Finance Analyst (3-year contract), Office of Finance

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Grant Administration
  • Assist in the submission of new grant proposals;
  • MOE budgets and cash flow projections.
  • Coordinate the submission and review of the annual budgets.
  • Manage the inception of projects and ensure closure of projects in a timely manner.
  • Work with grant administrators to ensure that claim submissions are accurate and submitted promptly.
  • Track and monitor the utilisation of grants and highlight projects that under-utilised budgets.
  • Assist grant administrators on their queries (including troubleshooting of system issues).
  • Liaise with grantors (including MOE) on matters related to grants.
  • Assist in performing UAT on system enhancements.
  • Any other task relating to grant administration
• Grant Reporting
  • Prepare necessary journals for month-end closing;
  • audit schedules for internal reporting.
  • Analyse the projects expenditure against budget and explain the variance (if any) for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reports for internal reporting;
  • bi-yearly and annual claims for MOE reporting purposes;
  • quarterly reports on utilisation of grants for MOE.
  • Assist in the submission of claims in grantor-specific portals (e.g. IGMS, [email protected], etc).
  • Generate reports for MOE and other external funders.
  • Support project certification and audits (including liaising with auditors and coordinating the audit).
  • Any other task relating to grant reporting.
• Governance
  • Ensure administration of grants complied with terms and conditions of the grant agreements.
  • Reconcile claim statement to accounting records

• Degree in Accountancy, Business or a related discipline with at least 5 to 8 years of relevant experience.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently.
• Fast worker with ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written skills are essential).
• Able to work well with people at different levels of the organisation.
• Committed, meticulous, organised and resourceful with positive work attitude.
• Good Microsoft Office application skills.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in SAP and/or any of the major accounting software will be an advantage.
• Familiar with BI tools (e.g. Qlik sense, Power BI, Tableau) will be an added advantage.

#LI-XL1

Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.