What We Do

AGD is headed by the Accountant-General and comprises the various directorate groups.

Assurance

The Assurance Directorate plays an instrumental role in enhancing Whole-of-Government governance and strengthening the Public Sector Internal Audit (IA) profession.

AGD Assurance provides IA services to 30% of government agencies, spanning a range of sectors. It also develops central policy guidance for the IA profession in the areas of digitalisation, structure, and standards. The directorate also drives key initiatives to deepen the capabilities of IA officers in partnership with Government Finance Function Office.

Financial Reporting and Operations

The Financial Reporting Operations Group oversees the central finance operations.

The Financial Reporting and HRP Operations Directorate handles all various aspects of financial reporting within the Government, including statutory and management reporting and the related processes, providing oversight of the management of system modules relating to reporting and security administration, running central payroll operations for 90,000 in-service officers and 34,000 pensioners using the HR and Payroll (HRP) System.

The Financial Operations and Systems Directorate handles the various central financial operations which include the following:

•Administration of central cash management and payments processing to 30,000 government vendors, and related policies and controls,

•Overseeing the administration of AGD central systems (i.e NFS@Gov, Vendors@Gov, AGD helpdesk and service request systems), and

•Spearheading projects to implement Whole-of-Government Chart of Account (WOG COA) to achieve financial data harmonisation for data analytics, improve payment timeline for vendors, work with IMDA to drive the adoption of national e-invoicing system among vendors who transact with the Government, and study the modernization of the Government Financial System (NFS@Gov).

Finance Transformation

The Finance Transformation Group plays a critical role in driving the strategic development of Future Finance by managing and ensuring the successful consolidation and implementation of Statutory Boards’ finance and payroll systems onto a cloud-based central corporate system.

The group drives WOG Finance transformation by adopting new emerging capabilities and through launching of growth areas and initiatives. It leverages technology to re-engineer workflows and streamline operations, with the aim of optimising processes and strengthening governance for the central finance, payroll, and claims systems.

Technology

The Technology Directorate develops AGD’s IT strategy, policies, standards and procedures. It also plays a key role in system infrastructure & security administration, as well as system maintenance and enhancements.

Treasury, Technical and Analytics

The Treasury Directorate supports MOF in the effective management of the Government's balance sheet, ensuring that assets and liabilities are holistically and efficiently managed. The directorate also supports the Accountant-General in her Constitutional duty to safeguard reserves.

The Technical Directorate is involved in setting accounting standards, policies and practices for compliance by Statutory Boards.

The Finance Data & Analytics Directorate maintains the whole-of-government finance data warehouse and finance data analytics platform, and supports the government finance community in using data analytics in their work.

People and Organisation

The People & Organisation Group focuses on developing people and organisational capabilities.

The Finance and Corporate Development Directorate oversees the corporate requirements of AGD in the areas of finance, human capital management, corporate communication and services as well as organisational development. The Directorate is also responsible for the long-term planning of corporate resources.

The Human Capital Management (HCM) Directorate is dedicated to nurturing and developing the human capital needs of our officers at both AGD HQ and those at the agencies. As stewards of AGD's workforce, HCM plays a crucial role in creating a dynamic, inclusive and high-performing work environment. Through HCM's efforts in analysing current and future staffing needs and creating policies that align with public service values and best practices, HCM supports AGD's mission by empowering our people and fostering an environment where every employee can thrive and contribute to Singapore's public service excellence.

The Strategic Planning & Organisational Excellence (SPORE) unit is committed to driving strategic alignment and organisational excellence within AGD. SPORE is focused on enabling the development of AGD's organisational strategy, being a catalyst for organisational transformation, and nurturing a strong organisational culture and engagement as OneAGD.

Government Finance Function Office

The Government Finance Function Office resides in MOF and comprises three branches – the Finance Workforce Planning (FWP) Branch, the Strategies, Policies, Practices and Performance (SPPP) Branch and the Capabilities, Engagement and Risk Management (CER) Branch.

The FWP Branch looks into developing the career pathways, providing career development in structured job rotations and talent attachment programmes, facilitating succession planning and rationalising of finance and internal audit positions in the wider public sector.

The SPPP Branch drives functional excellence through performance management and reporting across the Whole-of-Government finance function, while serving as a catalyst for finance transformation initiatives. By leveraging emerging technologies and studying ways to reorganise small finance teams, they spearhead efficiency improvements across the public sector. The team also manages overseas engagements, facilitating knowledge exchange and fostering collaborative relationships.

The CER Branch collaborates with the Government Procurement Function Office (GPFO) in MOF and Civil Service College to oversee the professional development of finance, Internal Audit (IA) and procurement officers for the public service through the Finance and Procurement Academy (FPA). It also drives outreach and engagement initiatives for the finance and IA community across the public service and oversees risk management for the Whole-of-Government Finance Function.