Finance & Commercial Manager recruitment
Business Services is the backbone of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, providing a diverse range of high quality services to the customer-facing operations of the Group. Our division has many components including GBM Technology, GIS, Investment Integration, BCM, Property Services, Change Management, Group Operations, Group Sourcing and Vendor Management, Security and Risk, Strategy and Architecture, and Technology Services. Purpose of the Role
Contract Services Management and Financial Management used to have 2 individual team leads. Both are departing and we now look to consolidate these into a single role to ensure more effective management of the 2 functions and provide leadership to the team members under these functions.
Activities
- Manage the GIS APAC portfolio of contracts ensuring value for money and compliance to Group policies and governance framework.
- Identify cost saving opportunities
- Provide commercial support to GIS technical managers on contract formulation or renegotiation
- Ensure accuracy of GIS financial information
- Facilitate annual budget and monthly reforecast
- Produce timely Management Information reports for GIS Leadership Team, with relevant variance analysis
- Review financial governance processes, suggest and implement improvement
Key Deliverables
- Completeness of contract repository
- Cost savings opportunities achieved through contract consolidation / renegotiation; cessation of invalid contracts
- Liasion with Technology Services Finance on budget process, engaging GIS LT as and when appropriate
- Monthly financial MI report being produced timely
- Establishing monthly financial review meetings with GIS LT
- Capturing forecast spend through continuous dialogues with GIS LT so an up to date view of total GIS spend can be maintained
Scope of Role
- Remit: GIS APAC, in close collaboration with TS Finance Asia and local Country Finance.
- Influence: Be comfortable to challenge / drive senior management behaviour.
People Management
- Contract Service Management team in SG (4 FTEs)
- Financial Management team in SG (3 FTEs)
Essential Experience
- 12-15 years of experience in Financial Management / Contract Management
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven experience in team management
- Strong commercial acumen
Qualifications
- CPA
Technical Competence
- Excellent MS Excel / Powerpoint
We offer an excellent total compensation package, learning and development opportunities and a flexible benefit programme designed to help you manage and balance your own work-life priorities.