Assistant Director, Finance (Finance Planning & Development)

About the role

SingHealth Community Hospitals (SCH) is establishing a Finance Planning & Development team to support the planning, development, readiness and opening of Eastern Community Hospital (ECH), a new community hospital currently under development. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Assistant Director leads the team and helps bring together the financial, funding, governance, systems and operational-readiness requirements for ECH. It is a broad, hands-on appointment for an experienced finance professional who enjoys building new capabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Assist and support the CFO in finance planning and development for ECH.
• Lead the Finance Planning & Development team and coordinate readiness activities, priorities, dependencies and key risks.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, scenario analysis and management decision support.
• Assess funding requirements, financial exposures, costing, pricing and service arrangements.
• Coordinate financial governance, accounting, controls, systems, processes and operational-readiness requirements with relevant finance functions.
• Use financial and operational data to identify issues, trends and options for management consideration.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen finance processes, controls and capability through data, automation and digital tools.
• Lead assigned finance initiatives and projects.

Required profile

• Degree in Accountancy or a recognised professional qualification such as CA Singapore, ACCA, CPA Australia or equivalent.
• At least 12 years of relevant finance experience, including leading substantial portfolios, teams or complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Broad finance experience, strong analytical ability and sound judgement, with the ability to develop clear recommendations for senior management.
• Healthcare or public-sector funding experience is advantageous.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• SAP, PowerPoint, Power BI or other analytical tools are advantageous.
• Leadership, stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills.