Manager (Budget Management) - Kranji

Ministry of Defence of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Defence of Singapore is seeking leadership to govern the Army's maintenance sub-budget, ensuring fiscal discipline, transparency, and sustained operational readiness. You will oversee planning, execution, and monitoring of maintenance funding, aligning decisions with readiness priorities and governance standards.

The role requires 3+ years of relevant experience, strong analytical and financial skills, and proficiency with data analytics tools and advanced spreadsheets.

Qualifications

• Education in Business, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a related field.
• Strong analytical and financial reasoning skills.
• Proficiency in data analytics tools and advanced spreadsheet applications.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively across technical, operational, and financial domains.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the detailed planning, execution, and monitoring of maintenance funding.
• Ensure decisions are aligned with systems criticality, readiness outcomes, and sustainment risk.
• Analyse maintenance budget submissions and conduct variance and trend analysis.
• Identify emerging funding risks and optimisation opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with financial directives and governance frameworks across all stages of the budget cycle.
• Navigating the complexity of aligning maintenance funding decisions with operational readiness priorities across diverse stakeholders.

Skills

Strong analytical and financial

Data analytics tools

Good communication and interpersonal

Cross-domain collaboration

Independent and team work

Education

Education in Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

Data analytics tools

Advanced spreadsheet applications

Job description

What The Role Is

You will provide professional leadership and governance over the Army's maintenance sub-budget, ensuring fiscal discipline, transparency, and sustained operational readiness.

What You Will Be Working On

• Oversee the detailed planning, execution, and monitoring of maintenance funding
• Ensure decisions are aligned with systems criticality, readiness outcomes, and sustainment risk
• Analyse maintenance budget submissions and conduct variance and trend analysis
• Identify emerging funding risks and optimisation opportunities
• Ensure compliance with financial directives and governance frameworks across all stages of the budget cycle
• Navigating the complexity of aligning maintenance funding decisions with operational readiness priorities across diverse technical and functional stakeholders
• Balancing fiscal discipline and compliance requirements while identifying opportunities to optimise limited maintenance resources

What We Are Looking For

• Education in Business, Finance, or a related field
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in a related field
• Strong analytical and financial reasoning skills
• Proficiency in data analytics tools and advanced spreadsheet applications
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively across technical, operational, and financial domains
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Appointment will be commensurate with your experience.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.