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As the Head of Business Administration, you will play a pivotal role in driving the operational, financial, and strategic health of the organisation. This includes overseeing financial performance, compliance, human resources, and general business administration. You will work closely with the CEO and the Country Leaders, contributing to key business decisions as the organisation expands its operations and services.

You will also support new business initiatives by developing financial models and risk assessments to evaluate viability and alignment with company goals.

Objectives of this role

• Build financial awareness and literacy within the leadership team, ensuring alignment with industry best practices in financial management.
• Monitor compliance and regulatory requirements, recommending and implementing appropriate actions as needed.
• Research and apply for relevant government grants, incentive schemes, and industry collaborations.
• Drive value creation across the business through margin improvement, cost control, and operational efficiency.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting to support sound financial analysis and decision-making.
• Maintain strong working relationships with bankers, auditors, and tax authorities.
• Ensure adherence to national and local financial regulations, including timely filings and legal compliance.
• Manage company-wide compliance and statutory obligations.

Responsibilities:

Financial Management

• Oversee daily financial operations including Profit & Loss (P&L), Accounts Receivable/Payable, payroll, inter-company billing, and cash flow.
• Conduct monthly financial close processes and ensure accuracy in P&L and balance sheet activity (deferrals, accruals, reclassifications, etc.), in accordance with GAAP, SFRS, and IFRS.
• Collaborate with finance partners to develop valuation models, track performance, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide actionable insights into spending trends, margin opportunities, and cost-saving initiatives to support leadership decision-making.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Coordinate external audits and manage relationships with audit firms.
• Review and enhance internal control systems to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure accurate and timely tax filings, including corporate tax, GST/VAT, and withholding taxes.
• Implement tax planning strategies to optimize tax efficiency.
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities including grants, subsidies, and internship programs.
• Lead application and reporting processes for government incentive schemes.

Reporting & Administration Support

• Prepare internal management reports, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Board updates, and performance metrics.
• Support strategic initiatives by preparing business plans and financial models for new ventures or expansion opportunities.
• Provide oversight of the company's IT and online infrastructure, including hosting, cybersecurity, and technical support.
• Provide oversight to the HR team to ensure recruitment aligns to the budget
• Liaise with technology vendors to ensure seamless digital operations.

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**Our Purpose**
_Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential._
**Title and Summary**
Director, Business Administration, Services
Overview
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
The Services organization is a key driver of growth for Mastercard providing cutting-edge services that help our customers grow and drive the performance of payment and payment adjacent businesses. Bringing together our unique and proprietary data, technology, insights and expertise into a single organization, Services relentlessly focuses on meeting the needs of our customers and is a key differentiator for Mastercard.
Role
- Lead range of cross-functional and strategic projects for the Services AP Organisation (design and execution), structuring complex challenges and delivering data-driven, fact-based solutions
- Build strong business partnerships with leaders across the organization, region, divisions and markets .
- Help business leaders across the region gain key insights into business performance by market and segment, and identify key strategic priorities and drive project execution
- Support the Services Lead, and broader leadership team, on time sensitive requirements/projects and strategic priorities
- Provide coordination and project management on key regional initiatives and as assigned across the Services organization - business development, customer success, product, network solutions, planning and communications
- Contribute to the strategic planning, budgeting and performance management process; plan, monitor and drive progress of initiatives established against in year budgets
- Proactively partner with Service lead and regional product managers to drive understanding of customer requirements and influence.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of monitoring dashboards to track key financial and market metrics
- Support the organization driving regional team presentations, business reviews, communications strategy and leadership events.
All About You
- Extensive experience in Consulting / Strategy and managing large scale project execution and also in planning roles, with strong analytics experience and ability to work with large datasets and integrate diverse data sources to drive decision-making
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey strategic vision and roadmaps to both internal and external stakeholders and ability to influence at the highest levels
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and influence key stakeholders; ability to build and to maintain relationships at multiple levels of the organization
- Direct experience working across business units, functions, and international markets in a collaborative environment including Asia-Pacific
- A customer-focused, team-oriented, and solution-driven approach with high capability to drive projects and manage work product commitments from others
- Independently minded, intellectually curious and comfortable working in dynamically evolving competitive environment without extensive supervision
- Proficient in business software tools and AI resources such as MS co-pilot; strong commercial acumen with comfort with financials as well as end-to-end systems thinking.
- Strong sense of urgency, comfortable operating in a fast paced and changing environment across multiple stakeholders and cultures
- Sophisticated inter personal skills and able to influence others without responsibility
- Must have work authorization for Singapore (PR or citizen)
**Corporate Security Responsibility**
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
+ Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
+ Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
+ Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
+ Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

