全职 Manager, Private Wealth Expense Management 工作, 薪水 up to SGD 15,000, SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA Singapore Branch Central Region (Singapore) 公司招聘中 - Ricebowl

At Sun Life, we cultivate a High-Performance, Caring Culture that empowers our people to achieve outstanding results, embrace continuous growth, and create meaningful impact. We succeed together by fostering an inclusive environment where wellbeing, collaboration, and accountability are equally valued.

When you join Sun Life Private Wealth

Our Sun Life Private Wealth Finance organization is a trusted strategic partner to the business, enabling performance through insights, financial discipline and forward-looking guidance. Within this, the Expense Management function plays a critical role in driving cost transparency, operational efficiency and sustainable expense management across the Private Wealth business.

In this high impact role, the

Manager, Private Wealth Expense Management

, will drive strategic expense management for our Private Wealth business, going beyond traditional reporting to influence decision-making and efficiency across the business. Reporting to the Director, Private Wealth Expense Management, you will collaborate closely with a small, high-performing team (including a peer Manager) and partner with international controller teams in Singapore and Bermuda. This opportunity is ideal for an innovative, qualified finance professional who is passionate about optimizing expenses, enabling business growth through financial insights, and leading transformation – including leveraging data analytics and AI to enhance processes.

What you will be doing

Lead Strategic Budgeting and Planning:
Support the annual budgeting process, coordinating inputs across the business and ensuring budgets align with Private Wealth strategic goals. Challenge assumptions and ensure final budget allocations support business objectives and cost discipline.

Expense Forecasting and Analysis:
Manage periodic forecasting cycles

(e.g. quarterly, monthly), analyzing actuals vs. plan and providing timely insights and recommendations to leadership for course corrections. Develop forecast models that enhance accuracy and agility in expense management.

Cost Allocation and Chargebacks:
Develop and maintain effective expense allocation and chargeback methodologies. Work closely with regional controller teams, in Singapore and Bermuda, to ensure fair, transparent distribution of costs across units and compliance with internal policies and accounting standards.

Expense Governance and Control:
Implement robust expense governance frameworks and internal controls. Ensure compliance with corporate policies and financial regulations, safeguarding the integrity of expense reporting and proactively addressing any variances or risks.

Performance and Savings Optimization:
Conduct in-depth expense analyses to identify cost savings opportunities and efficiency improvements. Drive productivity initiatives by uncovering waste, benchmarking costs and partnering with business leaders to implement actionable solutions that optimize spending without compromising business goals.

Finance Transformation and Innovation:
Champion

continuous improvement

in finance processes. Lead or support finance transformation projects, from introducing process automation to integrating AI and advanced analytics, with the goal of streamlining expense management, reducing manual work, and delivering faster, data-driven insights.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Serve as a strategic finance partner to cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders. Collaborate with global finance colleagues, including controllers in Singapore and Bermuda, Private Wealth FP&A, Regional Office finance stakeholders, and business unit leaders to ensure cohesive expense management and share best practices across the organization

Who you will be working with

Private Wealth leadership team to provide actionable insights, challenge assumptions and support long term value creation

Function heads to understand cost drivers and align spend with priorities

Private Wealth Finance and Private Wealth FP&A to integrate expense insights into forecasting, planning and reporting

Procurement to assess third party spend and support strategic sourcing initiatives

Product, Technology, Operations, Underwriting, Compliance, Risk, Finance and HR to manage functional cost bases and Private Wealth initiatives

What we are looking for

Qualified accountant with a CPA or CA designation (required)

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Masters or MBA a plus)

7+ years of progressive experience in finance roles such as expense management, financial planning & analysis, or controllership. Prior experience managing budgeting, forecasting and expense reporting processes in a large corporate or financial services environment is strongly preferred.

Strong financial acumen and proficiency with financial systems and tools (e.g. SAP, Hyperion, Alteryx, advanced Excel, data analytics platforms)

Familiarity with automation or data analytics/BI tools, and interest in emerging AI technology are highly valued

Experience working in a global environment or partnering across different geographic regions is an asset. Ability to work effectively with remote teams and adapt to cultural nuances.

Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data, discern key insights and implications, and make strategic recommendations that drive business value

A self-starter who takes initiative to identify issues and opportunities. Demonstrated track record of delivering cost savings

Agile and open to change, with a continuous improvement mindset. Able to navigate a dynamic, evolving business environment, and motivated by building new capabilities (e.g. finance transformation, AI integration).

High ethical standards in financial management with a commitment to accuracy, compliance and governance. Takes ownership of results and fosters a culture of accountability and excellence within the team.

This role may include early morning or evening hours to accommodate time zone differences between North America and Asia. Flexibility and willingness to adjust working hours as needed are essential for this role.

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