Financial Governance Specialist (2 Year Contract)

Job Summary Seeking an experienced finance professional to serve as a Financial Governance Specialist in supporting budgeting, forecasting, technology investment governance, and portfolio management activities. The successful candidate will work closely with technology leaders, project managers, and stakeholders to translate business priorities into financial plans, provide investment insights, and strengthen financial governance. This role combines finance business partnering, portfolio governance, management reporting, and data-driven decision support to enable informed investment and resource allocation decisions. Key Responsibilities Partner with stakeholders on budgeting, forecasting, and planning. Provide financial analysis, insights, and recommendations to support leadership decision-making. Challenge financial assumptions and identify risks, opportunities, and optimisation areas. Support annual budget planning and periodic forecasting exercises. Monitor budget utilisation and spending trends across the department. Conduct variance analysis and recommend actions to improve financial performance. Maintain multi-year financial plans and technology investments. Support governance, prioritisation, and tracking of technology investments, programmes, and projects. Monitor project financial performance and investment outcomes. Prepare portfolio dashboards and management reports for governance forums. Develop management dashboards and executive reporting materials. Ensure adherence to organisational financial governance requirements. Leverage data analytics to provide management insights and performance reporting. Develop reporting solutions and dashboards to improve visibility of financial and portfolio performance. Identify opportunities to automate and streamline reporting and operational processes. Support continuous improvement initiatives across the department. Requirements Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, Budget Management, Technology Finance, Portfolio Management, Management Consulting, or Technology Business Management. Experience working with senior stakeholders and supporting strategic planning and investment decisions. Experience in technology, public sector, financial services, or transformation environments will be advantageous. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including: Financial Modelling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Scenario Analysis, Power Query, Pivot Tables, Dashboard Development, Large Dataset Analysis, Strong financial analysis, management reporting, and business case development capabilities. Power BI for dashboard development and financial analytics. Power Automate for workflow and reporting automation. Experience with portfolio governance, data analytics, SQL, or Python. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Finance business partnering and consulting mindset. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights. Self-driven, collaborative, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment. If you are interested in this role and would like to discuss the opportunity further please click apply now or email Chew Kai-Xinn at kaixinnchew@morganmckinley.com for more information. Only shortlisted candidates will be responded to, therefore if you do not receive a reply within 14 days please accept this as notification that you have not been shortlisted. Morgan McKinley Talent Solutions Morgan McKinley Pte Ltd EA Licence No: 11C5502 EAP Registration No: R2196712 EAP Name: Chew Kai-Xinn