As the Head of Business Administration, you will play a pivotal role in driving the operational, financial, and strategic health of the organisation. This includes overseeing financial performance, compliance, human resources, and general business administration. You will work closely with the CEO and the Country Leaders, contributing to key business decisions as the organisation expands its operations and services.

You will also support new business initiatives by developing financial models and risk assessments to evaluate viability and alignment with company goals.

Objectives of this role

• Build financial awareness and literacy within the leadership team, ensuring alignment with industry best practices in financial management.
• Monitor compliance and regulatory requirements, recommending and implementing appropriate actions as needed.
• Research and apply for relevant government grants, incentive schemes, and industry collaborations.
• Drive value creation across the business through margin improvement, cost control, and operational efficiency.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting to support sound financial analysis and decision-making.
• Maintain strong working relationships with bankers, auditors, and tax authorities.
• Ensure adherence to national and local financial regulations, including timely filings and legal compliance.
• Manage company-wide compliance and statutory obligations.

Responsibilities:

Financial Management

• Oversee daily financial operations including Profit & Loss (P&L), Accounts Receivable/Payable, payroll, inter-company billing, and cash flow.
• Conduct monthly financial close processes and ensure accuracy in P&L and balance sheet activity (deferrals, accruals, reclassifications, etc.), in accordance with GAAP, SFRS, and IFRS.
• Collaborate with finance partners to develop valuation models, track performance, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide actionable insights into spending trends, margin opportunities, and cost-saving initiatives to support leadership decision-making.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Coordinate external audits and manage relationships with audit firms.
• Review and enhance internal control systems to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure accurate and timely tax filings, including corporate tax, GST/VAT, and withholding taxes.
• Implement tax planning strategies to optimize tax efficiency.
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities including grants, subsidies, and internship programs.
• Lead application and reporting processes for government incentive schemes.

Reporting & Administration Support

• Prepare internal management reports, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Board updates, and performance metrics.
• Support strategic initiatives by preparing business plans and financial models for new ventures or expansion opportunities.
• Provide oversight of the company's IT and online infrastructure, including hosting, cybersecurity, and technical support.
• Provide oversight to the HR team to ensure recruitment aligns to the budget
• Liaise with technology vendors to ensure seamless digital operations.

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Head of Business Administration, you will play a pivotal role in driving the operational, financial, and strategic health of the organisation. This includes overseeing financial performance, compliance, human resources, and general business administration. You will work closely with the CEO and the Country Leaders, contributing to key business decisions as the organisation expands its operations and services.

You will also support new business initiatives by developing financial models and risk assessments to evaluate viability and alignment with company goals.

Objectives of this role

• Build financial awareness and literacy within the leadership team, ensuring alignment with industry best practices in financial management.
• Monitor compliance and regulatory requirements, recommending and implementing appropriate actions as needed.
• Research and apply for relevant government grants, incentive schemes, and industry collaborations.
• Drive value creation across the business through margin improvement, cost control, and operational efficiency.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting to support sound financial analysis and decision-making.
• Maintain strong working relationships with bankers, auditors, and tax authorities.
• Ensure adherence to national and local financial regulations, including timely filings and legal compliance.
• Manage company-wide compliance and statutory obligations.

