Head - Performance & Evaluation

Accountant-General's Department; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Accountant-General's Department in Singapore is seeking a Head (Governance Unit) to lead a team in performance and evaluation. You will be responsible for formulating policies, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality deliverables.

This role requires a tertiary education in relevant fields and at least 5 years of experience in financial governance or audit. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills are crucial as you will drive governance strategies and systemic changes across the Public Service.

Join us to play a vital role in transforming public sector finance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial governance, accounting standards, project planning, or audit is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team and ensure timely deliverables.
• Formulate and implement policies for public financial governance.
• Monitor audit observations and proposals from agencies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong communication skills

Team leadership

Innovative problem-solving

Education

Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance or related disciplines

Job description

What the role is

As Head (Governance Unit) in the Performance & Evaluation directorate, you will lead, develop and motivate a team of officers, and ensure timely and quality deliverables are achieved. The directorate works to enable a high‑performance government through better value and accountability for public spending and outcomes.

What you will be working on

• Policy and planning
    – Formulate and implement policies and processes to strengthen public financial governance and address risks.
• Assessments and reviews
    – Work with stakeholders to assess audit observations, propose responses and monitor follow‐ups;
    – Review agencies’ proposals relating to formation/restructuring of statutory boards and provide inputs/recommendations.
• Transformation and communication
    – Strategise and spearhead Whole Of Government (WOG) responses relating to governance;
    – Identify and drive systemic changes in collaboration with key stakeholders to strengthen governance approaches, frameworks, and capabilities, and foster a strong governance mindset across the Public Service.

What we are looking for

Functional/Technical Competencies

• Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years’ working experience with proficiency in financial, accounting and governance standards, and/or programme/project planning and evaluation and/or audit experience is preferred.

Generic Competencies

• Strong analytical thinking, ability to anticipate challenges, and good instincts for actionable solutions.
• Ability to think out of the box and develop innovative solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication, as well as interpersonal skills to engage internal and external stakeholders at various levels.
• Self‑motivated and able to handle an array of responsibilities and follow‑ups in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment.
• A good team player and leader who can support, guide and develop a diverse team.

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 pensioners, vendors and the public sector. Our team of accounting professionals work at AGD and are deployed to 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.