Industry Development Officer, Business Competitiveness (1-Year Contract)

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is actively seeking a capable professional to join a team dedicated to monitoring the competitiveness of Singapore's financial sector and developing the financial ecosystem to support Singapore as an international financial centre.

This role includes managing the Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF) and supporting administration, monitoring and reporting of tax incentive schemes.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical ability with attention to detail.
• Good team player who takes ownership and escalates issues early.
• Willingness to learn incentive governance and public sector financial management.
• Interest in process improvement and digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the processing of grant claims accurately and on time.
• Respond to routine queries from applicants and internal stakeholders on grant application and claim status.
• Support user acceptance testing for new systems and process automation, including logging of defects and usability issues clearly.
• Assist in reviewing grant applications against established criteria and the preparation of service monitoring reports, by compiling data and updating trackers.
• Support the preparation of regular tax incentive reports, including compiling and checking data, updating trackers and reconciling information from relevant sources.

Skills

Effective communication

Analytical ability

Team player

Willingness to learn incentive/govern

Process improvement & digital tools

Job description

What The Role Is

You will be part of a team responsible for work relating to monitoring the competitiveness of Singapore’s financial sector and developing the financial ecosystem to support Singapore as an international financial centre. This includes the management and administration of the Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF), as well as supporting the administration, monitoring and reporting of financial sector tax incentive schemes.

What The Role Is

You will be part of a team responsible for work relating to monitoring the competitiveness of Singapore’s financial sector and developing the financial ecosystem to support Singapore as an international financial centre. This includes the management and administration of the Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF), as well as supporting the administration, monitoring and reporting of financial sector tax incentive schemes.

What You Will Be Working On

Your role will include:

• Support the processing of grant claims accurately and on time
• Respond to routine queries from applicants and internal stakeholders on grant application and claim status
• Support user acceptance testing for new systems and process automation, including logging of defects and usability issues clearly
• Assist in reviewing grant applications against established criteria and the preparation of service monitoring reports, by compiling data and updating trackers
• Support the preparation of regular tax incentive reports, including compiling and checking data, updating trackers and reconciling information from relevant sources.

What We Are Looking For

Requirements:

• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical ability, detail-oriented
• Good team player who takes ownership of assigned work and escalates issues early
• Willingness to learn incentive governance, controls and public sector financial management
• Interest in process improvement and digital tools

You will be working in a fast-paced environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and needs of stakeholders, as well as the agility to respond to changes and developments. As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. This is a 1-year contract . All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.