Snr Associate /Assistant Director (Financial Systems and Services (Stat Boards)

Accountant-General's Department; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountant-General's Department in Singapore seeks a proactive finance systems professional to lead Workday configurations, support payroll and central operations, and drive automation and process improvements across government financial processes.

The role emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, system integration, and change management to harmonize design with global standards. Candidates with CA Singapore certification and strong Ops-Tech interest are preferred.

Qualifications

• Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, IT, Systems or related disciplines.
• CA Singapore certification is preferred.
• Keen interest in Ops-Tech roles.
• Understanding of finance and/or payroll processes and experience with related systems as well as system implementation will be advantageous.
• Able to proactively develop and manage relationships with various key stakeholders.
• Ability to put forth proposals and recommendations for management decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Support the Payroll/Expense central operations, system improvements and payroll system market study.
• Build functional competencies in system business process design and principles in compliance with policies, business and statutory requirements.
• Develop the Ops-Tech competencies through hands‑on opportunities to perform system configurations in Workday.
• Propose/review/execute tenant‑wide or localized system changes to harmonize with the global design.
• Liaise with system vendors to resolve product‑related issues and participate in roadmap planning.
• Support new feature releases through change assessment, UAT, change management and deployment.
• Facilitate user engagement forums to gather feedback on user experience and identify focus areas for improvements.
• Evolve the communication framework and foster a collaborative user community.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and streamlining.
• Drive co‑ownership of issues and solutions with stakeholders across government.

Skills

Ops-Tech interest

Workday configuration

Finance/payroll processes

Stakeholder management

Education

CA Singapore certification

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

Tools

Workday

Job description

What the role is:

You will join the Financial Systems and Services (Statutory Boards) Directorate, which drives the strategic development of Future Finance by managing the consolidation and implementation of Statutory Boards' finance and payroll systems onto Cumulus, a central cloud-based HR, finance and payroll system currently used by 43 Statutory Boards.

What you will be working on:

• Support the Payroll/Expense central operations, system improvements and payroll system market study;
• Build functional competencies in system business process design and principles in compliance with policies, business and statutory requirements;
• Develop the Ops-Tech competencies through hands‑on opportunities to perform system configurations in Workday;
• Propose/ review/ execute tenant‑wide or localized system changes, with the objective to achieve harmonization with the global design;
• Liaise with system vendors to resolve product‑related issues, assess product limitations and workarounds, roadmap planning and partake in new innovation testing;
• Support new feature releases through change impact assessment, UAT, change management and deployment;
• Facilitate user engagement forums to gather feedback on user experience to identify focus areas for system enhancements;
• Evolve the communication framework, build a vibrant user community, and foster a collaborative spirit between users to share system usage expertise and experiences;
• Identify opportunities for process automation and streamlining;
• Drive co‑ownership of issues and solutioning through internal partnership with stakeholders across the whole of government.

What we are looking for:

Functional/Technical Competencies

• Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, IT, Systems or related disciplines
• CA Singapore certification is preferred
• Keen interest in Ops-Tech roles
• Understanding of finance and/or payroll processes and experience with related systems as well as system implementation will be advantageous
• Able to proactively develop and manage relationships with various key stakeholders
• Ability to put forth proposals and recommendations for management decision-making

Generic Competencies

• Good critical thinking, problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Time management skills to multi‑task and prioritize key deliverables
• Meticulous and a good team player who can also work well independently
• Strong communication and presentation skills

You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.

About Accountant-General's Department

The Accountant-General's Department (AGD) plays an important role in making Singapore a better place through Finance. At AGD, we aim to be a future-ready leader in transforming Public Sector finance by putting finance at the heart of our decision‑making. We do this through building a strong foundation in providing robust financial systems and processes that serve key stakeholders including our pensioners, vendors and the public sector. Our team of accounting professionals work at AGD and are deployed to the public agencies to deliver a wide range of financial and accounting‑related services to the Public Service. Together we play a critical role in helping the Government achieve its fiscal and economic objectives through sound stewardship and governance.