Finance Transformation Manager (m/f/d)

Michael Bailey Associates AG; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consultancy firm in Singapore seeks a Finance Transformation Manager to lead strategic initiatives enhancing efficiency and quality of finance processes. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in project management within international settings, along with a strong background in Accounts Payable. Fluency in English and German is required. The role includes significant stakeholder engagement and the opportunity to manage impactful transformation projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years finance transformation/project management experience.
• Experience leading complex international projects.
• Proven expertise in digitalization and automation technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic group-wide initiatives in Finance Services.
• Drive standardization of finance processes across multiple entities.
• Track project performance and mitigate risks proactively.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Conflict resolution

Fluent in English and German

Customer focus

Education

University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Hypatos

Redwood

Job description

Tasks:
• Lead end-to-end strategic group-wide initiatives in Finance Services to enhance efficiency, scalability, and quality ofaccounting processes
• Utilize professional project management skills to effectively plan, execute, and monitor projects
• Drive the standardization and harmonization of finance processes across multiple entities and countries by taking responsibility to drive alignment and successful execution, leveraging your in-depth understanding of finance
operations
• Manage transition and carve-in projects, transferring finance operations to Finance Services while ensuring smoothimplementation,business continuity and high customer satisfaction
• Act as a trusted partner for senior stakeholders in Finance, IT, and other corporate functions
• Facilitating stakeholder communication and decision-making, ensuring transparent reporting across all stakeholdersand moderating discussions between central and local teams
• Deliver strategic rollout projects across the group taking responsibility to drive alignment, reach important milestonesand successful project execution
• Track project performance, report on progress to senior management as well as identifying potential project risks early,implement mitigation strategies, and ensure timely resolution of issues
• Hands-on supporting rollout-related topics from requirements specification to harmonization, standardization,communication and change

Candidates must have
• In-depth knowledge of Accounts Payable processes
• 7+ years finance transformation/project management
• Leadership of complex international projects
• Candidates nice to have
• Consultancy background in finance transformation
• Knowledge of Hypatos and Redwood
• Experience in Shared Services environments

Required skills
• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• At least 7 years of experience in finance transformation, project management, or Shared Services environments
• Sound experience in leadership of complex project workstreams in an international environment
• Proven track record in managing impactful projects with management attention and a high level of commitment and ability to work under pressure
• Experience in leading successful transitions within international organizations
• In-depth knowledge of finance processes, particularly in Accounts Payable
• Proven expertise in digitalization and automation technologies (Hypatos and Redwood knowledge are valuable assets)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills to engage with senior management, customers and operational teamsto drive change
• High ability to professionally deal with conflicts and show the respective stamina and have very good presentation skills
• Highest customer focus with proven skills for stakeholder alignment and problem solving, especially on seniormanagement level
• Solution-oriented mindset with a strong sense of accountability
• Ability to think conceptually while understanding complicated and complex problem
• Fluent in both English and German
• Willingness to travel while enjoying flexible work concepts

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