As Senior Manager or Manager (Budget and Reserves) of the Communicable Diseases Agency, you will support Assistant Director/Budget in the setting up and management of the budgeting function of the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA).

[What the role is]

The CDA is a new government agency that is established by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to oversee Singapore’s communicable disease preparedness, prevention and control, surveillance, risk assessment and outbreak response. It will consolidate and build on the public health functions under MOH, the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, and the Health Promotion Board.

You will be working in a fast-paced and highly volatile environment that will require you to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities concurrently for a smooth transition to the CDA.

[What you will be working on]

Your key responsibilities include the following:

• Set up and implement the relevant budgeting policies, processes and approving authorities for the CDA
• Work with key stakeholders to secure funding support for CDA from parent Ministry and/or external funding agencies e.g. Ministry of Finance, including ensuring optimal budget allocation to the CDA divisions
• Be involved in CDA’s annual budget exercises
• Work with CDA divisions to ensure optimal utilisation of CDA’s budget
• Perform financial analysis, budget planning and forecasts
• Review funding papers put up by CDA divisions and provide inputs from the budgeting perspective
• Be involved in the set up and subsequent implementation of CDA’s financial and budgeting systems

[What we are looking for]

Job Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Accountancy or Business and/or is a Chartered Accountant/Certified Public Accountant
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in budget management in the public sector
• Good working knowledge in the various types of public sector funding sources e.g. block budget, Reinvestment Fund, etc
• Familiar with prevailing Finance Government Instruction Manuals as well as best practices in financial governance and control
• Meticulous with numbers
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Effective stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills to co-create solutions
• Good team player
• Independent and self-driven with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Effective writing and presentation skills with a good command of English are preferred
• Prior experience in Workday will be an added advantage

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.