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Accountant-General's Department

Senior Associate / Assistant Director (Financial Systems Projects)

Accountant-General's Department

Contract

Closing on 31 May 2025

What the role is

You will join AGD’s Financial Operations and Systems Directorate which spearheads and implements projects related to the centrally managed Government financial system. The role offers you a rare opportunity to participate in the modernisation of the Government’s financial system, which has large scale impact across many agencies. You will gain a strategic overview of Government’s financial operations and its interdependencies with adjacent key processes and systems, gain an appreciation of the interaction between finance operations and technology; and exercise judgement in managing trade-offs to achieve an effective system design to support users’ needs.

What you will be working on

Responsibilities: • Support the project team in facilitating the consultancy study to shape the future of the Government’s financial system • Conduct Business Process Re-engineering to enhance current processes and determine the “to-be” state of the new system; • Identify possible Finance ERP software solutions that can fulfil Government’s operating and reporting needs; and • Validate feasibility of deployment through proof of concept.

What we are looking for

Requirements: Functional/Technical Competencies • Tertiary Education in Accounting or Finance, Business, Finance, IT, Systems or related disciplines • Knowledge in Finance ERP software is a plus • CA Singapore certification is a plus Generic Competencies • Strong problem-solving and critical thinking ability • Self-driven team player with strong communication, stakeholder management, writing, and presentation skills • Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment • Meticulous with keen eye for detail • Has interest in operations-technology work • Good interpersonal skills You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.

About Accountant-General's Department

The Accountant-General’s Department (AGD) plays an important role in making Singapore a better place through Finance. At AGD, we aim to be a future-ready leader in transforming Public Sector finance by putting finance at the heart of our decision-making. We do this through building a strong foundation in providing robust financial systems and processes that serve key stakeholders including our pensioners, vendors and the public sector. Our team of accounting professionals work at AGD and are deployed to the public agencies to deliver a wide range of financial and accounting-related services to the Public Service. Together we play a critical role in helping the Government achieve its fiscal and economic objectives through sound stewardship and governance.