Job Description

What the role is: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. You will join AGD\'s Assurance Group which oversees the provision of assurance services to the government agencies. You will be part of the Internal Audit Shared Services Directorate and be involved in providing internal audit and financial services at the ministries.What you will be working on:You will assist Head (Assurance) to complete audit engagements within the public sector and provide reasonable assurance to the Audit Committee over the adequacy of internal controls and compliance with policies, procedures and regulations, as well as to recommend areas of improvements to achieve greater efficiency.What we are looking for:Functional/Technical Competencies \xe2\x80\xa2 Degree in Accountancy \xe2\x80\xa2 Professional qualifications such as CA / CIA is preferred At least one year of relevant working experience in Finance, Accounting and Information Technology/ systems related areas \xe2\x80\xa2 Good working knowledge and understanding of risk assessment, internal controls and adoption of data analytics Generic Competencies \xe2\x80\xa2 Strong analytical skills, resourceful, meticulous and a team player \xe2\x80\xa2 Good communication and interpersonal skills \xe2\x80\xa2 Ability to interact with management at all levels 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.

Accountant General\'s Department