Business Performance and Planning Manager

HSBC Holdings plc; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Bengaluru is seeking a Business Performance and Planning Manager to drive cost management, financial analysis, and workforce planning across Global Private Banking, Finance, Operations, Wealth & Personal Banking. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, prepare dashboards, maintain cost controls, and deliver management-ready materials.

Strong Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, Power BI, Python and Anaplan skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 10–14 years of cost management, financial analysis, trend analysis and quantitative analysis in a strategy consulting firm or leading global/regional financial institution.
• Master’s or Chartered Accountant qualification is required.
• Excellent business and commercial acumen with ability to influence strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Global Private Banking, Finance, Operations, Wealth & Personal Banking teams to create, submit and track cost.
• Document assumptions and obtain sign‑offs from key stakeholders.
• Conduct deep-dive analysis on cost lines/themes to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve cost transparency.
• Manage United Kingdom headcount within the plan and support Cost reporting.
• Provide inputs for workforce planning and ensure alignment with projections.
• Support cost-variance controls, dashboards, and cost‑to‑achieve reporting and savings tracking.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau

Power BI

Python

Anaplan

Table Manager 1

Education

Masters or CA certification

Tools

Table Manager 1

Anaplan

Job description

Business Performance and Planning Manager

Location: Bangalore, KA, IN, 560103

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest:

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 14 Oct 2026

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Business Performance and Planning Manager

In this role, you will:

• Responsibility for working with teams across Global Private Banking, Finance, Operations, Wealth & Personal Banking to create, submit and track against cost
• Clearly documenting assumptions and sign offs from the Key Stakeholders, ensuring the process is seamless and it reflects the dynamics of the business.
• Complete required deep dive analysis on cost lines / themes to enable the identification of potential cost saving opportunities and / or improve transparency and understanding cost base for both Direct and Indirect costs.
• Accountability for managing Global Private Banking United Kingdom headcount to within the Full-Time Employee/Equivalent plan and supporting in maintaining Full-Time Employee/Equivalent costs.
• Providing accurate and reliable inputs for workforce plan preparation and ensuring minimal deviations from the workforce plan projections
• Support Full-Time Employee reporting by establishing a seamless weekly review process. Manage and implement robust controls for Cost management. Support on Cost efficiency projects and Cost to Achieve programmed cost reporting & save tracking.
• Good sense of judgment along with strong planning, organization, project, time management skills, as well as a customer-centric mindset and strong attention to detail.

To be successful you will:

• Minimum 10 - 14 years of experience in cost management, financial analysis, trend analysis and quantitative analysis in a strategy consulting firm or leading global/regional financial institution.
• Proven track record on problem solving skills and navigation within complex networks. Masters or certificate in Chartered Accountant.
• Sharp business and commercial acumen, management of financials, ability to make and influence strategic decisions.
• Advanced excel and PowerPoint skills are a must. Knowledge of Tableau, Power Business Intelligence& Python a major benefit
• Knowledge of Table Manager 1 and Anaplan is a must. Knowledge in fusion Ability to prepare automated dashboards / reports for cost analysis
• Ability to deliver senior management-ready, high-quality materials.
• Ability to present financial information to senior stakeholders. Ability to identify, manage and mitigate risk effectively.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) as well as energetic, positive attitude and a team player.

You’ll achieve more at HSBC

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