About the Job
This role is responsible for reviewing, managing, monitoring company-wide strategic initiatives, which entails defining the objectives, action plan, metrics for strategic projects, set ownership; while responsible for executing projects from ideation / conceptual phase to closure. The role also includes reviewing and presenting reports to the management, providing insights and updates on the Company's performance.
The Job
- To manage and support the implementation of various company-wide strategic initiatives as well as Finance division's internal initiatives. This includes defining project plans, resolves discrepancies arising from differences in opinions from various stakeholders, apply good judgement to deal with uncertainties, and actively track the progress of projects.
- Responsible for supporting the development of the company strategies and business plans with respective stakeholders. This includes brainstorming and actively participate in the co-creation of long-term ideas and support the eventual implementation.
- Collaborate with project sponsor, cross-functional teams, and assigned workstream leads to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan and timing for the initiatives.
- Produce and/or review documentation needed for project approvals, project planning, tender, functional documents, formal project progress and other project related reports.
- Monitor the projects status and take the lead for regular status reporting to Senior Management and stakeholders, ensuring the deliverables and timelines are met.
- Review the management reports prepared by team members, as well as providing insights on the Company's performance.
- Proactively identify issues and risks that may impact the timely delivery of tasks and deliverables.
- Provide guidance to team members and provide recommendations to address issues, risks and other challenges.
- Assist Head of Department and Line Manager in any other assignments as and when required.
- Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
- Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
- Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.
We are looking for people with
- Degree in Finance & Accounting or related professional certification
- 7 years of working experience
- Familiar with computerised accounting environment
- Conversant with standard Personal Computer Software such as Microsoft Office
- Good communication skills:- written and verbal
- Relevant computer skills
- Familiar with financial systems i.e. Oracle Financials system and FMR (Financial Management Report) TM1 system
- Key Competencies: Financial Applications, Financial Accounting & Reporting, Concern for Order & Quality, Team Work and Co-operation
- High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork;
- Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.
How you succeed
- Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
- Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
- Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
- Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
- Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.
Who we are
Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei.
The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of AA- by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia.
Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world's most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody's and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World's Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Bank
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