NTU SINGAPORE

Assistant Director, Financial Accounting

NTU Main Campus, Singapore Full time

Responsibilities

  • Support University-wide governance, compliance and tax compliance, providing clear advisory guidance to SDCs and Shared Services.

  • Work with SDCs, Shared Services and central teams (e.g. DX, NSS) to align on requirements and ensure consistent interpretation and application.

  • Lead finance controls and compliance work, including control self-assessment (CSA) programmes and follow-through on remediation actions.

  • Identify key risks across core finance processes (e.g. Procure-to-Pay, Bill-to-Collect, grants management, expense claims) and work with stakeholders to close control gaps, balancing risk and operational needs.

  • Act as a key contact for tax and governance/compliance queries, advising on requirements, policy application and exceptions, and coordinating issue resolution where needed.

  • Support ad hoc strategic and transformation projects (e.g. new system rollouts or process changes), ensuring key controls are built in before go-live and actions are closed.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience in finance, tax, governance, compliance, internal controls, audit, or risk management roles.

  • Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating cross‑functional initiatives and projects involving multiple stakeholders.

  • Experience in controls design, compliance assurance, policy or procedure development, and stakeholder engagement.

  • Exposure to finance system implementation or transformation initiatives is preferred.

  • Experience in large, complex organisations or public sector environments is an advantage.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU