Deputy Manager, Financial Planning

[LTA-FIN] DEPUTY MANAGER, FINANCIAL PLANNING (1-YEAR TEMP CONTRACT)
Land Transport Authority
Fixed TermsClosed
What the role is
What you will be working on
Key Objectives:
- To achieve optimal financial resource allocation and governance, and facilitate timely funding endorsement for LTA’s overall manpower, operational and maintenance needs.
- To ensure annual and block budget availability to support LTA’s operational initiatives within the allocated operating funding block by MOF/MOT.
- To support LTA’s transition and onboarding to new Whole-of-Government centralised Finance systems.
Job Description:
1. Support the LTA Operating Budget function, which includes planning and execution of annual exercises to allow timely annual and medium-term projections submission to MOF/MOT, and analysis and monitoring of revenue and expenditure trends to ensure activities are aligned with funding and cost recovery framework.
2. Provide financial advisory to Business Units on their annual budgetary plans and expenditure funding proposals, to ensure sound and optimal proposals are presented to LTA Management and MOF/MOT.
3. Support the tracking and redeployment of actualised savings to ensure accountability over allocated funds and resource optimisation.
4. Review and assess operational submissions (e.g. annual budget proposals, expenditure approval, virements etc.) to ensure submissions are in order and the budget requests are reasonable.
5. Facilitate the Division’s transition to new Whole-of-Government centralised Finance systems. During the onboarding phase, this will involve planning and overseeing the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and data migration process and conducting workshops for LTA Finance staff and Business Units.
6. Support reviews of the LTA Operating Budget function’s operational procedures and budget/funding related governance policies/procedures to ensure procedures/policies are kept effective and up to date with business functions’/external compliance needs.
7. Identify, execute and facilitate process reviews/transformation initiatives and establish work processes/controls to improve efficiency and governance, and ensure processes meet new/updated business needs, etc.
- To achieve optimal financial resource allocation and governance, and facilitate timely funding endorsement for LTA’s overall manpower, operational and maintenance needs.
- To ensure annual and block budget availability to support LTA’s operational initiatives within the allocated operating funding block by MOF/MOT.
- To support LTA’s transition and onboarding to new Whole-of-Government centralised Finance systems.
Job Description:
1. Support the LTA Operating Budget function, which includes planning and execution of annual exercises to allow timely annual and medium-term projections submission to MOF/MOT, and analysis and monitoring of revenue and expenditure trends to ensure activities are aligned with funding and cost recovery framework.
2. Provide financial advisory to Business Units on their annual budgetary plans and expenditure funding proposals, to ensure sound and optimal proposals are presented to LTA Management and MOF/MOT.
3. Support the tracking and redeployment of actualised savings to ensure accountability over allocated funds and resource optimisation.
4. Review and assess operational submissions (e.g. annual budget proposals, expenditure approval, virements etc.) to ensure submissions are in order and the budget requests are reasonable.
5. Facilitate the Division’s transition to new Whole-of-Government centralised Finance systems. During the onboarding phase, this will involve planning and overseeing the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and data migration process and conducting workshops for LTA Finance staff and Business Units.
6. Support reviews of the LTA Operating Budget function’s operational procedures and budget/funding related governance policies/procedures to ensure procedures/policies are kept effective and up to date with business functions’/external compliance needs.
7. Identify, execute and facilitate process reviews/transformation initiatives and establish work processes/controls to improve efficiency and governance, and ensure processes meet new/updated business needs, etc.
What we are looking for
• Knowledge in Accountancy / Business Administration / Finance or equivalent professional qualifications
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience is preferred
• Meticulous with numbers and proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, resourceful and able to work independently
• Effective team player with good learning attitude
• Experience in financial planning, budget management, funding proposal evaluation and SAP will be an added advantage
• As part of the shortlisting process for the role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and / or undergo further assessment
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience is preferred
• Meticulous with numbers and proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, resourceful and able to work independently
• Effective team player with good learning attitude
• Experience in financial planning, budget management, funding proposal evaluation and SAP will be an added advantage
• As part of the shortlisting process for the role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and / or undergo further assessment
About Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under Ministry of Transport that spearheads land transport developments in Singapore. We are seeking dynamic, energetic, highly motivated, passionate and qualified professionals to join us.
Many opportunities & challenges await those who are keen on an exciting career to realise our commitment to envision & implement an integrated transport system.