About the Role
Lead the delivery of a complex, multi-year ERP transformation programme for Group Finance, including cloud migration, integration with dependent systems, retirement of legacy platforms, process redesign and business change. The role will ensure delivery is governed in line with PMO and portfolio standards, with clear management of scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, dependencies, benefits and executive reporting. Partner with Group Finance SMEs and Technology stakeholders to capture and translate business requirements into fit-for-purpose solutions, driving continuous improvement across finance processes, controls and reporting. Management of a key vendor to ensure delivery is implemented with strong business process change governance and documentation practices, enabling seamless transition, stable operations, audit readiness and effective adoption by end users. Delivery oversight across the broader Finance Systems roadmap, coordinating concurrent finance initiatives. The role will support initiative intake, prioritisation, sequencing, financial governance, change readiness, transition-to-BAU and benefits realisation to ensure finance systems initiatives are delivered in a coordinated, sustainable and business-aligned manner.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex ERP transformation program, including cloud migration and finance systems modernisation.
- Establish and maintain program governance, reporting frameworks, steering committees and executive decision forums.
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, dependencies and benefits realisation across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Align program delivery with enterprise architecture standards, PMO governance requirements and Finance transformation objectives.
- Partner with Finance, Technology, Risk and Operations stakeholders to shape requirements and target-state business processes are clearly designed and agreed. Ensure controls, compliance, and audit requirements are embedded in the design.
- Drive delivery planning across data migration, integrations, testing, cutover, training, change management and business readiness activities.
- Track and report on programme performance, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of delivery risks and issues.
- Lead data migration activities including profiling, cleansing, enrichment, reconciliation and master data governance.
- Partner with Finance SMEs and Technology teams to define and validate data mapping and transformation rules.
- Plan and execute migration cycles, mock loads, defect management and cutover activities.
- Ensure data quality, accuracy and stakeholder sign-off throughout the migration lifecycle.
- Support broader finance systems initiatives including enhancements, integrations, reporting, automation and compliance-related technology improvements.
- Maintain visibility of other in-flight finance systems initiatives, including automation, dashboarding, reconciliation, invoice processing, procurement workflow, vendor lifecycle, payment and banking systems, close management and compliance-related system changes.
- Build strong relationships across Finance, Technology, Risk, Operations and executive stakeholder groups.
- Lead ERP implementation partners, system integrators and third-party vendors, ensuring contracted outcomes are achieved.
- Facilitate workshops, manage competing priorities and drive alignment across complex stakeholder groups.
- Provide clear and effective communication to steering committees, sponsors and executive leadership teams.
- Establish strong programme controls and governance practices across delivery, financial management and change control.
- Own RAID management (Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies) and ensure mitigation plans are actively managed.
- Oversee programme budgets, forecasts, vendor spend and benefits realisation reporting.
- Ensure audit, compliance and control requirements are embedded throughout solution design and delivery.
- Coordinate internal and external audit activities, evidence preparation and remediation programs.
- Lead stakeholder communications and change readiness activities, ensuring impacted users are supported through training, transition planning, and adoption of new ways of working.
- Own change adoption planning across impacted Finance teams, including stakeholder impact assessment, communications, training, role-based readiness, super-user engagement, adoption tracking and transition-to-BAU planning.
- Drive user adoption, process improvement and continuous improvement initiatives post go-live.
- Support transition to BAU and ensure sustainable operational outcomes following implementation.
Requirements
- 10+ years’ experience in Programme management delivering large change in a financial services environment.
- Experience managing a portfolio of concurrent finance systems initiatives, including ERP upgrades, automation, reporting, close/compliance tools, procurement-to-pay, payments, reconciliation and workflow enhancements.
- Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end delivery lifecycle: discovery, design, build/configuration oversight, data migration, testing, cutover and hyper care.
- Strong hands-on technical capability across data extraction, cleansing, mapping, migration and reconciliation; working knowledge of ERP controls, audit evidence, and financial reporting requirements.
- Delivery of complex business change associated with a significant platform upgrade and proficient with project planning tools (e.g., MS Project) and advanced Excel.
- Strong data analysis skills (SQL desirable), including the ability to reconcile datasets and generate insights to support decision-making.
- Strong planning and prioritisation skills; able to manage competing deadlines and dependencies in a delivery environment.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including facilitation, negotiation, and executive-level reporting.
