Vice President, Bank IT Project Executive Reporting & Project Accounting Lead

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; City of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial institution in London is seeking a Mid-Senior Level Project Governance Lead to oversee project reporting and financial processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in executive reporting, excellent financial analysis skills, and a strong background in project management tools like Planview. This full-time role involves driving portfolio management and ensuring compliant financial reporting, while fostering an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in executive reporting and financial process delivery.
• Experience with project cost categorisation.
• Planview or similar PPM tool experience.

Responsibilities

• Own & Drive portfolio and project reporting.
• Oversee correct accounting practices for MUFG Bank projects.
• Deliver compliant control and oversight of investment project financials.

Skills

Financial analysis

Project management

Advanced Excel

Oracle Financials

Data manipulation

Communication

Education

Accounting qualifications (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)

Prince2, PMI, Six Sigma, Agile

Tools

Planview

Power BI

MS Office Suite

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. MUFG aims to be the world’s most trusted financial group through close collaboration among its operating companies and to respond to the financial needs of its clients, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

MUFG is headquartered in Tokyo with a global network and diverse services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Project Governance IT Planning, Reporting & Administration team is part of the Technology department. The Head of IT Planning, Reporting & Administration is accountable for the planning and delivery of MUFG Bank London Branch’s portfolio of systems investment projects.

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS 2

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Reporting into the Head of Project Governance, support the Head of IT Planning, Reporting & Administration team to:

Responsibilities

• Own & Drive portfolio and project reporting, e.g. monthly portfolio reporting pack from Planview updates; minutes and Management Information tailored for the target audience.
• Oversee correct accounting practices for MUFG Bank projects and delivery of key year/month end deliverables.
• Engage with IT Planning, Reporting & Administration; Central PMO; EMEA Region Executive Reporting; and Bank Head Office GITD teams to ensure investment portfolios are managed and overseen consistently.
• Maintain the reliability of the “golden source” PPM toolset and foster strong relationships with centralised functions in Technology and Central PMO.

Key Responsibilities

• Own & Drive Portfolio & Project Reporting: maintain Investment Committee Terms of Reference; annual calendar; publish dates and agendas; draft materials; circulate meeting materials; produce auditable minutes for controls & SoX.
• Support escalation items to EDF agenda; share portfolio risks/issues; ensure timely updates.
• Deliver Risk Reporting into standing committees; attend Risk Appetite working group; align EWI KRI’s with portfolio controls; monthly Top Risks reporting.
• Oversee JPM meeting operations; improve report submissions; lead JPM operations and secretariat activities.
• Identify continuous improvement areas within JPM processes; ensure high-quality submissions and bi-weekly health checks for all MUFG Bank projects.
• Provide quality assurance during annual planning; create reporting requirements to support Investco reporting.

Oversee Correct Accounting Practices for MUFG Bank Projects

• Deliver compliant control and oversight of investment project financials, including executive reporting and monthly baselines.
• Calculate manpower costs; update actuals and re-forecast; manage financial queries; present at quarterly forums.
• Refresh and publish regular portfolio resource and financials reports aligned to the Finance golden source; ensure no data breaks.
• Ensure reporting is consistent with a single golden source; coordinate with Finance on policy-aligned reporting.
• Hold project managers & line managers to account for accurate data; collaborate on data management (SharePoint, data uploads to Tokyo); communicate complex financial requirements clearly.
• Model run rates, cost to complete, capacity; identify variances; present to CIO and senior management; secure PPM data model against cross-entity contamination.
• Coordinate with Finance on recharge processes; explore process improvements; prepare monthly investment status reports for senior stakeholders.
• Annual depreciation budgeting for MUFG Bank (EMEA).

Work Experience

Essential:

• Minimum 8 years in executive reporting and financial process delivery/oversight.
• Experience with project cost categorisation and broader financial reporting impacts.
• Planview or similar PPM tool experience; end-user familiarity; ability to extract/manipulate large datasets.
• Advanced Excel; Oracle Financials or equivalent (Payables); Planview and Power BI experience.
• MS Office suite expertise; SharePoint knowledge.
• Experience with Waterfall project delivery lifecycle; RAID/log management; governance adherence; minutes management; project books/records.
• Budget management experience and cross-program financial structuring.

Skills And Experience

Functional / Technical Competencies

• Financial – cost categorization (capital vs expense)
• Project / Portfolio management including change control
• Portfolio baseline control and management
• Delivering projects from cradle to grave
• Lessons learned / post-implementation reviews
• Change risk management; risk & issue management
• Governance structuring and RAM/TO definitions
• Planning and delivery of annual portfolio (planning, reporting, governance)

Education / Qualifications

• Accounting qualifications (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) preferred
• Prince2, PMI, Six Sigma, Agile, or related

Personal Requirements

• Clear direction, ability to lead a high-performing team
• Strategic, communicative, results-driven
• Proactive, Urgent prioritisation, strong decision making
• Structured, logical, with problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership. We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our legal obligations.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: Financial Services and Banking

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