About the role
The Senior Manager/Manager will supervise a small team on the management and administration of research development funds (RDF) for A*STAR. Responsibilities include budgeting, reporting, operations, internal controls, and audit management.
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Key Responsibilities
- Manage annual budgeting exercise, medium term expenditure budget review for submission to parent Ministry and A*STAR management.
- Review and consolidate budget requests from divisions, present annual operating budget for approval.
- Follow up with stakeholders to address budget queries.
- Ensure timely reporting of monthly budget utilization status to Councils and Divisions.
- Support MTI's 5-year Research Innovation and Enterprise tranche budget exercise.
- Provide finance inputs to project funding papers for grants funding agencies.
Requirements
- Qualification in Accountancy or ACCA.
- At least 3 years of relevant accounting experience, with experience managing a small team of finance staff.
- Strong analytical, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- High learning agility, adaptability and perseverance.
- Able to multi-task and deliver results under tight timelines.
- Meticulous, organised and resourceful.