Assistant Director/Senior Assistant Director (Finance Transformation - P2P)

Accountant-General's Department; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountant-General's Department (AGD) in Singapore leads public sector finance transformation. The role focuses on shaping procure-to-pay processes across government and collaborating with stakeholders to implement new workflows and system changes.

You will gain exposure to operations-technology interfaces, strategic decision-making, and governance aspects while contributing to a high-impact finance transformation program within AGD.

Qualifications

• Tertiary Education in Accounting, Finance, Business, IT, or related disciplines.
• Knowledge in financial or procurement software is a plus.
• Experience in process improvement or automation projects with low-code/no-code, RPA, or AI-assisted workflows is a plus.
• CA Singapore certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in redesigning procure-to-pay workflow with cross-system impact across government agencies.
• Assist ideation and implementation of new processes, balancing operational requirements with technology constraints.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the to-be state of processes affecting systems.
• Lead a team where required, providing direction and coordinating deliverables.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Operations-technology interest

Education

Accounting or Finance-related degree

Tools

Low-code/no-code tools

RPA

AI-assisted workflows

Job description

What the role is:

You will join AGD’s Finance Transformation – Ministries Directorate which spearheads and implements projects related to the Government Financial System and its related processes. For this role, you will get to shape the future of the procure-to-pay processes within Government and gain a strategic overview of Government’s financial and procurement operations and its interdependencies with adjacent key processes and systems. You will also gain an appreciation of the interaction between 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:

Specifically, you will:

• Participate in the redesigning of procure-to-pay workflow, which has large scale impact on different systems across many government agencies, improving the efficiency or effectiveness of the procure-to-pay processes
• Be involved in the ideation and subsequent implementation of the new processes in the system, including managing trade-offs between operational requirements and technology constraints to achieve an effective solution.
• Work with different stakeholders to determine and implement the “to-be” state of the new processes to affected systems,
• Lead a team where required, providing direction, coordinating deliverables and ensuring successful implementation.

What we are looking for:

Functional/Technical Competencies

• Tertiary Education in Accounting or Finance, Business, Finance, IT, Systems or related disciplines
• Knowledge in financial and/or procurement software is a plus
• Prior experience in leading or contributing to process improvement or automation projects, including the use of low-code/no-code tools, RPA, or AI-assisted workflows, is a plus.
• CA Singapore certification is a plus

Generic Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking ability
• Self-driven and highly motivated 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.