Project Business Finance Manager (Costs) - Project S

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We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Project Business Finance Manager (Costs) (contract basis through to end-2028).

HSBC is seeking a Project Business Finance Manager (leading cost/forecast management and reporting) to support Project S, a complex end-to-end transformation programme, from design through implementation and embedding. The roleholder is responsible for all matters related to project costing, including hiring, budgeting, FRP, and costs management. The roleholder also crucially is responsible for cost optimization and efficiencies. You’ll be a key member of a team driving delivery across technology, regulatory and operating model change, ensuring strong governance, disciplined controls, and measurable outcomes for customers, colleagues and the business. This is a role for an ambitious, high-performing individual who thrives in ambiguity, influences at the highest levels, and delivers at pace with rigour.

In this role you will: 

• Develop programme execution plans and drive outcomes: Drive execution plan as it related to costs, workstream planning and governance on costs reporting.
• Executive leadership and governance: Lead steering forums and executive updates on costs; create clear decision pathways; escalate cost risks, issues and trade-offs with pace and clarity.
• Support complex transformation delivery: Support large-scale global/regional programme (technology, regulatory, restructuring and/or operating model change) with strong cost delivery discipline, providing direction, guidance and support as appropriate to maintain quality and pace and within budgets.
• Operating model & business architecture: Drive cross-functional workshops to translate business drivers into future-state operating models aligned to architecture and technology strategy.  Ensure all IT budgets are reflected in FRP.
• Drive cross-workstream execution: Hold workstream leads accountable; remove blockers; resolve conflicts across Business, Technology and Operations.
• Budget, resource and vendor accountability: Own cost of change, headcount planning and vendor performance against commercial, risk and delivery expectations.
• Senior stakeholder influence: Ensure that senior leaders are updated regularly, supporting outcomes, including escalations as appropriate.
• Change adoption and embedding: Sponsor adoption, operational readiness and benefits tracking to ensure sustainable implementation.
• Risk, control and compliance leadership: Ensure robust risk/control management aligned to HSBC taxonomy and governance expectations.
• Agile delivery leadership: Champion Agile and iterative delivery at scale with appropriate enterprise governance, cadence and transparency.
• Onshore/offshore leadership: Drive operational effectiveness across mixed-location teams; travel as required for key workshops and milestones.

To be successful you will need: 

• Experience working in Finance or on large-scale cost programmes, complex transformation programmes end-to-end (global/regional).
• Attention to detail with strong track record delivering regulatory and/or technology change, with clear understanding of operating model impacts.
• Proven ability of working with cross-functional, multi-location teams with accountability for delivery, budget, risk and outcomes.
• Demonstrated customer engagement mindset, with the ability to understand client needs, shape outcomes and communicate value clearly.
• Excellent stakeholder management, interpersonal and influencing skills, including engagement with senior executives and steering committees.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and change control discipline (scope/schedule/budget) skills, including formal governance.
• Broad, enterprise-wide view of the organisation and varying degrees of appreciation for strategy, capabilities, enabling technologies and governance.
• Strong risk and control capability, including identification, ownership, management and reporting aligned to HSBC taxonomy.
• Degree (or equivalent practical experience). Certifications such as PMP / Change Management / Six Sigma are advantageous.
• Familiarity with HSBC’s ways of working, values and governance frameworks is beneficial; knowledge of DAP, Value Stream leadership and FSA, expert-level Agile/iterative delivery experience, applied within enterprise governance, are advantageous.

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