Responsibilities:

Financial Management

• Oversee daily financial operations including Profit & Loss (P&L), Accounts Receivable/Payable, payroll, inter-company billing, and cash flow.
• Conduct monthly financial close processes and ensure accuracy in P&L and balance sheet activity (deferrals, accruals, reclassifications, etc.), in accordance with GAAP, SFRS, and IFRS.
• Collaborate with finance partners to develop valuation models, track performance, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide actionable insights into spending trends, margin opportunities, and cost-saving initiatives to support leadership decision-making.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Coordinate external audits and manage relationships with audit firms.
• Review and enhance internal control systems to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure accurate and timely tax filings, including corporate tax, GST/VAT, and withholding taxes.
• Implement tax planning strategies to optimize tax efficiency.
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities including grants, subsidies, and internship programs.
• Lead application and reporting processes for government incentive schemes.

Reporting & Administration Support

• Prepare internal management reports, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Board updates, and performance metrics.
• Support strategic initiatives by preparing business plans and financial models for new ventures or expansion opportunities.
• Provide oversight of the company's IT and online infrastructure, including hosting, cybersecurity, and technical support.
• Provide oversight to the HR team to ensure recruitment aligns to the budget
• Liaise with technology vendors to ensure seamless digital operations.

Tell employers what skills you have

Coaching
Forecasting
Leadership
Tax Planning
Financial Management
Tax
Administration
Payroll
Employee Engagement
Subsidies
Business Strategy
Accruals
GAAP
HR Policies
Incentive Programs
Audits
Budgeting
Human Resources
Cash Flow
People Management

What the role is:

As a Lecturer, your contributions go beyond teaching and facilitating learning. You will play a critical role in recognising and nurturing your students’ potential and their lifelong learning needs.

What you will be working on:

In addition to your teaching duties, you will carry out industry or consultancy projects to help you remain relevant in your profession and to evolving changes in industry, and maintain strong linkages with industry and schools. You will also have the opportunity to have industry attachments or experience on a regular basis to update your skills, knowledge and practices of your profession.

What we are looking for:

As a Lecturer for the Higher Nitec in Business Administration course, you will deliver engaging and practical lessons to equip students with industry-relevant knowledge and skills. The course offers two specialisations: Human Resource and Financial Services.

You should have at least 3 years of relevant industry experience and be able to teach two or more of the following subject areas based on the specialisation:

Human Resource Specialisation

• Talent Acquisition
• Compensation & Benefits
• Payroll Administration
• HR Law & Policies
• Employee Engagement
• Learning & Talent Development
• Human Resource Analytics
• Common Business Modules (e.g. Basic Excel Skills, Business Process Automation, Cybersecurity)

Financial Services Specialisation

• Financial Products & Services
• Personal General Insurance
• Commercial General Insurance
• Investment Risk & Management
• General Insurance Claims Processing

You are also expected to contribute to industry-based projects and student development activities such as mentoring, co-curricular programmes, or career guidance initiatives.

Those with good and relevant experience can look forward to Senior Lecturer or equivalent positions, with career development opportunities to leadership positions in the Colleges or Headquarters.

Applicants may check their application status at the end of 8 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.

About Institute of Technical Education

The Institute of Technical Education is a globally-recognised world-class institution for excellence in technical education. Here, you make an extraordinary difference because ours is a unique Hands-on, Minds-on, Hearts-on College Education. Our awards include the prestigious Singapore Quality Award with Special Commendation and the inaugural Harvard-IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government, affirmations of transformational leadership and passionate staff who bring us closer to becoming a Global Leader for Innovations in Technical Education.

