Associate Director (Projects, Applications and Data Intelligence)
National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of data intelligence and applications projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders, Business Process Owner and establish project timelines and budgets.
- Manage a multidisciplinary team of data analysts, data scientists, and project managers, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure project success.
- Oversee the development and implementation of data analytics models, algorithms, and applications to extract insights and drive decision-making.
- Lead the team to develop machine learning models to drive AI adoption in various business domains.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including NUS IT, business process owners, and finance operations, to integrate data intelligence solutions into existing systems, processes and projects.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and develop mitigation strategies to ensure on-time delivery and quality outcomes.
- Communicate project status, milestones, and key insights to senior leadership and stakeholders, fostering transparency and alignment.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data analytics and business intelligence, and incorporate innovative approaches into project strategies.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration within the project team and across the Office of Finance.
- Uphold high standards of professionalism, ethics, and integrity in all interactions and activities.
- Collaborate with OFN business users to assess their business needs and translate these into IT requirements for communicating to the NUS IT for action.
- Review and endorse NUS IT change/service request and value add in identifying solutions and design.
- Support finance operation users in troubleshooting and escalating S4Hana problems/issues to NUS IT.
- Provide administrative support for Office of Finance owned systems, Share points and websites
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Information Technology or equivalent. Added Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field will be advantageous.
- Strong functional knowledge in SAP S/4 Hana modules (SD, AR and Bank Recon), PTP modules (MM, AP and VIM) and FM/GM/PS modules.
- Knowledge on SAP tables and data retrieval using SAP tables of above modules.
- Functional knowledge in SAP Ariba and area of integration with SAP MM is an added advantage.
- Experience with Business Intelligence and Data Visualization tools such as Power BI is a plus.
- Excellent project management skills, with a track record of successfully managing complex projects from inception to completion.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset and attention to detail.