You play a pivotal role in safeguarding Singapore's defence and security interests by managing the Current Readiness (CR) budget of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).

Assistant Director (Strategic Resource) - Navy
MINDEF
Permanent
Closing on 03 Mar 2025
What the role is
What you will be working on
- Lead the review of CR budget sufficiency and management of cashflow to meet RSN's Operations requirements
- Develop and review plans to achieve CR budget marksmanship
- Review the fund structure to enable monitoring of payments and commitments
- Provide advice on financial policies related to CR budget utilisation to strengthen governance and compliance within RSN
Challenge(s)
- Optimising Current Readiness budget allocation given competing demands and finite resources
- Facilitating change management in finance to strengthen governance and compliance
What we are looking for
- Education in Accountancy, Business or Finance
- At least 10 years of working experience in budget management or finance policy development
- Conversant with financial policies, reporting standards and accounting principles
- Good command of MS office applications, including Excel and Power BI
- Experience in operating SAP systems
- Leadership skills to collaborate with key stakeholders
- Ability to work with large data sets to support data-driven decision making
- Keen understanding of RSN's operational context, organisational structure and business functions is preferred
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
About MINDEF
The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor.
The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF’s mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.