Assistant Manager (Strategic Finance), SingHealth Office of Regional Health

KK Women's & Children's Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is looking for a financial specialist to manage the budgets for training courses, prepare financial reports, and support financial planning across various programmes. The successful candidate will work with stakeholders to ensure compliance and optimize costs, leveraging their extensive experience in accounting and finance, preferably within a healthcare context. Strong analytical and leadership skills are essential for navigating complex financial landscapes and stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years’ experience in Accounting/Finance.
• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Ability to manage cross-functional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage training course budgets and track expenditures.
• Prepare financial reports and analyses.
• Coordinate with stakeholders on financial matters.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Professional Accounting Qualification (CA preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

You will be responsible for managing training course budgets and tracking expenditures to ensure proper financial control. Your responsibilities encompass handling all payment processing (invoices, claims and revenue collection) whilst maintaining accurate financial records. Regular duties include preparing and submitting financial reports and analyses to monitor budget performance and compliance. Additionally, the position requires assistance in developing cost structures for training courses, supporting financial planning for new courses, coordinating with stakeholders on all financial matters and providing timely updates and responses to queries.

A key aspect of this role also includes preparing Population Health Programme National Costing Exercises by computing unit cost calculations and supporting analysis of programme costs across SingHealth institutions. This involves institutional benchmarking to identify cost variations and establish best practices, while also managing cost allocation data and stakeholder relationships for effective data collection and reporting.

Financial management responsibilities extend to the Regional Health System (RHS) programmes, including submission and monitoring of Ministry of Health and other external programme fund utilisation. The position oversees Population Health funding and/or supports research grants for the Centre for Population Health Research and Implementation, ensuring timely and accurate fund disbursement. Additional duties include collating and reviewing budget requests for RHS programmes.

Successful delivery of these responsibilities requires close collaboration with institutions to review consolidated submissions of reports to external agencies and provide advice on finance-related matters and the harmonisation of finance processes for RHS programmes. The role further encompasses cost and funding allocation support, reviewing and establishing Standard Operating Procedures for RHS finance policies, and consolidating annual RHS cost centre budgets, including analysis for management review and expense tracking.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Professional Accounting Qualification (CA preferred) with at least 6 years’ experience in Accounting/Finance field
• Experience in healthcare setting is preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to gain stakeholder buy-in
• Team leader and player with the ability to manage cross-functional and institutional relationships
• Adept at handling complex, ambiguous and challenging situations
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Systematic and meticulous approach to work
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines