Application Manager (FinTech)

Job Responsibilities

Define Finance technology strategy and transformation roadmap

• Partner with the CFO office and finance leaders to define the Finance technology vision, target operating model and multi-year transformation roadmap
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes (e.g. record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, planning and forecasting)
• Build business cases, prioritise the investment portfolio and track benefits realisation against cost, time and quality metrics
• Establish the programme management framework, templates, tools and governance for finance transformation initiatives

Drive IT and AI enablement for Finance

• Identify, pilot and scale AI, analytics and automation use cases in Finance (e.g. intelligent reconciliation, forecasting, anomaly detection, reporting insights and process automation)
• Define responsible AI practices for Finance, including data quality, model governance, security, privacy and regulatory compliance
• Drive adoption of modern finance platforms and ERP capabilities, and ensure integration with upstream and downstream systems and data platforms
• Build finance data and reporting capabilities that enable a single source of truth and self-service analytics
• Drive change management, user training and organisational capability to adopt new tools and ways of working

Oversee programme planning and delivery

• Review integrated programme plans and ensure delivery of time, cost and quality metrics across finance technology programmes
• Set expectations for periodic and milestone reviews, including status reports, risk identification and other dashboards
• Guide junior staff to develop corrective actions and resolve client escalations, making trade-off decisions as needed to reconcile deliverables with business objectives
• Work with finance, cross-divisional management and programme sponsors to gain agreement and manage expectations
• Provide expert programme delivery advice and guidance to the team

Manage Finance IT operations, vendors and department

• Ensure stability, security, controls and audit readiness of finance systems, including support for period-end close and statutory and regulatory reporting
• Manage vendors and service providers, including selection, contracts, performance and service levels
• Oversee department management including budgets, forecasting, work allocations and staffing
• Develop staff through ongoing coaching, mentoring and career discussions, and define common goals, direction and accountability
• Drive effective performance management practices within the department in accordance with organisation policies and procedures

Job Requirements

Professional Qualifications & Relevant Experience

• Degree in Information Technology, Computing, Finance, Accounting or a related field

• At least 7 years of working experience, including experience in finance systems, finance transformation or ERP programmes

• Working knowledge of finance processes and AI/automation, analytics and data platforms applied to Finance

• Proven experience leading cross-functional programmes, teams and vendors