"Assistant Senior Finance Manager/Senior Finance Manager (NUS College & Law Cluster)"

About Us

Join the National University of Singapore (NUS) Finance Team – Where Innovation Meets Excellence

At NUS, the Office of Finance stands as a dynamic and strategic partner, driving financial sustainability and operational excellence. Our team plays a crucial role in overseeing financial planning, optimising resources, and enabling the University’s ambition and innovation.

We are at the forefront of formulating, reviewing, and analysing the University’s operating, strategic, and capital budgets. Through strong governance, robust financial processes, and cutting-edge systems, we ensure every dollar is put to its best use, fueling research, education, and transformation.

Why Join Us?

• 🚀 Make an Impact: Play a key role in shaping financial strategies that influence the University’s growth and global standing.
• 📈Growth & Development: We believe in continuous learning, offering mentorship, career development, and upskilling opportunities.
• 🤝Collaborative Culture: Join a high-performing team that values trust, innovation, and excellence.
• 🔹Finance Transformation: Be part of initiatives leveraging SAP S4 Hana, AI-driven analytics, and digital finance solutions to drive efficiency and future-ready finance operations.

If you are passionate about finance, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to be part of a team that drives meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Join us and be a part of shaping the future of finance at NUS!

Website: https://www.nus.edu.sg/finance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nus-office-of-finance/

Job Description

The Finance Business Partner (FBP) supports the financial sustainability and strategic objectives of the School/College through robust financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, fund management, and business partnering. The role provides actionable financial insights to support operational and strategic decision-making, ensures strong financial governance, and drives process improvement in collaboration with stakeholders and central Finance.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting, Planning & Monitoring

• Prepare annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long-term financial projections.
• Evaluate current and future fiscal conditions and assess financial implications on strategic goals.
• Monitor departmental expenditures to ensure alignment with management directives and fiscal discipline.
• Provide scenario analysis and financial simulations to support planning and decision-making.

Fund & Resource Planning

• Plan, review, and optimize resource allocation to support operating and capital budget requirements.
• Monitor overall cash flow and liquidity position.
• Respond to unbudgeted operating or capital expenditure through resource reallocation and/or fund liquidation.
• Propose investment, redemption, and liquidation of funds where appropriate.

Financial & Management Reporting

• Prepare timely and accurate management reports to inform stakeholders at various levels.
• Liaise with NUS Office of Finance on accounting matters, quarterly reporting, balance sheet matters, and cash management.
• Translate financial data into clear insights to support effective decision-making by senior management.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted finance partner to the Dean, department heads, and key stakeholders.
• Provide financial insights through regular engagement sessions to support financial sustainability.
• Advise stakeholders on finance-related policies, guidelines, and best practices.
• Support operational and strategic initiatives through financial advisory, modelling, and analysis.

Process Improvement and Productivity

• Identify opportunities for process reengineering and productivity gains to enhance efficiency and stakeholder satisf