"Senior Manager (Finance Shared Services CoE Project Management)"

About Us

Join the National University of Singapore (NUS) Finance Team – Where Innovation Meets Excellence

At NUS, the Office of Finance stands as a dynamic and strategic partner, driving financial sustainability and operational excellence. Our team plays a crucial role in overseeing financial planning, optimising resources, and enabling the University’s ambition and innovation.

We are at the forefront of formulating, reviewing, and analysing the University’s operating, strategic, and capital budgets. Through strong governance, robust financial processes, and cutting-edge systems, we ensure every dollar is put to its best use, fueling research, education, and transformation.

Why Join Us?

• Make an Impact: Play a key role in shaping financial strategies that influence the University’s growth and global standing.
• Growth & Development: We believe in continuous learning, offering mentorship, career development, and upskilling opportunities.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a high-performing team that values trust, innovation, and excellence.
• Finance Transformation: Be part of initiatives leveraging SAP S4 Hana, AI-driven analytics, and digital finance solutions to drive efficiency and future-ready finance operations.

If you are passionate about finance, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to be part of a team that drives meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Join us and be a part of shaping the future of finance at NUS!

Website: https://nus.edu.sg/finance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nus-office-of-finance/

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead and support strategic project management effort within the Finance Shared Services (FSS) Centre of Excellence (CoE), by:

• Managing complex, cross-functional projects with strong governance and execution discipline
• Optimizing systems and processes to enhance efficiency, scalability, and control
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement (CI) through innovation, collaboration, and capability building
• Blending strong project management acumen, deep finance process knowledge, and technical proficiency to translate strategic objectives into tangible outcome

The incumbent will report to Senior Associate Director.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Execution

• Drive project leadership, ensuring all FSS-CoE projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with strategic objectives
• Provide project governance by managing project documentation and championing project management frameworks for efficient prioritization and resource allocation
• Foster close collaboration with Business Process Owners, NUS IT Dept & Office of Finance - Projects, Applications and Data Intelligence team to align on key initiatives
• Develop targeted training programs to support staff development and capability building

Systems Strategy & Optimization:

• Lead FSS technology roadmap execution to deliver on FSS process enhancements, automation & technology priorities
• Ensure system integrity & ROI by evaluating system change requests and conducting cost-benefit analyses for new system

Continuous Improvement (CI) & Innovation:

• Champion a CI culture by initiating and leading efforts to enhance business processes and control, elevate service delivery and productivity through automation and technology enablement
• Leverage data and emerging technology (e.g., Power BI, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)) to solve challenges and innovate FSS operations

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration:

• Build collaborative relationships, ensuring alignment, gather input, and drive successful project execution through strong partnerships
• Effectively com