Key Responsibilities

Application Portfolio & Financial Governance

• Manage annual technology budgets across Build and Run portfolios.

• Perform budgeting, forecasting, accruals, recharge validation, and financial reconciliation activities.

• Support monthly journal entries (MJEs), reclassifications, and variance analysis.

• Drive financial transparency and cost optimization initiatives.

• Prepare executive dashboards and portfolio performance reports.

Application Lifecycle & Operational Oversight

• Oversee end-to-end Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for mission-critical banking applications.

• Coordinate release governance, change approvals, and environment readiness.

• Support incident and problem management governance in collaboration with Production Support and SRE teams.

• Ensure SLA adherence and operational stability.

Cloud Cost Governance (FinOps)

• Monitor cloud consumption trends and optimize infrastructure costs.

• Support financial modelling for cloud-based platforms.

• Implement governance controls for cost allocation and utilization tracking.

Vendor & Workforce Governance

• Manage vendor contract lifecycle including SOW approvals, PO governance, invoice validation, and utilization tracking.

• Coordinate workforce capacity planning and resource onboarding/offboarding.

• Support managed services governance and performance tracking.

Risk, Audit & Compliance

• Support internal and external audits for technology portfolios.

• Maintain governance documentation and compliance artefacts.

• Ensure adherence to regulatory and internal risk frameworks.

PMO & Reporting

• Consolidate portfolio reporting including financial health, resource utilization, and RAG status.

• Maintain governance repositories using SharePoint / Confluence.

• Provide analytical insights to senior leadership for decision-making.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or related discipline.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise technology environments.

• At least 5 years of experience within Banking or Financial Services industry.

• Strong hands-on experience in:

  • IT Financial Management (Budgeting, Forecasting, Accruals)

  • Portfolio Governance / PMO

  • Vendor & Managed Services Governance

  • Workforce Capacity Planning

  • Cloud Cost Governance

• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills (Advanced MS Excel).

• Experience using enterprise financial systems (e.g., Hyperion, PSGL or equivalent).

• Working knowledge of Agile delivery and DevOps environments.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to Consumer Banking or Wealth Management Technology platforms.

• Knowledge of IT Risk and regulatory compliance frameworks in Singapore.

• Certifications in PMO / Agile / Cloud / SRE will be advantageous.