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• Well Established Company
• Basic $6500 - $7500 + AWS + Variable Bonus
• Excellent Welfare and Benefits + Career progression
• Working location: Boon Lay
• Working day: Monday to Friday
• Working hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm

Job Responsibilities:

• Recruitment: Manage the recruitment and selection process to fulfil talent acquisition needs, including sourcing of candidates and conducting interviews.
• Corporate HR Policy: Work in collaboration with country HR teams (Singapore, China, Vietnam) to lead the initiatives for review, develop and implementation of corporate wide HR policies and procedures in line with business needs and in compliance with statutory requirements. Act as a HR representative on the Board’s Remuneration Committee.
• Compensation & Benefits: Lead compensation and benefits programs, including payroll calculation, performance management, job evaluation, rewards planning, healthcare insurance, etc.
• Training & Development: Identify training needs, sourcing and implement training programs to meet developmental needs.
• Employee Relations: Provide HR advisory to business leaders and employees, addressing grievances and handling of disciplinary matters.
• On/Offboarding: Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes to provide a smooth transition for new hires and departing employees.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive HR initiatives for continuous improvement. Conduct data collection, organizational analysis, and gathering feedback to develop HR solutions, such as corporate HR information system.
• General Admin: Oversee the day-to-day administrative operations of the office, ensuring smooth functioning of office facilities, supplies, and IT systems. Be involved in travel arrangement, visa application, and coordination of meeting for senior management.
• HR Reports and Metrics: Prepare monthly report and metrics at Group level for data-driven decision making and management review.
• Perform any other duties as may be required from time to time.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant HR experience with at least 2 – 3 years in supervisory position. Experience in the manufacturing sector will be an added advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of labour law and HR practices.

Candidates are encouraged to apply this position via Apply Now button with the following information in the resume

• Work experiences and job responsibilities
• Current and Expected salary
• Reason for leaving
• Date of availability
• Education background

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

LIONG ZHAO GUAN (R22107632)

EA Recruitment Pte Ltd

EA License No: 21C0492

• Well Established Company
• Basic $6000 - $7200 + Allowance + AWS + Variable Bonus
• Excellent Welfare and Benefits + Career progression
• Working location: Boon Lay
• Working day: Monday to Friday
• Working hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm

Job Responsibilities:

• Recruitment: Manage the recruitment and selection process to fulfil talent acquisition needs, including sourcing of candidates and conducting interviews.
• Corporate HR Policy: Work in collaboration with country HR teams (Singapore, China, Vietnam) to lead the initiatives for review, develop and implementation of corporate wide HR policies and procedures in line with business needs and in compliance with statutory requirements. Act as a HR representative on the Board’s Remuneration Committee.
• Compensation & Benefits: Lead compensation and benefits programs, including payroll calculation, performance management, job evaluation, rewards planning, healthcare insurance, etc.
• Training & Development: Identify training needs, sourcing and implement training programs to meet developmental needs.
• Employee Relations: Provide HR advisory to business leaders and employees, addressing grievances and handling of disciplinary matters.
• On/Offboarding: Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes to provide a smooth transition for new hires and departing employees.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive HR initiatives for continuous improvement. Conduct data collection, organizational analysis, and gathering feedback to develop HR solutions, such as corporate HR information system.
• General Admin: Oversee the day-to-day administrative operations of the office, ensuring smooth functioning of office facilities, supplies, and IT systems. Be involved in travel arrangement, visa application, and coordination of meeting for senior management.
• HR Reports and Metrics: Prepare monthly report and metrics at Group level for data-driven decision making and management review.
• Perform any other duties as may be required from time to time.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant HR experience with at least 2 – 3 years in supervisory position. Experience in the manufacturing sector will be an added advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of labour law and HR practices.

