Senior Executive / Manager / Senior Manager (Finance Special Projects)

Ministry of Home Affairs; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) invites applications for a Senior Executive / Manager / Senior Manager Finance Special Projects. You will join the Finance Management team to drive efficiency and transformation across finance operations, with a strong emphasis on accounts receivable, process improvement and system integration.

This 1-year contract role offers opportunities to engage diverse stakeholders, lead change management, and develop innovative solutions to streamline workflows and

Qualifications

• Qualifications in Accountancy and/or experience in finance domains.
• Knowledge of government financial and procurement procedures is an advantage.
• Exposure to business process reengineering, design thinking or change management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Finance AR operations and related accounting activities.
• Review and improve finance processes, enhance controls, and enable automation.
• Lead system integration and process optimisation projects across Finance.
• Engage stakeholders across the organisation to gather inputs and secure approvals.

Skills

Accountancy

Finance domain knowledge

Job description

This role is part of MHA’s Civilian Generalist career track. Learn more: https://go.gov.sg/civiliangeneralist

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) aspires to be a world-class organisation in delivering safety and security for our people. In pursuing our mission to make Singapore our Safe and Secure Best Home, we remain always constant and true to our core values of Honour and Unity.

As a Senior Executive / Manager / Senior Manager Finance Special Projects, you will play a pivotal role in the Finance Management team to improve and transform Finance efficiency.

You will have an opportunity to:

• Have hands-on experience managing Finance AR ops
• Make a significant impact on MHA’s finance processes.
• Develop and implement innovative solutions for system integration and optimisation.

You will need to perform a wide variety of roles and engage a diverse group of stakeholders in the following areas:

1. Finance Operations (strong focus in AR)

a. Support a broad range of Finance operational activities, including Accounts Receivable, Payments, Fixed Assets, General Accounting and other related Finance functions.

b. Support the review and improvement of Finance operational processes, including identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve efficiency and leverage automation across Finance functions.

2. Process Optimisation and System Implementation

a. Propose process changes to streamline existing workflows, create new workflows for the future state.

3. Systems Analysis and Integration

a. Assess and analyse changes required to onboard new systems, including impact on existing system users

4. Stakeholder Engagement

a. Collaborate with multiple stakeholders within MHA to evaluate and recommend process improvements

b. Conduct surveys, focus group discussions and other stakeholder engagement activities to gather inputs, assess impact and put forth recommendations.

5. Change Management

a. Develop change management strategies to effectively communicate system and process changes to diverse groups of stakeholders

Requirements

a) Experience

• Qualifications in Accountancy and/or Experience in Finance domains knowledge in government financial and procurement procedures will be an added advantage
• Business process reengineering, design thinking related and /or change management work

b) Knowledge

• Systems review, systems design, and analysis of systems effectiveness
• System knowledge/ability to understand and design system requirements to meet user needs.
• Change management strategies

c) Attributes

• Passionate about re-engineering processes and process efficiency
• Innovative and resourceful in finding creative solutions to develop organisational capabilities
• A good team worker, with ability to multi-task and work independently
• Excellent in communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Confident in delivering impactful presentations during stakeholder engagement workshops and for management approvals.

This is a 1-year contract post. We wish to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified within 30 days upon closing of the advertisement.