Senior Assistant Director (Resource Management)

CDA Communicable Diseases Agency; Singapore; Sur place; SGD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Government Technology Agency (GovTech) seeks a Senior Assistant Director (Resource Management) to lead CDA's financial management, grants governance, and treasury functions. You will coordinate with the Deputy Director (Finance) and supervise a diverse team in a fast-paced public sector environment.

The role demands extensive public sector experience, strong governance knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management, with an emphasis on analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Accountancy or Business and/or is a Chartered Accountant/CPA.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience in the public sector, with at least 5 years supervising a team.
• Familiar with Statutory Board Financial Reporting Standards and Finance Government Instruction Manuals; strong governance knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills; analytical mindset.

Responsabilités

• Oversee CDA’s financial resources management to ensure financial sustainability.
• Oversee grants governance policies, procedures and frameworks aligned with regulations.
• Oversee finance business partnering: evaluating funding proposals, budget analysis, and grant disbursement processing.
• Oversee CDA treasury function: investment policies and research/analysis of investments.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Financial governance

Communication and writing

Formation

Accountancy or Business degree

Chartered Accountant/CPA

Description du poste

What the role is

As Senior Assistant Director (Resource Management) of the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) set up by the Ministry of Health (MOH), you will support Deputy Director (Finance) in the management of the budget, reserves, grant and business partnering functions of the agency. The CDA is a government agency established by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to oversee Singapore’s communicable disease preparedness, prevention and control, surveillance, risk assessment and outbreak response. The CDA consolidates and builds on the public health functions under MOH, the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), and the Health Promotion Board (HPB). You will work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that requires managing multiple stakeholders and priorities concurrently to support CDA's operational needs.

What you will be working on

• Oversee the management of CDA’s financial resources, including the relevant frameworks and processes, to ensure financial sustainability for the agency
• Oversee the development, implementation and review of CDA’s grants governance policies, procedures and frameworks, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and best practices among practitioners
• Oversee the finance business partnering function, which includes evaluation of funding proposals, review and analysis of budget submissions, monitoring of budget utilisations and review and processing of the disbursement of grants
• Oversee the set up and management of CDA’s treasury function, including setting up the agency’s investment policies and guidelines, conduct of research and analysis of investments

What we are looking for

Tertiary qualification in Accountancy or Business and/or is a Chartered Accountant/Certified Public Accountant At least 12 years of relevant experience in the public sector, with at least 5 years of experience in supervising a team comprising officers of different seniority Familiar with prevailing Statutory Board Financial Reporting Standards, Finance Government Instruction Manuals as well as best practices in financial governance and control Ability to work independently and a good team player with excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management, as well as strong analytical skills Committed, responsible, self-driven and thrive in a fast-paced environment Effective writing and presentation skills with a good command of English are preferred Good working knowledge of financial markets and products is preferred

Successful candidate will be offered a 2-year contract in the first instance.