Candidates are encouraged to apply this position via Apply Now button with the following information in the resume

• Work experiences and job responsibilities
• Current and Expected salary
• Reason for leaving
• Date of availability
• Education background

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

LIONG ZHAO GUAN (R22107632)

EA Recruitment Pte Ltd

EA License No: 21C0492

• Well Established Company
• Basic $6000 - $7200 + Allowance + AWS + Variable Bonus
• Excellent Welfare and Benefits + Career progression
• Working location: Boon Lay
• Working day: Monday to Friday
• Working hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm

Job Responsibilities:

• Recruitment: Manage the recruitment and selection process to fulfil talent acquisition needs, including sourcing of candidates and conducting interviews.
• Corporate HR Policy: Work in collaboration with country HR teams (Singapore, China, Vietnam) to lead the initiatives for review, develop and implementation of corporate wide HR policies and procedures in line with business needs and in compliance with statutory requirements. Act as a HR representative on the Board’s Remuneration Committee.
• Compensation & Benefits: Lead compensation and benefits programs, including payroll calculation, performance management, job evaluation, rewards planning, healthcare insurance, etc.
• Training & Development: Identify training needs, sourcing and implement training programs to meet developmental needs.
• Employee Relations: Provide HR advisory to business leaders and employees, addressing grievances and handling of disciplinary matters.
• On/Offboarding: Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes to provide a smooth transition for new hires and departing employees.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive HR initiatives for continuous improvement. Conduct data collection, organizational analysis, and gathering feedback to develop HR solutions, such as corporate HR information system.
• General Admin: Oversee the day-to-day administrative operations of the office, ensuring smooth functioning of office facilities, supplies, and IT systems. Be involved in travel arrangement, visa application, and coordination of meeting for senior management.
• HR Reports and Metrics: Prepare monthly report and metrics at Group level for data-driven decision making and management review.
• Perform any other duties as may be required from time to time.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant HR experience with at least 2 – 3 years in supervisory position. Experience in the manufacturing sector will be an added advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of labour law and HR practices.

Candidates are encouraged to apply this position via Apply Now button with the following information in the resume

• Work experiences and job responsibilities
• Current and Expected salary
• Reason for leaving
• Date of availability
• Education background

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

LIONG ZHAO GUAN (R22107632)

EA Recruitment Pte Ltd

EA License No: 21C0492

• Well Established Company
• Basic $6500 - $7500 + Allowance + AWS + Variable Bonus
• Excellent Welfare and Benefits + Career progression
• Working location: Boon Lay
• Working day: Monday to Friday
• Working hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm

Job Responsibilities:

• Recruitment: Manage the recruitment and selection process to fulfil talent acquisition needs, including sourcing of candidates and conducting interviews.
• Corporate HR Policy: Work in collaboration with country HR teams (Singapore, China, Vietnam) to lead the initiatives for review, develop and implementation of corporate wide HR policies and procedures in line with business needs and in compliance with statutory requirements. Act as a HR representative on the Board’s Remuneration Committee.
• Compensation & Benefits: Lead compensation and benefits programs, including payroll calculation, performance management, job evaluation, rewards planning, healthcare insurance, etc.
• Training & Development: Identify training needs, sourcing and implement training programs to meet developmental needs.
• Employee Relations: Provide HR advisory to business leaders and employees, addressing grievances and handling of disciplinary matters.
• On/Offboarding: Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes to provide a smooth transition for new hires and departing employees.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive HR initiatives for continuous improvement. Conduct data collection, organizational analysis, and gathering feedback to develop HR solutions, such as corporate HR information system.
• General Admin: Oversee the day-to-day administrative operations of the office, ensuring smooth functioning of office facilities, supplies, and IT systems. Be involved in travel arrangement, visa application, and coordination of meeting for senior management.
• HR Reports and Metrics: Prepare monthly report and metrics at Group level for data-driven decision making and management review.
• Perform any other duties as may be required from time to time.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant HR experience with at least 2 – 3 years in supervisory position. Experience in the manufacturing sector will be an added advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of labour law and HR practices.

Candidates are encouraged to apply this position via Apply Now button with the following information in the resume

• Work experiences and job responsibilities
• Current and Expected salary
• Reason for leaving
• Date of availability
• Education background

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

LIONG ZHAO GUAN (R22107632)

EA Recruitment Pte Ltd

EA License No: 21C0492