Lead, Project Management & Governance

Prudential Services Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential Services Asia is seeking a seasoned professional to lead Project Management and Finance Governance functions within our Finance Transformation Office in Singapore. You will ensure delivery of key initiatives, strong financial controls, disciplined expense management and governance compliance.

You will oversee end-to-end project delivery, manage budgets, risks and stakeholder communications, and partner with Control, Audit, Risk and Transformation stakeholders to realise business value

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or finance or equivalent professional qualification.
• PMI-PMP certification and Lean Six Sigma are advantageous.
• 8–10 years of project management and finance governance experience in regulated financial services.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Oracle, SUNGL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic initiatives across Finance aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Oversee end-to-end project lifecycle from initiation to closure.
• Maintain project plans, budgets, risks, dependencies and resources.
• Ensure governance, controls, audit readiness and compliance across initiatives.
• Monitor financial performance, provide ad-hoc analysis, and report to Sponsors.

Skills

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in accounting/finance

PMI-PMP certification

Lean Six Sigma

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Oracle

SUNGL

Job description

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Head, Finance Transformation & Governance, you will lead the Project Management and Finance Governance functions to ensure the effective delivery of key initiatives, strong financial controls, disciplined expense management, and adherence to governance requirements. You will oversee end‑to‑end project delivery, maintain oversight of expenditure governance processes, and ensure initiatives are delivered with clear business value, controlled risks, and high-quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver strategic initiatives across Finance, facilitate cross‑functional coordination, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end project lifecycle, from initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure.
• Establish and manage project plan, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Maintain strong project discipline and ensure deliverables comply with project management standards, internal policies, audit requirements, and governance controls.
• Drive enterprise change management and ensure smooth transition of initiatives to BAU, including post‑implementation reviews and benefits realisation tracking aligned with transformation governance.
• Ensure timely and transparent communications with Sponsors, Initiative Owners, Leads, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Partner with Internal Control, Audit, Risk, Regulatory, and Transformation Office stakeholders to drive end‑to‑end governance and compliance excellence.
• Oversee finance governance, policies, and expenditure controls for both BAU and transformation initiatives, ensuring compliance with governance and risk requirements.
• Manage IT/finance workflow platforms supporting expenditure approvals, transformation investment tracking, and governance reporting.
• Review and validate project and expense budgets, ensuring alignment to value creation, transformation investment priorities, and financial discipline.
• Monitor project financials and division expenses, escalating deviations through appropriate governance forums.
• Conduct ad‑hoc financial and expense analysis for budgeting, forecasting, scenario modelling, control enhancements, and reporting purposes.
• Support business planning, expense forecasting, and expense reporting activities.
• Conduct periodic QA reviews and follow‑up on governance issues or control gaps.
• Support activities during system upgrades, migrations or parallel runs.

Competencies & Personal Traits

Strong business acumen and the ability to operate across financial, operational and technical domains Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and manage senior stakeholders Collaborative leader able to unify cross‑functional teams toward shared outcomes Highly organized, structured thinker with strong prioritization skills Meticulous, detail‑oriented and disciplined in governance, documentation and follow‑through Analytical mindset with strong problem‑solving and financial control capabilities. Self‑driven, resilient and able to deliver quality work under time pressure.

Working Experience

• 8–10 years of project management and finance governance experience, preferably in a regulated financial services environment.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Oracle, SUNGL application is preferred.
• Experience in financial accounting, expense management, SOX, and governance frameworks, preferably in life insurance.

Qualifications

Degree in accounting/finance or equivalent professional qualification PMI-Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP) certification and Lean Six Sigma are advantageous.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part‑time / fixed‑term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third‑party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements. We are Prudential. For every life, we are partners. For every future, we are protectors.

Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management to 17 million customers across 20 markets in Asia and Africa. We are headquartered in Hong Kong and have dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the London Stock Exchange. We are focused on four strategic regions: Greater China, ASEAN, India and Africa. Our customers are served by around 55,000 agents and more than 200 bank partners. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America or with the Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

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