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 Government Central Team under Finance Transformation Directorate in supporting Project Cumulus over 40 statutory boards who have on-boarded Workday.What you will be working on:You will be involved in the following: xe2x80xa2 Support central operational activities in Expenses/ Payroll xe2x80xa2 Build functional competencies in system business process design and principles in compliance with policies, business and statutory requirements. xe2x80xa2 Develop Ops-Tech competencies through hands-on opportunities to perform system configurations in Workday xe2x80xa2 Propose/ review/ execute tenant-wide or localized system changes, with the objective to achieve harmonization with the global design. xe2x80xa2 Liaise with third party system vendors - Workday and Dayforce to resolve product-related issues, assess product limitations and workarounds, roadmap planning and partake in new innovation testing. xe2x80xa2 Support new feature releases through change impact assessment, UAT, change management and deployment. xe2x80xa2 Facilitate user engagement forums to gather feedback on user experience to identify focus areas for system enhancements. xe2x80xa2 Continuously review the communication framework, build a vibrant user community, and foster a collaborative spirit between users to share system usage expertise and experiences. xe2x80xa2 Identify opportunities for process automation and streamlining via RPA. xe2x80xa2 Drive co-ownership of issues and solutioning through internal partnership with stakeholders across WOG.What we are looking for:Functional/Technical Competencies xe2x80xa2 Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, IT, Systems or related disciplines; xe2x80xa2 Understanding of finance and/or payroll processes and experience with related systems as well as system implementation will be advantageous; xe2x80xa2 Able to proactively develop and manage relationships with various key stakeholders; xe2x80xa2 Ability to put forth proposals and recommendations for management decision-making; xe2x80xa2 Has interest in Ops-Tech work Generic Competencies xe2x80xa2 Good critical thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills; xe2x80xa2 Time management skills to multi-task and prioritize key deliverables; xe2x80xa2 Meticulous and a good team player who is able to work well independently; xe2x80xa2 Strong communication and presentation skills xe2x80xa2 CA qualification preferredAbout 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