AGD Public Sector Finance Award

Supported by the Ministry of Finance, Accountant-General's Department, the AGD Public Sector Finance Award seeks to motivate and recognise Singapore Management University's exceptional students in the School of Accountancy (SOA) and spur them to greater heights of academic excellence.  It aims to promote students to become well-rounded in the Accounting field.

The award will be presented at a University-level event as determined by SOA.

The award will be given to an outstanding second year Singaporean undergraduate in the Bachelor of Accountancy programme at the School of Accountancy based on the following criteria:

• Completed at least four of the following Accounting core subjects:
  • Accounting Information Systems
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Accounting Thought and Practice
  • Advanced Financial Accounting
  • Audit and Assurance
  • Intermediate Finance Accounting
• Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.70
• Demonstrates core values of Integrity, Service and Excellence.
• Demonstrates leadership potential and active co-curricular pursuits.
• Outstanding community service contributions to the Singapore community.
• Enrolment in double degree programme (one of which must be Accountancy) will be considered favourably.
• Must not have any disciplinary issues or a disciplinary record with the University in respect of behaviour involving dishonesty or moral turpitude.

The award will only be given if there is a candidate of sufficient merit.

• Certificate and $3,000 Cash Prize
• 10-week internship programme at AGD (in third year of study)

Recipient will be determined by SOA.

Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg

The Accountant-General’s Department (AGD) is a department under the Ministry of Finance (MOF) they partner MOF in making Singapore a better place through Finance.  The department is headed by the Accountant-General who is in effect the "Chief Financial Officer" of the Government. The department supports the Accountant-General to fulfil statutory duties under the Constitution, the Financial Procedure Act and other legislative statutes.

The AGD seeks to fulfill the following public sector strategic outcomes by partnering with other Ministries so as to overcome challenges facing Singapore.

• Effective and efficient use of resources: Through our value-for-money reviews and treasury policies framework, we ensure that Government's resources are used efficiently and desired outcomes are achieved.
• Fiscal sustainability: By seeking to engender a culture of prudence within the public sector, we promote fiscal sustainability of Singapore.
• Accountability for performance: We perform financial management reporting and financial analysis and set accounting standards for Statutory Boards to ensure that Government agencies are held accountable for their use of resources.
• Government in time for the future: We anticipate change to always be in time for the future.  Through the use of data analytics, we are able to predict future trends and aid management in its decision-making process.
• Integrated Government: Our Government financial systems have come a long way in the past decades.  Today, the entire financial process, from budgeting to the generation of reports has been automated.
• Optimally managed reserves: In fulfilling the Accountant-General's statutory duty to safeguard reserves, we monitor and report Singapore's reserves position.