businesses and entities to enhance HSBC’s financial returns

Upon successful completion of your internship, you may have the opportunity to join our graduate programme the following year.

Who you are

We welcome students from all degree disciplines and backgrounds, not just those who’ve studied finance-related degrees, or those who have knowledge of banking.

It takes a broad range of skills to be successful at HSBC. We’re looking forward to seeing the mix of skills you’ve learned so far, and hearing about the unique perspective that you’ll bring to our teams. We’ll help you learn everything else.

We’re looking for motivated and dedicated people who are:

• Curious learners: Showing a determination to learn about the financial concepts of our balance sheet will be essential in building a successful career with us. It’s all about picking up the basics quickly, becoming an expert and being able to advise knowledgeably
• Analytical problem solvers: The financial industry is changing rapidly so you need to be courageous and proactive when analysing complex data and finding the meaning behind the numbers, using your passion for innovation to identify better solutions and do things differently
• Relationship builders: Whether you’re looking to build rapport with your team or help advise a business, you’ll need to be able to network, read people well and encourage mutual respect in sometimes high-pressured environments. This means building reliable relationships and ensuring people can count on you
• Empathetic communicators: You listen to understand the situation to provide a considered contribution

What you'll learn

We’ll help you develop the technical skills most relevant to your role. We’ll also provide plenty of opportunities to advance your non-technical skills, like communication and collaboration. In addition, you’ll hone your presenting skills, ensuring you're well prepared for the future.

In Finance you’ll

• Develop an understanding of financial analysis techniques, forecasting and how to interpret financial statements and assess market trends
• Discover how financial data informs key decision-making processes and contributes to the success of strategic initiatives
• Gain valuable insights into the innovative tools and approaches that are transforming the finance industry

In Treasury you’ll

• Develop an understanding of the operations of a multinational bank, its products and how a Treasury function is central to the efficient allocation of resources between various lines of business
• Gain the professional skills necessary for a successful career in the finance industry
• Receive training in Liquidity Management, Capital Management, Markets Treasury, Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book, Recovery and Resolution Planning, Treasury Regulation Strategy and Control etc
• Gain valuable insights into the innovative tools and approaches that are transforming the finance industry