The Finance Director role offers the opportunity to lead finance governance, budget oversight, and strategic financial planning within a public sector research and innovation environment. This role is ideal for a senior finance leader with strong experience in statutory board finance, public funding frameworks, audit governance, and stakeholder engagement across central agencies.
Responsibilities
- Lead oversight of statutory board finance operations, ensuring robust governance, consistent application of financial policies, and accurate reporting to the Ministry and senior stakeholders
- Drive strong financial controls and compliance frameworks across entities to ensure integrity and accountability in financial management
- Steward the organisation's Research Development Fund budgets as both grantor and implementing agency, ensuring effective planning, utilisation, and liquidity management
- Ensure full compliance with MTI and MOF budgetary requirements, including cash budget frameworks, supporting disciplined use of public funds and continuity of funding
- Oversee end-to-end financial reporting, including cash budgets, awarded and committed budgets, retained earnings, and multi-year RIE block funding
- Manage mid-year and year-end financial reporting processes to senior management, Audit Committees, Board EXCO, Board, and the parent Ministry
- Lead engagement with internal and external auditors, including AGO, ensuring timely resolution of audit findings and continuous strengthening of control environments
- Support strategic financial planning and decision-making at the organisational level, aligned with national and institutional priorities
Requirements
- Degree in Finance or Accountancy, with a recognised professional qualification such as CA, CPA, or ACCA
- At least 10 years of senior leadership experience within public sector finance, ideally at Director level or above in a Statutory Board or Ministry, with proven oversight of budget planning, execution, and financial reporting
- Strong knowledge of financial governance frameworks, including MOF budget policies, public sector accounting standards, and audit requirements, with regular engagement with central agencies such as MTI, MOF, and EDB
- Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and partner with senior stakeholders across Ministries, Boards, and central agencies
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a complex, high-stakes environment, driving strategic initiatives independently while collaborating across stakeholders
About the company
A company in the research and technology industry, this organisation conducts scientific research and technology development across a range of disciplines. It also collaborates with organisations from the research, industry, and public sectors.
JAC Recruitment Pte. Ltd.
EA Licence: 90C3026
EA Personnel Name: Bryan Ashwin
EA Personnel: R24122938
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