Payroll Systems & Projects Lead

Accountant-General's Department (Singapore); Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountant-General's Department (Singapore) is seeking a pro­active professional to join the Salaries and Pensions team. You will help manage the Government Human Resource and Payroll (HRP) system, supporting payroll, claims, pensions and medical billing with a focus on accurate, timely payments to civil servants and healthcare providers.

You will translate HR policy changes into system solutions, collaborate with vendors and partner agencies, and strengthen financial controls using data

Qualifications

• Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, Analytics, IT, Systems or related disciplines.
• Interest in improving systems and processes and project management.
• Interest in Ops-Tech work, with good understanding of finance and/or payroll processes.
• Experience in managing systems such as SAP will be advantageous.
• Proficiency in basic office productivity tools, especially Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Knowledge of data analytics would be an advantage.
• Good critical thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good time management skills to multi-task and handle competing priorities.
• Meticulous and a good team-player who can work well independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Translating HR policy changes into workable system solutions, in compliance with business and statutory requirements.
• Working with third-party system vendor and relevant module leads of partner agencies of the HRP system to deliver system enhancements and fixes through the full project lifecycle.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline and automate processes, keeping in mind system-level governance matters such as performance monitoring and reporting.
• Supporting study of major system enhancements.
• Working with third-party system vendor and multiple module/track leads of partner agencies of the HRP system to support the smooth running of the central payroll, claims, pensions and medical billing functions.
• Strengthening financial controls of payroll, claims, pensions and medical billing operations using data analytics to identify control gaps and improvements needed.

Skills

System improvements

Project management

Ops-Tech

Excel/Word/PowerPoint

Data analytics

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Team player

Education

Tertiary education in Accountancy/Business/Finance/Analytics/IT/Systems

Tools

SAP

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Accountant-General's Department (Singapore) is seeking a pro­active professional to join the Salaries and Pensions team. You will help manage the Government Human Resource and Payroll (HRP) system, supporting payroll, claims, pensions and medical billing with a focus on accurate, timely payments to civil servants and healthcare providers.

You will translate HR policy changes into system solutions, collaborate with vendors and partner agencies, and strengthen financial controls using data