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.
National Research Foundation
Senior Officer/ Executive, Finance
Permanent/Contract
Closing on 16 Mar 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
• Process and actively track financial transactions (including payments, reclassification journals, receivables, deposit records and block billing arrangements) to ensure that they are completed accurately and promptly, while ensuring full 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;
•Manage and review in-house and WOG systems’ access rights, including compilation of security access report;
• Administer issuance and return of Corporate Credit Cards and process the relevant payments;
• Perform the Fixed Asset Officer role, such as conducting stock take and assisting the Fixed Asset Approving Officer in updating the Fixed Asset Register;
• Prepare management reports, including budget utilisation reports;
• Work on Financial Year End Closing matters, including preparing audit schedules and addressing auditors’ queries;
• Cover administration duties, including travel management, records management, reception duties, and other necessary administrative support where needed; and
• Any other duties and ad hoc projects as assigned.
What we are looking for
• 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 organisational skills;
• Diligent with an eye for details; and
• Able to work both independently and as a team player.
About your application process
This job is closing on 16 Mar 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 National Research Foundation or the wider Public Service.
About National Research Foundation
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 Senior 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.
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