Assistant Director, Finance

1 week ago


Singapore INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF SINGAPORE Full time

Great ideas do not discriminate, and anyone can have them. Given the right protection and support, a great idea can become a power brand, a transformative technology, an innovative process or design, or even a song or story that moves one’s soul.

Housing Singapore’s largest community of intellectual property (IP) experts, IPOS understands better than anyone how important it is to protect ideas and creations for now and the future. We leverage on our deep technical, legal and business expertise to help innovative enterprises grow, through their intangible assets, including IP, from Singapore, through Singapore. We catalyse the ideas today, into assets tomorrow.

The Finance Department ensures IPOS' financial resources are efficiently managed through proper allocation of resources and funds management. The Department is looking for new team members to execute activities for budget planning and administration to support the business operations and strategic outcomes of the organisation.

**Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Director, Finance, you will:
1 Manage the budgeting process with the implementation of the new financial system, ensuring optimal use and allocation of resources to achieve strategic outcomes

2 Plan and manage the annual budget exercise, provide guidance in planning assumptions and timelines

3 Consolidate and analyse budget returns for reasonableness using appropriate financial indicators and benchmarks. Prepare the budget presentation and make suitable recommendations on budget implications for Board’s approval.

4 Review and provide analysis for actual budget utilisation, recommend appropriate actions to Management to yield improvements in budget performance

5 Improve budget marksmanship practices by equipping departments with readily accessible dashboards and transaction details for pro-active budget management including effective re-allocation of resources

6 Provide business partnering to departments and offer sound advice on financial planning and analysis.

7 Review and update policies and procedures as required

8 Take on other ad-hoc finance duties as assigned

Are you the one? Please write to us if you have/are:
1 The energy, curiosity and ambition to make a difference in an innovation agency

2 Proactive, resilient and confident in engaging multiple stakeholders of varying seniority

3 Meticulous, demonstrate critical and independent thinking, good adaptability skills, capability to solve problems and think creatively

4 A Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent with at least 5 years of relevant functional experience



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