- Strong governance and risk mindset, including RAID management, control awareness, and disciplined documentation.
- Analytical problem-solver with high attention to detail, particularly in data quality, reconciliations, and end-to-end process impacts.
- Candidates must have the relevant work rights to be considered for an opportunity at MUFG Pension & Market Services.
- Successful applicants will be required to complete background screening including police and employment history checks prior to commencement of employment.
Skills
- ERP cloud migration
- Integration with dependent systems
- Legacy platform retirement
- Process redesign
- Business change management
- PMO standards
- Portfolio management
- Scope management
- Schedule management
- Budget management
- Quality management
- Risk management
- Dependency management
- Benefits realization
- Executive reporting
- Business requirements gathering
- Solution design
- Continuous improvement
- Finance processes
- Finance controls
- Finance reporting
- Vendor management
- Business process governance
- Documentation practices
- Transition management
- Stable operations
- Audit readiness
- End-user adoption
- Finance Systems roadmap
- Initiative intake
- Prioritization
- Sequencing
- Financial governance
- Change readiness
- Transition-to-BAU
- Data migration
- Data cleansing
- Data enrichment
- Data reconciliation
- Master data governance
- Data mapping
- Transformation rules
- Migration cycles
- Mock loads
- Defect management
- Cutover activities
- Data quality assurance
- Stakeholder sign-off
- System enhancements
- System integrations
- System reporting
- System automation
- Compliance technology
- Automation
- Dashboarding
- Invoice processing
- Procurement workflow
- Vendor lifecycle management
- Payment systems
- Banking systems
- Close management
- Stakeholder relationship management
- ERP implementation
- System integration
- Third-party vendor management
- Workshop facilitation
- Competing priorities management
- Alignment driving
- Communication
- Programme controls
- Financial management
- Change control
- RAID management
- Budget oversight
- Forecast management
- Vendor spend management
- Benefits realization reporting
- Audit coordination
- Compliance coordination
- Control requirements
- Stakeholder communications
- Training delivery
- Transition planning
- User adoption tracking
- Super-user engagement
- Post go-live support
- MS Project
- Advanced Excel
- SQL
- Tertiary qualification in Finance, Commerce, Accounting, IT or a related discipline
- CPA/CA
- Integrations with planning and analytics platforms
Location
- Sydney CBD office
Work Type
- Fixed term contract
- Hybrid Working
Experience Level
- 10+ years’ experience in Programme management
Education Level
- Tertiary qualification in Finance, Commerce, Accounting, IT or a related discipline
- CPA/CA preferred
Benefits
- Flexible and Hybrid Working
- Purchased Leave
- Parental Leave
- Volunteer Leave
- Gender transition leave
- Well-being leave
- Employee Recognition Program
- Talent Referral Program
- Salary Sacrificing via Superannuation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Learning & Development
- Educational assistance support
- Employee discounts
About the Company
- MUFG Pension & Market Services is a global, digitally enabled business that empowers a brighter future by connecting millions of people with their assets – safely, securely and responsibly.
- Through our two businesses MUFG Retirement Solutions and MUFG Corporate Markets, we partner with a diversified portfolio of global clients to provide robust, efficient and scalable services, purpose-built solutions and modern technology platforms that deliver world class outcomes and experiences.
- A member of MUFG, a global financial group, we help manage regulatory complexity, improve data management and connect people with their assets, through exceptional user experience that leverages the expertise of our people combined with scalable technology, digital connectivity and data insights.
- Our Group Finance function oversees all financial management aspects, including tax, treasury, finance systems, financial control, and financial planning and analysis. It manages tax compliance and treasury operations such as cash flow management and investments. Group Finance ensures accurate financial reporting and compliance with financial regulations, while providing financial planning and analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- MUFG Pension & Market Services is continuing to build a dynamic, client-focused, caring, and inclusive culture based on entrepreneurial spirit, effective risk management, empathy, and trust, underpinned by core values.
- We work collaboratively, supporting and valuing the talents and perspectives of our people, and promoting a flexible work environment where their wellbeing is prioritized. We believe diversity drives better client outcomes, improvement, and growth.
- Join us on the MUFG Pension & Market Services journey to achieve our full potential.
Equal Opportunity
- We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status or carers responsibilities.
- We treat everyone fairly and equitably, regardless of diverse characteristics.
