Exec / Senior Exec / Manager / Senior Manager (Finance Special Projects)

Ministry of Home Affairs; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore invites applications for a Senior Manager Finance Special Projects within its Finance Management team. You will lead initiatives to enhance Accounts Receivable operations, streamline finance processes, and design solutions for system integration and optimisation.

This one-year contract role emphasises stakeholder engagement, change management, and delivering practical improvements that strengthen controls and improve efficiency across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in Accountancy or relevant finance domain.
• Experience in business process reengineering and change management.
• Knowledge of government financial and procurement procedures is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Accounts Receivable, payments, fixed assets and general accounting.
• Propose process changes and future-state workflows.
• Assess onboarding of new systems and their impact.
• Engage stakeholders to gather inputs and present recommendations.
• Develop change management strategies for system and process changes.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Finance operations

Process improvement

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Accountancy qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

What the role is:

This role is part of MHA's Civilian Generalist career track. Learn more: https://go.gov.sg/civiliangeneralistThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) aspires to be a world-class organisation in delivering safety and security for our people. In pursuing our mission to make Singapore our Safe and Secure Best Home, we remain always constant and true to our core values of Honour and Unity.Are you ready to be part of a transformative team to perform finance operations and conduct process improvements in a dynamic organization? As a Senior Manager Finance Special Projects, you will play a pivotal role in the Finance Management team to improve and transform Finance efficiency.The job holder will have an opportunity to:- Have hands-on experience managing Finance AR ops- Make a significant impact on MHA's finance processes.- Develop and implement innovative solutions for system integration and optimisation

What you will be working on:

The job holder will be required to perform a wide variety of roles and engage a diverse group of stakeholders in the following areas:

1. Finance Operations (strong focus in AR)a. Support a broad range of Finance operational activities, including Accounts Receivable, Payments, Fixed Assets, General Accounting and other related Finance functions.b. Support the review and improvement of Finance operational processes, including identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve efficiency and leverage automation across Finance functions.
2. Process Optimisation and System Implementationa. Propose process changes to streamline existing workflows, create new workflows for the future state.
3. Systems Analysis and Integrationa. Assess and analyse changes required to onboard new systems, including impact on existing system users.
4. Stakeholder engagementa. Collaborate with multiple stakeholders within MHA to evaluate and recommend process improvementsb. Conduct surveys, focus group discussions and other stakeholder engagement activities to gather inputs, assess impact and put forth recommendations.
5. Change Managementa. Develop change management strategies to effectively communicate system and process changes to diverse groups of stakeholders.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with the following experience and qualifications:

1. Experiencea. Qualifications in Accountancy and/or Experience in Finance domains knowledge in government financial and procurement procedures will be an added advantageb. Business process reengineering, design thinking related and /or change management work
2. Knowledgea. Systems review, systems design, and analysis of systems effectivenessb. System knowledge/ability to understand and design system requirements to meet user needs.c. Change management strategies
3. Attributesa. Passionate about re-engineering processes and process efficiencyb. Innovative and resourceful in finding creative solutions to develop organisational capabilitiesc. A good team worker, with ability to multi-task and work independentlyd. Excellent in communication, interpersonal and organisational skillse. Confident in delivering impactful presentations during stakeholder engagement workshops and for management approvals.

This is a one-year contract post. We wish to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified within 30 days upon closing of the advertisement.

About Ministry of Home Affairs

We work as a team, in partnership with the community, to make Singapore our safe and secure Best Home.