Assistant Manager, Finance

The Office of Finance (OFIN) supports the University in planning and executing sound financial management in fulfillment of the University’s mission; implementing and maintaining a robust financial framework that supports management in effective decision-making; providing fiscal stewardship of University’s resources; and ensuring financial governance and compliance with regulatory requirements.

This role is deployed to Nanyang Business School and will report to the Finance Business Partner.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of school’s Self Financing, subsidized and endowed programmes : budgeting, planning and forecasting activities

• Prepare budget templates and ensure timely submission of budget data

• Monitor budget execution and utilization. Perform evaluation on budget utilization and performance to facilitate decision making over prioritization and strategy

• Conduct decision-support analyses that provides real-time and accurate financial information draws insights from such analyses to make recommendations to the local unit’s Management team, as well as relevant finance stakeholders

• Supports Finance Business Partner in any other matters

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy/finance or equivalent with 3 years of relevant experience

• Chartered Accountant is preferred

• Knowledge in SAP, Concur, Ariba, Power BI, Tableau are advantageous

• Comfortable operating in a matrix structure and in a constantly changing environment

• Ability to take initiative and work independently and collaboratively within the team

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective interpersonal relationships at all levels

• Strong analytical thinking and communication skills both written and verbal

• Outstanding attention to details and follow-up skills

• Well-developed prioritization, time management and multi-tasking skills

• Ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines and drive projects to completion

Hiring Institution: NTU