Manager, Research Office (2 years contract)

The applicant supports Assistant Director (Research Finance) to manage a team to perform the responsibilities of end-to-end funding allocation and grant finance for the NUHS Research Office. The applicant is expected to be hands-on, possess problem solving skillsets and respond quickly to various stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

Research Grant

• Provide financial support for research grants at NUHS cluster level
• Ensure grant claims are submitted promptly and accurately to external funding agencies
• Reply to queries from funding agencies on claims submitted
• Prepare financial reports and projections requested by funding agencies and other internal finance departments
• Liaise with financial shared services on grant claim submission
• Manage and allocate funding for internal grants awarded
• Fund disbursement and reimbursement of claims submitted for internal grants

People & stakeholder management

• Supervise a team of 4 staff
• Provides leadership, problem solving skills and training to develop the team

Governance

• Manage all external and internal annual grant audits and ensure that audit reports are submitted on time
• Conduct various departmental adhoc checks related to research finance
• Ensure grant expenditure complies with corporate policies, accounting standard, GST regulations and all relevant Acts.

Work Processes and Projects

• Streamline work processes and improve on current SOP

Clinical Trial Accounts

• Facilitate clinical trial account creation
• Facilitate timely closure of expired clinical trial accounts
• Ensure account creation and closure comply with institution’s policy and procedures

Requirement

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent with 8-10 years of experience in finance related work
• Experienced in handling grant finance
• Proficient in SAP and Microsoft applications
• Experienced in leading a diverse team
• Able to work independently with the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Familiar with implementation of internal controls and work process