What The Role Is

The Accountant-General's Department (AGD) plays an important role in making Singapore a better place through Finance. At AGD, we aim to be a future-ready leader in transforming Public Sector finance by putting finance at the heart of our decision-making. We do this through building a strong foundation in providing robust financial systems and processes that serve key stakeholders including our pensioners, vendors and the public sector. Our team of accounting professionals work at AGD and are deployed to the public agencies to deliver a wide range of financial and accounting-related services to the Public Service. Together we play a critical role in helping the Government achieve its fiscal and economic objectives through sound stewardship and governance.

You will join AGD's Assurance Group which oversees the provision of assurance services to the government agencies. You will be part of the Internal Audit Shared Services Directorate and be involved in providing internal audit and financial services at the ministries.

What You Will Be Working On

You will assist Head (Assurance) to complete audit engagements within the public sector and provide reasonable assurance to the Audit Committee over the adequacy of internal controls and compliance with policies, procedures and regulations, as well as to recommend areas of improvements to achieve greater efficiency.

What We Are Looking For

Functional/Technical Competencies

Tertiary education in Accountancy with at least 4 years of experience in internal audit
Professional qualifications such as CA / CIA is preferred
Good working knowledge and understanding of risk assessment, internal controls and adoption of data analytics

Generic Competencies

Strong analytical skills, resourceful, meticulous and a team player
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to interact with management at all levels

You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.

All new hires are appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance and will be assessed and considered for permanent tenure over time, based on performance.

Assistant Director (Internal Audit)