Assistant Manager, Financial Services, Office of Finance

Description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together – building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities – all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Compliance: Process invoices/ claims in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Maintenance of Master Records: Update vendor master records and ensure integrity of data.
• Data Analytics and Dashboarding: Analyse data to identify trends and/ or anomalies and prepare dashboards for reporting.
• Reporting: Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring all payable and expenditure entries are accurate and complete, with compliance to expenditure policies and regulations. Prepare audit schedules and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Governance: Provide support queries from internal and external audit.
• Collaborate with Other Departments: Work closely with other departments to pay vendors promptly and streamline the payable and payment process.
• Customer service: Handle enquiries from internal and external stakeholders, providing customer support and resolving queries promptly.
• Process Optimization: Analyse payable processes to identify areas for improvement and work with IT to develop solutions that enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Policy Review: Gather feedback and suggest refinements to policy to strengthen control.
• System Implementation and Upgrades: Participate in the planning and execution of system implementations and upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption to daily operations.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Coordinate and conduct UAT for new systems or features, ensuring they meet business requirements and function correctly before full deployment.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma/Degree in Accountancy, Business, or a related discipline, or individuals currently pursuing CA qualifications with ISCA, with at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Prior experience with system changes implementations and UAT would be advantageous.
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel, and experience with financial software and databases.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in any of the major accounting software (SAP, Oracle etc.).
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Strong interest in data management, RPA and data analytics.
• Familiar with BI tools (e.g. Qlik sense, Power BI, Tableau, RPA) has an added advantage.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality.

Responsibilities

• Compliance: Process invoices/ claims in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Maintenance of Master Records: Update vendor master records and ensure integrity of data.
• Data Analytics and Dashboarding: Analyse data to identify trends and/ or anomalies and prepare dashboards for reporting.
• Reporting: Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring all payable and expenditure entries are accurate and complete, with compliance to expenditure policies and regulations. Prepare audit schedules and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Governance: Provide support queries from internal and external audit.
• Collaborate with Other Departments: Work closely with other departments to pay vendors promptly and streamline the payable and payment process.
• Customer service: Handle enquiries from internal and external stakeholders, providing customer support and resolving queries promptly.
• Process Optimization: Analyse payable processes to identify areas for improvement and work with IT to develop solutions that enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Policy Review: Gather feedback and suggest refinements to policy to strengthen control.
• System Implementation and Upgrades: Participate in the planning and execution of system implementations and upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption to daily operations.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Coordinate and conduct UAT for new systems or features, ensuring they meet business requirements and function correctly before full deployment.
• Other duties as assigned.