Project Manager - Finance Applications

Unison Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Singapore is seeking a senior Project Manager with over 15 years of experience to lead cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will drive end-to-end program management across data and finance, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Applicants must have hands-on experience in financial systems and project management, along with strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. This position presents an outstanding opportunity for those looking to impact significant financial initiatives.

Qualifications

• Over 15 years of experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of project management principles.
• Hands-on experience in SDLC and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive overall end-to-end program management.
• Ensure project governance and compliance.
• Manage relationships across business lines.

Skills

Project management

Data management

Financial systems knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Risk management

Agile methodologies

Education

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

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
• In addition, the candidate must fulfil the following criteria:
• Must have worked in local or foreign banks
• Must have implemented full end to end projects for finance applications (ie. SAP ERP, Enterprise Budget, Financial Consolidation, Regulatory Reporting (ie. MAS 637, MAS 610))
• Must understand financial data
• Able to perform dive dive impact assessment, detailed data analysis and data profiling
• Able to facilitate and drive workshop discussions with business and tech teams
• Strong communication skills, ie prepare high quality & concise presentation slides to senior management
• Strong stakeholders' engagement skills
• Self-driven and proactive
• Adaptive to different area in the data and finance space, open to learning new Gen AI technology

Requirements

• Project Manager with over 15 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex projects
• Solid understanding of project management principles, with hands-on experience in both SDLC and Agile methodologies
• 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
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Project for planning, tracking, and reporting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build effective relationships across business and technical teams
• Highly organized with experience managing multiple stakeholders in large, matrixed environments
• Confident in presenting to senior leadership and diverse audiences
• Passionate, diligent, and resilient, with the ability to work through ambiguity and deliver under pressure
• PMP certification preferred