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 & Services (Ministries)

The Financial Reporting & Services (Ministries) (FR&S (Min)) Group oversees the central finance operations and the administration of key AGD central systems (i.e. Government Financial System (NFS@Gov), Vendors@Gov, AGD helpdesk). The Group comprises two Directorates below:

The Reporting, Operations & Systems (ROS) Directorate manages comprehensive financial reporting across the Government, encompassing both statutory and management reporting. The directorate oversees critical central financial operations, including the administration of cash management systems and payment processing for over 30,000 government vendors, whilst maintaining robust policies and controls. ROS also leads the implementation and maintenance of the Whole-of-Government Chart of Accounts (WOG COA), enabling financial data harmonisation that supports advanced data analytics capabilities across government agencies.

The Salaries, Pensions & Systems (SPS) Directorate manages system modules relating to security and warrants administration in NFS@Gov, and running central payroll operations for 90,000 in-service officers and 34,000 pensioners using the HR and Payroll (HRP) System.

Financial Systems & Services (Statutory Boards)

The Financial Systems & Services (Statutory Boards) (FS&S(SBs)) group comprises two Directorates:

The Financial Systems & Services Directorate drives the strategic development of Future Finance by managing the consolidation and implementation of SBs’ finance and payroll systems onto a cloud-based central Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. FS&S provides ongoing support to statutory boards whilst partnering with their finance and payroll teams, system integration vendors, and product vendors. The directorate leads Whole-of-Government transformations by developing new growth areas and leveraging emerging technological capabilities. This includes re-engineering business processes, streamlining operations, and strengthening overall governance across statutory board finance and payroll functions.

The Special Projects Directorate drives digital transformation through the implementation of Helpdesk 2.0, a new system featuring knowledge management and AI capabilities that enhances service delivery and positions AGD for future growth in service innovation. Aligned with Whole-of-Government digitalisation and Smart Nation initiatives, the project transforms the user experience by introducing scalable AI-powered assistance that supports timely, contextualised responses, promotes self-service capabilities, improves response times, and reduces workload for helpdesk officers.

Finance Transformation

The Finance Transformation (FT) Group spearheads Whole-of-Government (WOG) transformation to lead the development of new central Finance systems to adopt market best practices and achieve system agility. In addition, we aim to drive policy-ops-tech integration, achieve streamlined processes, and support intelligent reporting by leveraging on new technologies. 

FT Group develops and implements centralised finance systems across government, serving both statutory boards and ministries. Working closely with organisations throughout government, we conduct comprehensive business process reviews to streamline operations and adopt best practices. This approach focuses on delivering cost savings and improved efficiency whilst ensuring systems meet the unique operational needs of different government entities.

The Group also implements cloud-based finance solutions and leverage new technologies to modernise existing systems, driving the next phase of finance transformation across the public sector.

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.