Senior Executive/Assistant Manager (Finance & Accounts)

Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Research grant financial management. Monitor grant expenditures & allowable costs, review and track fund utilisation, work closely with research project managers & PIs to ensure timely invoicing/claim submission and follow up on grant claim receipt, etc.
2. School initiatives. Manage the finances of School-level initiatives and in particular the School's regional projects and programmes.
3. Procurement eg. raising purchase requests and purchase orders in Ariba SmartBuy
4. Perform regular reviews on financial reports as part of risk control management and mitigation.
5. Finance Business Partner. Resource person to PIs, project managers and research staff on finance/budget matters, provide guidance on NUS finance policies and guidelines to ensure compliance.
6. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on grant and School queries and audit queries raised from time to time.
7. Other ad-hoc duties or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree in Accountancy or its equivalent from a recognised institution
• Good analytical, writing, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills with a high degree of stress tolerance
• Meticulous, resourceful, innovative and self-directed with a positive work attitude, responsive and adaptive to changes
• Good team player, pleasant disposition, able to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, in particular Excel and Word.
• Knowledge in software/apps such as SAP S4 HANA, Power BI or other reporting tools will be advantageous.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Accounting, Finance or Business.
• Prior experience working in a higher education institution environment is highly valued.

Posting Start Date: 16/04/2026

Req ID: 32498