Assistant Director, Financial Control

National University Health System; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The National University Health System (NUHS) seeks a Financial Controller for NUH to safeguard financial governance and integrity across hospital accounts. Reporting to the Finance Director, the role leads monthly closings, IFRS compliance, budgeting and rolling forecasts, and collaboration with internal and external auditors.

The ideal candidate has at least 15 years of relevant experience, including 10 in management, strong business acumen, and exceptional stakeholder engagement, with hands-on

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of relevant experience, with a minimum of 10 years in managerial roles.
• Experience in public healthcare sector is advantageous.
• Strong business acumen and ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for managing senior stakeholders.
• Numerate with analytical aptitude to turn data into clear narratives.
• Proven track record of building lean, high-performing teams.
• Hands-on leader; proficient in MS Office and data visualization tools like Tableau/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate monthly closing in line with NUHS/NUH requirements.
• Address statutory reporting and IFRS-compliant financials.
• Participate in budgeting and rolling forecast processes.
• Cash management and procurement controls (requisitions and orders).
• Fixed asset management.
• Ensure strong governance with auditors and stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Data analytics

Tableau

Power BI

MS Office

IFRS knowledge

Financial reporting

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Overview

The National University Health System (NUHS) is one of three public healthcare clusters which integrates the Academic and Regional Health Systems to deliver innovative and value-driven healthcare in Singapore.

The National University Hospital (NUH) is a tertiary hospital and major referral centre offering a comprehensive suite of specialist care for adults, women and children. The Finance department consists of professionals with backgrounds in healthcare, corporate, data analytics, project and risk management, accounting and assurance

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Financial Controller is responsible for the integrity and governance for a host of activities impacting the financial accounts of the hospital.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and smooth monthly closing process in line with NUHS/ NUH requirements
• Address statutory reporting and audit requirements; ensuring that financials meet latest IFRS requirements
• Participate in the cluster and hospital’s budgeting and rolling forecast processes

1. 1. Cash management
   2. Purchase requisition and orders
   3. Fixed asset management

• Ensure a strong culture of corporate governance by working closely with internal and external auditors and partnering stakeholders to close audit issues promptly.

• At least 15 years of relevant working experience with minimum 10 years' experience in managerial roles; experience in the public healthcare sector will be an advantage
• Strong sense of business acumen and ability to engage stakeholders to deliver on improvement outcomes
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to manage stakeholders from diverse background at various seniority
• Numerate, meticulous and possesses analytical aptitudes to make sense of complex data from multiple sources to deliver succinct but visually engaging narratives and plans for action
• Dynamic leader with a proven track record of building and developing lean and high performing teams
• Able to be hands on when the need arises, with proficiency in MS Office suite and data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI