The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a department within the Prime Minister's Office, and we set the national direction for Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) by developing policies, plans and strategies; funding strategic initiatives that strengthen our scientific and technological capabilities, grow our RIE talent base, and achieve economic and national impact; and fostering RIE collaboration in Singapore and internationally.

• Process payments & journals in a timely and accurate manner and ensure compliance with the relevant financial policies and procedures; • Submit timely statutory returns, including returns to other agencies and withholding tax submission to IRAS; • Coordinate annual budget review exercises, including consolidation of budget and variance analysis; • Collaborate with In-House Assurance team by conducting exercises for stakeholders to comply with best practices; and • Any other duties and ad hoc projects as assigned

• Discipline in Accounting/Finance/Business is preferred; • Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; • Minimum 2 years of related working experience in similar position is preferred; • Knowledge of NFS@Gov system and data analytics tool is advantageous; • Possess good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills; • Diligent with an eye for details; and • Able to work both independently and as a team player

The National Research Foundation (NRF) was set up on 1 January 2006 as a department under the Prime Minister's Office. It was set up to perform the following: a) To provide secretariat support to the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), chaired by the Prime Minister; b) To coordinate the research of different agencies within the larger national framework in order to provide a coherent strategic overview and direction; c) To develop policies and plans to implement the five strategic thrusts for the national R&D agenda; and d) To implement national research, innovation and enterprise strategies approved by the RIEC, and to allocate funding to programmes that meet NRF's strategic objectives.