Senior Consultant Specialist

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

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

Business: IWPB Technology

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.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.

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***Issued By HSBC Software Development (GuangDong) Limited Xian Branch***