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Job Responsibilities
Systems office for Asia (ASO) seeks a strong candidate to manage APAC region-wide IT finance (~US$150M), meeting our bank-wide and IT focused organizational demands and objectives.
He/she pursues our cost transformation initiatives by enhancing the design of Financial and Management Accounting Processes and frameworks.
He/she is expected to drive the strong leadership to transform our control mechanism by implementing the industry led financial tools, with a deep understanding of our underlying process.
He/she is expected to have a strong, collaborative relationship and work with respective regional leadership teams including IT development teams, Project teams, procurement department and branch representatives to effectively manage the overall IT finance across APAC. This extends to the close communication with Head Office IT finance team in Tokyo, Japan to understand and meet their expectations.
This role acts as IT Finance director, providing a timely update to our APAC CIO, APAC regional executive as well as Global senior executives to propose and suggest the financial aspects upon making the organizational judgement and directions.
1. Understand and align with bank’s global as well as APAC regional IT cost strategy.
Lead IT finance team as a director position. IT finance includes to manage investment (CAPEX) and expense (OPEX) budget allocated by the global head quarter to maximize our APAC IT capabilities.
2. Budget planning
Logical analysis and persuasive discussion with all the stakeholders are expected. For CAPEX budget management, prioritize and optimize initiatives by evaluating necessity, ROI, and business strategies. For OPEX budget management, establish a comprehensive budget covering various expenses through collaboration with stakeholders using both top-down and bottom-up approaches. Aim for cost optimization in line with the bank-wide competitive cost mindset.
3. Financial reporting and analysis through the fiscal year
Assess the monthly budget utilization progress, and expect the candidate to put the effective strategy across APAC countries to ensure the organization uses the allocated budget wisely enough to maximize our benefit for both OPEX and CAPEX budget.
4. Process automation and analytical data assessment
Currently ASO involves primitive spreadsheet control to gather financial data and to provide the analysis on the data. Considering the growing demands of various dimensional views, analytical tool as well as streamlined process are expected. To reflect ASO organization finance status, expect the candidate to provide strong leadership to achieve this process transformation.
5.Strong leadership, global collaboration and team work
IT finance can achieve its organizational goal by having a collaboration with multiple stakeholders across APAC and globally, ensuring alignment with MUFG’s international standards and practices. Expect the candidate to foster a collaborative work environment by actively engaging with team members, stakeholders and cross-functional teams to achieve common goals. Promote open communication and transparency within the team to ensure alignment and effective problem-solving.
Job Requirements
Min. 15 years of finance management experience focusing in IT sections.
Experience in establishment of framework, process, procedures for the organization
Finance qualification (such as chartered accountants certification) is required.
Skills and proven track record of hands-on experience as well as delivering the outcome under uncertainty and pressure.
Growing mindset, collaborative skills with senior stakeholders are expected.
Apply analytical and critical thinking toward business requirements, open-minded and innovative in exploring new and alternative solutions to optimize process, arriving at sound decisions and solutions.
A strong leader who can communicate his/her ideas and views persuasively and sustain positive relationships with team members and other stakeholders.
Experience in working in the multinational environment to understand the diversity and cultural differences.
Excellent presentation skills to deliver messages to the audience both technical domain people and non-technical people.
By being given the vague problem statement, digest the contents and apply solutions towards such challenges.
We regret to inform that only shortlisted applicants will be notified .
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (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.
