Director (Finance Management)

We Are Looking For An Exceptional Individual To Lead The DSTA Finance Team And Oversee The Financial Health Of The Organisation. You Will Drive And Direct All DSTA Financial Activities So As To Ensure DSTA’s Financial Viability And To Support DSTA’s Strategic Imperatives, While Maintaining Financial Standards, Governance And Compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Support DSTA strategic intent and initiatives through strategic financial planning and value-added financial insight, to ensure availability and sustainability of financial resources for current and future needs
• Financial Resource Planning through establishing the budgeting framework, financial performance review, reserve management, value for money review and leading the budget planning and formulation of charge rates for DSTA so as to achieve DSTA’s business goals.
• Financial Operations through developing, establishing and overseeing policies and processes for all aspects of financial operations in financial accounting, treasury and payment management so as to optimize financial resources and ensure operational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Performance management and statutory reporting through establishing a financial reporting framework to fulfil statutory reporting compliance with Financial Reporting Standards and key finance-related legislation/policies.
• Governance management and financial risk management through developing and establishing financial governance framework in internal control processes and financial approvals, financial policies and compliance with good financial governance practices so as to safeguard DSTA’s financial resources/assets.
• Lead Finance digitalisation and process improvement efforts to improve effectiveness, efficiency and compliance.
• A good recognized degree in accounting with minimum 15 years relevant experience including finance management, auditing and compliance
• Expert knowledge of accounting concepts and principles, project accounting, statutory regulations, trends and developments, and best practices
• Knowledge of Government Instruction Manuals (IM) is preferred and will be an advantage
• Knowledge of budget planning and business management framework
• Knowledge of receipts and payment policies and processes, internal control systems as well as banking standards and practices
• Knowledge of pricing model and establishment of pricing
• Knowledge of corporate secretarial practices
• Fundamental understanding of all financial processes in major ERP systems
• Knowledge of Finance and Treasury in order to advise management on investment and hedging policies
• Possess strong leadership qualities, analytical skills and proactiveness