"Senior Accounts Assistant (Payroll)"

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

Reporting to Assistant Senior Manager, the incumbent is required to handle all aspects of payroll matters.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Support Services

• Handle all payroll enquiries from staff
• Handle the processing of payroll
• Handle monthly CPF submission and reconciliation
• Manage the accounting of foreign worker levy
• Handle the processing of payroll related invoices
• Ensure the submission of all government claims such as maternity/ paternity/ Childcare leave, NS claims and etc
• Handle the Eclaim system and approval matrix
• Ensure timely submission of IR21/IR8E and other year-end tax filing requirements
• Provide relevant and effective technical advice to staff and departments regarding income tax matters
• Liaise with IRAS to assist employees to resolve tax matters
• Liaise with CPFB on CPF filing matters
• Work closely with the HR Team
• Preparation of reconciliation of contra/ suspense accounts
• Handle Audit requests relating to Payroll/ tax and Eclaim
• Other Admin duties

Control Environment

• Ensure that all key controls are performing as they are designed to perform.
• Ensure that there is no accounting error which require correcting journals to be passed.
• Review key payroll processes for weaknesses and implement corrective action to strengthen the control over the processes.
• Manage Payroll suspense accounts

Productivity

• Participate in digitization of work processes and financial reports to improve productivity.
• Undertake such projects and assignments as may be directed from time to time.

Qualifications

• Min Diploma in Business, HR, Accountancy, Finance or related field
• 5 years of relevant working experience in payroll matters, preferably familiar with SAP payroll system
• Familiar with Government policies and regulations such as CPF Act and Income Tax Act.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Excel.
• Have good analytical, writing, organizational and communication skills.
• Meticulous, resourceful and innovative with positive work attitude.
• Independent and good team player.

The position is only open to Singaporeans and Permanent Residents.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: National University of Singapore