About SCH and ECH

SingHealth Community Hospitals (SCH) is a member of SingHealth and operates community hospitals that provide inpatient rehabilitation, sub-acute and transitional care.

Eastern Community Hospital (ECH) is a new community hospital currently under development. SCH is establishing a Finance Planning & Development team to support its planning, development, readiness and opening.

The role

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Assistant Director will lead the Finance Planning & Development team and assist and support the CFO in bringing together the financial, funding, governance, systems and operational-readiness requirements for ECH. The role offers the opportunity to help shape the Finance foundations for a new hospital, work across multiple Finance disciplines and collaborate closely with senior leaders and functional teams. This is a broad, hands-on appointment for an experienced Finance professional who enjoys building new capabilities while remaining close to implementation and delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Assist and support the CFO in Finance planning and development for ECH.
• Lead the Finance Planning & Development team and coordinate Finance readiness activities, priorities, dependencies and key risks.
• Lead and undertake 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 organisational capability through data, automation and appropriate digital tools.
• Lead assigned Finance initiatives and projects.

What we are looking for

• Degree in Accountancy, or a recognised professional accounting qualification such as CA Singapore, ACCA, CPA Australia or equivalent.
• At least 12 years of relevant Finance experience, including experience 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.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder-management, communication and presentation skills.
• Healthcare, public-sector funding experience is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; SAP, Powerpoint, Power BI or other analytical tools are advantageous.

The person we are looking for

• Strategic and analytical, while remaining meticulous and attentive to detail.
• Proactive, self-driven and resourceful, with strong ownership and follow-through.
• Hands-on and adaptable when priorities change.
• Collaborative and able to challenge constructively and influence stakeholders.
• Motivated to contribute to the development and opening of a new community hospital and help build new capabilities and ways of working.