Singapore Polytechnic

Manager/Senior Manager (Finance) - PACE

Fixed Terms

Closing on 07 May 2026

What the role is

Most Positive Workplace Collaboration Award – Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) Awards 2025
Ranked #19 for The Straits Times Singapore’s Best Employers 2024 & 2025

Singapore Polytechnic's Professional and Adult Continuing Education (PACE) Academy is a leading continuing education and training (CET) academy that advocates the pursuit of lifelong learning and skills mastery. We offer a wide range of training programmes for adult learners to enhance their employability, and partner the industry closely in workforce development.

The appointee will report to the Head of Division and will lead the PACE Finance team, managing various finance-related functions for PACE Academy.

What you will be working on

Responsibilities:-
•   Manage and review financial dashboard from time to time, based on business needs.
•   Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
•   Review and analyse financial reports to provide insights for management attention.
•   Analyse and prepare budget forecast.
•   Facilitate the formalisation of various budgets submissions (OOE, Project-based, etc.).
•   Monitor and report utilisation of approved budget across PACE.
•   Forecast cashflow requirements and ensure sufficient cashflow for PACE AP needs.
•   Manage and monitor AR including (and not limited to): Course grant, subsidy, company and individual fee collection
•   Manage and monitor AP including (and not limited to): Fixed and operating expenditure, and Project milestone payment
•   Ensure accurate and timely closure of accounts and courses.
•   Manage the schedule of financial and grant audits.
•   Lead and facilitate fulfilment of the audit process and requirements.
•   Manage and lead the PACE Finance team.
•   Improve and streamline all financial processes/dashboard/reports (where applicable).
•   Work closely with colleagues across SP for escalated matters pertaining to PACE finance.

What we are looking for

Requirements:-
•   At least 8 years’ relevant working experience in financial operations and/or management accounting (with at least 3 years in supervisory role).
•   Strong capacity to learn and adapt.
•   Analytical and sound judgment to lead resolution of issues.
•   Positive attitude towards challenging situations.
•   Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
•   Applicants with experience in Public Sector Organisations or training institutions will be considered favourably.

Successful candidate will be offered a 2-year contract in the first instance.

About your application process

This job is closing on 07 May 2026.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Singapore Polytechnic or the wider Public Service.

About Singapore Polytechnic

As Singapore’s first polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic (SP) prides ourselves in providing the best learning experience for our students in pre-employment and continuing adult education. The mission of SP is to prepare our learners to be life ready, work ready and world ready. Our vision is to be a caring community of inspired learners committed to serving with mastery.

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