Temp Officer, Finance & Admin (11 months)

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a department within the Prime Minister's Office, and we set the national direction for Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) by developing policies, plans and strategies; funding strategic initiatives that strengthen our scientific and technological capabilities, grow our RIE talent base, and achieve economic and national impact; and fostering RIE collaboration in Singapore and internationally. • Process grant disbursements, peer reviewer and honorarium fee payments in a timely and accurate manner and ensure compliance with the relevant grant, financial policies and procedures, as well as perform sampling checks on selected projects to pick up anomalies e.g. non-fundable items; • Liaise with grants recipients to clarify claims and address queries, as well as VITAL on payment processing matters; • Track the submission of grant disbursements and payment requests, including the payment status; • Track and review agreed-upon-process (AUP) reports submitted for projects; and • Any other duties as assigned. • Background in relevant discipline such as Accounting/Finance/Business; • Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint); • Minimum 2 years of related working experience in a similar position is advantageous; • Knowledge and experience in grant disbursement processing and use of NFS@Gov system is advantageous; • Possess good interpersonal, communication and organization skills; • Diligent with an eye for details; and • Able to work both independently and as a team player.