Total 4 Manager level Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in LTA SMO(MAIN)5

NTU Shared Services (NSS) is a centralized unit within Nanyang Technological University (NTU) that provides a wide range of administrative, operational, and support services to various departments and units within the university. Its primary goal is to streamline and optimize processes, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver high-quality services to support NTU's core mission of education and research.

The Assistant Manager, Finance is responsible for :

Operational & Service Delivery

• Manage and oversee the day-to-day operations of the University's Shared Services Finance-Fixed Assets team, ensuring adherence to the University's accounting policies and internal controls.
• Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all asset activities, including capitalization of assets under construction (work-in-progress), asset acquisition, disposals, transfers, and depreciation postings.
• Review asset-related journal postings, Asset Under Construction costing for settlement to final assets, schedules, reconciliations and reports prepared by the team.
• Review and approve asset disposals via the Asset Management System (AMS).
• Review Monthly/Quarterly/Year-end Financial closing reports, ensuring all reporting/schedules and adjustment entries are accurately and promptly prepared/posted.
• Liaise with Internal/external Auditors regarding audit queries.
• Supervise and coach team members, to ensure all deliverables of the team are completed accurately and on time.
• Develop team members to groom them for more complex/senior roles in the team.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures and Knowledge Articles are up-to-date and properly documented.
• Monitor and manage KPIs and SLAs to ensure they are achieved with the highest level of customer service.
• Identify automation and process streamlining opportunities and collaborate with relevant teams on system implementation, enhancement, and user acceptance testing.
• Participate in ad hoc projects based on business requirements.

Relationship Management/Customer Relations

• Cooperate and build positive relationships with peers and supervisors to ensure process efficiency and consistency.
• Communicates with customers and other employees to resolve queries/address requests and concerns.

Requirements

• Degree with at least 6-8 years of related working experience, preferably in an educational institute.
• Experience in ERP financial system (e.g., SAP Hana is preferred).
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (e.g., MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.  
• Detailed oriented, meticulous with positive attitude.
• Resourceful, self-driven, proactive, problem solver, ability to work independently.
• Good organisational and planning skills.
• A team player who works well with various stakeholders.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Hiring Institution: NTU

[What the role is]
Assistant manager, corporate finance

[What you will be working on]
• You will be part of Corporate Finance Division, which oversees credit evaluation, cash and investment, foreign currency hedging and bonds issuance.
• Your main role will be to assess the financial health of LTA’s contractors and service providers by performing financial evaluation and recommending appropriate risk mitigation measures.
• You will also be involved in the reviewing and streamlining of LTA’s evaluation framework; digitisation of work processes; and partnering LTA’s other divisions to provide financial advice related to risk management and mitigation measures.
• Depending on performance, you will also have the opportunity to explore and realise your potential through involvement in other corporate finance functions and initiatives, such as liquidity management, investment of LTA’s reserves, foreign currency hedging and issuance of LTA Green bonds.
• Suitable candidates may be considered for a permanent role upon completion of contract.

[What we are looking for]
• Tertiary Qualification preferably in Accountancy, Business, Finance, Economics or other relevant discipline
• Experience in financial statement analysis or credit evaluation preferred but not required
• Interest and/or experience in performing descriptive and predictive data analytics using Business Intelligent tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) and Open-source scripting languages (e.g. Python)
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Analytical and detail oriented with good writing, communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently with guidance and adhere to timelines

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Office at NTU is established under the NTU I&E initiative to drive overall synergy, coordination and interaction among the pillars along the innovation and entrepreneurship value chain at NTU. The Office seeks to accelerate the University’s efforts to translate NTU’s scientific discoveries, innovations and creative work into technological and social entrepreneurship activities that benefit industry and society.

The incumbent will perform key administrative support for the I&E office, ensuring process efficiency/effectiveness as well as smooth day-to-day operations. He/she will ensure timely and transparent financial reporting for the I&E Office, that complies with NTU financial policies and standards.

Responsibilities:

• Perform financial accounting and reporting; track usage of office budget, including monthly closing of accounts and preparation of financial reporting packages. Maintain accurate financial records and documentation that comply with NTU financial policies and standards.

• Develop and implement efficient administrative processes and procedures to ensure smooth operations of the I&E Office.

• Manage all procurement matters in the I&E Office, in accordance to university’s financial regulations and policies.

• Work with NTU internal stakeholders to collect and organise data and information from various sources for monitoring, projections and analysis; perform data analysis to support data-driven management decisions.

• Any other ad-hoc initiatives and projects undertaken by the Office.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accountancy, or a relevant discipline from a well-recognised university.

• At least 3 years of administrative and/or finance work experience.

• Hands-on experience in financial and accounting IT systems and applications.

• Knowledge of financial systems (such as SAP, Concur, Ariba) would be advantageous.

• Good knowledge of Microsoft office applications.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with various management levels.

• Adaptable and proactive, able to multi-task and work independently with minimum supervision.

• Analytical and meticulous.

Hiring Institution: NTU

ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (NIE)

The National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore, is Singapore’s national teacher education institute and we are proud to be an integral part of the nation’s education service. We play a key role in the preparation of teachers and in the provision of teacher professional and school leadership development programmes. We are committed to our vision of being An Institute of Distinction: Leading the Future of Education and our mission to Inspire Learning, Transform Teaching and Advance Research. Read more about NIE here.

NIE invites applicants for the position of Assistant Head (Research) in the Finance Department. This is a 3-year contract position.

Responsibilities

Reporting to Head/Finance, you will be responsible for the following functions:

• Administration of Research grant and projects of NIE.

• Administration of the financial project (WBS) modules in SAP and Research management system.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and management on budgets, reporting, outlook and cashflow.

• Collaborate with external funders and external auditors on grant matters.

• Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvements to enhance the financial management processes and procedures; through streamlining and automation.

• Provide financial advice to internal stakeholders.

• Supervision of staff.

Requirements

• A University Degree in Accountancy or in Accounting major.

• At least 5 years of accounting and managerial experience.

• Must be a member of the ISCA (The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants).

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and writing skills.

• Strong conceptualization and analytical skills.

• Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.

• Self-motivated, able to work independently and as a team player.

• Knowledge of SAP Hana S4 and SAP Concur would be an advantage.

Closing Date

The closing date of the advertisement is 31 December 2023.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Other Information

NIE staff can take chartered buses at their own expense from or near their homes to NIE campus.  This is subject to the availability of seats.

Hiring Institution: NIE