Senior Consultant Specialist

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Consultant Specialist.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Own portfolio budget/funding plan and maintain a single source of truth for assumptions and phasing.
• Track actuals vs forecast, burn rate, cost-to-complete; investigate variances and drive corrective actions.
• Run regular portfolio cost governance (approvals, tolerance checks, audit-ready documentation).
• Support business cases / investment requests with robust cost estimates and scenarios.
• Produce executive reporting and insights on funding status, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
• Partner with Project/Programme Managers, Finance, PMO and senior stakeholders to align funding with delivery milestones and priorities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience in project portfolio financial management (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis) in a change/technology delivery environment.
• 5+ years’ experience in portfolio/PMO/finance partnering roles supporting multiple projects/programmes, with hands-on ownership of budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong Excel/financial modelling; reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) and PPM tooling (e.g., Clarity/Jira) preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication; comfortable challenging assumptions.
• Detail-oriented with strong controls mindset; able to work to deadlines across competing priorities.

Benefits: HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment.