Vice President, IT Finance Manager

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

This role is responsible for managing IT expenses with estimated amount of SGD 200 million annually, as well as overseeing a workforce across 11 countries in the APAC region, with Singapore serving as the Regional Office.

The Regional team comprises of members with diverse backgrounds and nationalities, hailing from different countries including Singapore, India, and Indonesia.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead in coordinating, preparing, and presenting IT expenses and headcount reports, forecasts, and strategy to stakeholders, including local, regional, and head office management. This includes attending regular meetings and steering committee meetings.

• Lead and contribute to initiatives aimed at improving IT Finance operations, including automation, reporting, modelling, and presentations. This includes documenting, implementing, and promoting these initiatives alongside Line Managers.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on IT expenses, giving advice and guidance to other departments and branches. This includes, but is not limited to, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, chargebacks, and other expense-related discussions, which result in the consolidation of information across the APAC region.
• Lead and contribute for executing the operational tasks of IT finance for the Regional Office in Singapore.
• Undertake necessary investigations into data and processes to allow for continuous improvement across the APAC region, including scrutinizing payments, monitoring expenses, and investigating anomalies.
• Carry out in-depth review sessions with members of other departments/branches to discuss actuals, forecasts, and budget variances.
• Analyze data to provide informed recommendations on expense management to management and relevant stakeholders.
• Review procurement requests from ASO members to ensure effective budget utilization.

Job requirements:

• Min 7 years of relevant professional experience in IT and Finance
• Experienced strategic planner to align with the organization target goal, including define the framework.
• Experience in MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A degree holder
• A self-motivated individual with a high level of responsibility and proactivity, possessing the ability to learn quickly and work independently with minimal supervision. A strong sense of ownership and accountability is essential.
• Demonstrable ability to identify existing processes and envision efficient alternatives for implementation.
• Capable of performing tasks with limited reliance on IT and efficiency in executing manual operations.
• Exceptional analytical and communication abilities, both written and verbal, are a must.
• A mindset adaptable to change is highly preferred.

• Proven experience in working with cross-cultural and multinational teamsDevelop and maintain documentation and procedures for both current ('as-is') and future ('to-be') processes.
• Liaise with the Singapore Accounting Department to resolve any issues related to payments, accruals, or other accounting matters.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

MUFG Bank Ltd & MUFG Securities Asia Limited (collectively referred to as “MUFG”) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.