Job Description

What the role is:Are you looking for a career that offers exciting opportunities and experiences? Look no further than the Singapore Food Agency! As a member of the Internal Audit (IA) team, you will have the chance to visit farms, fisheries, warehouses and fishery ports and see first-hand how food is produced and distributed. You will also have the opportunity to visit food testing labs and learn about our food establishment inspections. This is a rewarding job that can allow you to understand how SFA makes a difference in the food safety and security of Singapore.
As part of the IA team, you will lead or conduct audits and assist SFA in the continuous improvement of its governance processes and internal controls. When performing audit and consulting activities, you are required to understand and consider SFA\'s financial, organisational, ethical, legal & regulatory, as well as strategic risks. You might be called upon to perform special investigations arising from the whistleblowing channel and to liaise with relevant authorities.
We are an experienced yet innovative IA team that strives to continuously improve ourselves, our organisation, and the Public Sector via various collaborations across agencies. If you are self-motivated and a champion of innovation and meaningful business and audit transformation, join us!We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified for the interview.Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate extensively across agencies to drive digitalization initiatives to improve internal audit value.
• Plan and perform audit and advisory work.
• Conduct sharing or other initiatives to promote continuous improvement.
• Procure and monitor outsourced audit work.
• Present or assist in Audit & Risk Committee meetings.
• Assist Head/IA in the formulation of the internal audit workplan and IT audit plan.
• Assist in ad-hoc assignments and administration as required, which may include investigations arising from the whistleblowing channel.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in accountancy or business. Other tertiary qualifications are welcome if you have experience in internal audit or related work.
• Minimum of 5 years of external/ internal audit experience or relevant experience in performing internal audits or supporting whistleblowing function and conducting fraud and special investigations. Preferably with experience in large scale warehouse and logistics operations or audits.
• Practical data analytics skills and experience, and proven ability to drive business transformation and adoption of digital tools (e.g. RPA implementation, Python/ Pandas, etc.).
• Good understanding of internal controls, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and knowledge of internal auditing techniques and standards.
• Certifications such as CIA, CA, CISA and CFE will have an advantage.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently, lead a team, or be a team player.
• Possess strong analytical, project management and interpersonal skills.
• Possess good written and verbal communication skills.

Work LocationSFA HQ @ JEMWe regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified for the interview.About Singapore Food Agency:The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is a new Statutory Board formed under the \'Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) to oversee food safety and security. The SFA will serve as the single point of contact for public feedback on food-related issues, and strengthen management of foodborne disease outbreaks to protect public health. The SFA will also facilitate more business-friendly regulations with oversight of all food safety policies and consolidation of food laboratory capabilities to deepen competencies in food diagnostics, and research and development in food safety.

Singapore Food Agency