Senior Executive/Executive (Research Finance)

• Assist the Cluster Finance Lead in managing the financial administration of the Research Institutes within the cluster
• Ensure and advise the Institutes on compliance with University’s financial policies and procedures
• Foster and maintain a regular working relationship within the Institutes and central shared service team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Processing of day-to-day financial operations (including vendor invoices, issuance of sales invoices and review debtors’ aging, staff, student and visitors claims, journals) of the Research Institutes within the cluster
• Processing of related tax filing including GST and withholding tax
• Assist in new asset creation, asset condemnation and annual asset verification
• Preparation of accurate and timely financial information and reports
• Review and improving financial processes and controls
• Assist in the preparation of annual budget and review Institutes financial positions
• Assist with audit review and ensure that adequate supporting documentation is available for review.
• Ensure year-end closing deadlines are met
• Other ad-hoc duties as required

Qualifications

• Finance, accounting or bookkeeping qualifications (Accounting Degree/ACCA, Diploma or LCCI)
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience
• Familiarity with grant accounting will be advantageous.
• A team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Possess maturity and interpersonal skills
• Good spoken and written communication skills
• Able to work well under pressure in a fast paced and dynamic environment

Covid-19 Message

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.