Project Manager

ENCORA TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in Singapore is looking for an experienced Program Manager to lead complex projects within the financial sector. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of project management experience, specifically in finance-related projects, and possess strong skills in stakeholder management and data handling. This position offers the opportunity to work on high-impact projects, ensuring compliance and successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in project management.
• Experience in local or foreign banks required.
• Hands-on experience with finance applications implementation.

Responsibilities

• Drive overall end-to-end program management.
• Ensure proper governance and impact assessment.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Data Management

Communication

Financial Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Finance

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

SQL

VB

Python

Job description

Responsibilities:

Program Management

• Drive the overall end-to-end program management across data and finance from planning to execution and delivery.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Data and Business units to align priorities, manage dependencies, and ensure successful outcomes.
• Drive the data, design and solution discussions with vendor, technology team and user groups.
• Direct project team of internal and/or external resources to deliver results within agreed parameters.

Project Governance

• Ensure proper governance and impact assessment of scope creep and change requests.
• Organise and chair governance meetings, including preparation of meeting materials and minutes.
• Ensure work deliverables are in compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements.
• Measure, monitor and report progress to stakeholders.

Scope Management

• Manage all changes to the agreed scope of work.
• Review and assess changes and impact to timeline & cost.
• Ensure all changes are approved.

Risk and Issue Management

• Identify and raise risks and issues affecting the project, including financial or operation and proactively managing them, with timely escalation to relevant parties where necessary.
• Drive the testing strategy and manage the testing cycles, ensuring all critical and high defects are resolved within the testing cycle.

Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships across all business lines and with external parties, ensuring timely delivery of assigned activities.

Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience.

Essentials:

• Project Manager with over 15 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex projects.
• Must have worked in local or foreign banks.
• Must have implemented full end to end projects for finance applications (e.g. General Ledger, Enterprise Budget, Financial Consolidation, MAS 637, MAS 610, Performance Management Reporting).
• Skilled in data management and financial systems, with knowledge of system integration and reporting.
• Familiar with accounting standards and regulatory requirements, especially in finance-related projects.
• Solid understanding of project management principles, with hands‑on experience in both SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Highly organized with experience managing multiple stakeholders in large, matrixed environments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build effective relationships across business and technical teams.
• Confident in presenting to senior leadership and diverse audiences.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Project for planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Able to prepare high quality & concise presentation slides to senior management.
• Passionate, diligent, and resilient, with the ability to work through ambiguity and deliver under pressure.
• Self‑driven, proactive and adaptive to different areas in the data and finance space, open to learning new Gen AI technology.
• PMP certification preferred.

Key Domain/ Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of Finance and Reporting.
• Good knowledge in MS Power Point, MS Excel, MS Project.
• SQL, VB, Python.