Deputy Finance Director

Mô tả công việc

1. Funding and Cash Flow Management (25%)

• Develop financial strategies and short-, medium-, and long-term funding plans aligned with the business strategy, project schedules, and investment plans of the Company and its ecosystem.
• Establish and operate rolling cash flow forecasts for the parent company, member companies, and individual projects; identify projected cash surpluses or shortfalls, fund transfer requirements, and appropriate liquidity reserves.
• Monitor cash positions, credit facilities, and significant receipts and payments; proactively identify liquidity risks and recommend funding-balancing measures and action plans.
• Recommend principles for allocating and coordinating funds among companies and projects based on business priorities, capital efficiency, payment obligations, and internal approval limits.
• Coordinate the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial scenarios; monitor performance, analyse variances, and recommend adjustments.

2. Deposit and Treasury Management (20%)

• Centrally manage the portfolio of bank accounts, available cash balances, term deposits, and approved cash management products.
• Develop deposit maturity plans based on cash flow requirements; collect and compare interest rates, early-withdrawal conditions, security levels, and concentration limits at each financial institution.
• Prepare submissions for new placements, renewals, withdrawals at maturity, or deposit restructuring; execute approved transactions and maintain complete records of principal, interest, maturity dates, and any account blocking or pledging arrangements.
• Evaluate the efficiency of idle cash utilization, prioritizing liquidity and capital preservation; recommend measures to improve returns without exceeding the Company’s risk appetite or delegated authority.
• Coordinate with the Chief Accountant/accounting team to reconcile balances, deposit interest, bank charges, and supporting documents, and promptly resolve or report any discrepancies or irregularities.

3. Fundraising and Financial Institution Relations (20%)

• Consolidate funding requirements based on business, investment, and project implementation plans; recommend an optimal funding structure comprising equity, bank credit, project finance, intercompany or shareholder loans, investment cooperation, and other lawful funding channels.
• Lead or coordinate the preparation of fundraising proposals, financial models, financial capability profiles, information packages, and due diligence documentation.
• Establish, maintain, and develop relationships with banks, credit institutions, funds/investors, and financing partners; keep abreast of interest-rate levels, credit appetite, market conditions, and financing opportunities.
• Lead or serve as the focal point for negotiating the commercial terms of financing arrangements, including facility size, tenor, interest rates, fees, collateral, drawdown and repayment schedules, grace periods, conditions precedent, and financial or operational covenants.
• Coordinate with Accounting, Legal, Project Management, Sales, and member companies throughout due diligence, documentation completion, contract execution, disbursement, and verification of the use of funds.
• Monitor credit facilities, outstanding debt, repayment schedules, financing costs, collateral, and applicable obligations and covenants; establish early-warning mechanisms and remedial plans for potential breaches.
• Conduct post-fundraising assessments of costs, timelines, terms, and funding efficiency, and recommend restructuring, extensions, refinancing, or repayment where appropriate.

4. Management Reporting and Financial Analysis (15%)

• Design, standardize, and operate the management reporting framework for the parent company, member companies, and projects, including data inputs, templates, submission deadlines, and reporting responsibilities.
• Prepare and present reports on cash flows, sources and uses of funds, deposit portfolios, borrowings, finance costs, budget performance, and key financial indicators.
• Analyse actual results against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods; identify root causes, quantify impacts, identify trends, and recommend specific management actions.
• Develop financial models and perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to support decisions on fundraising, investments, project schedules, selling or leasing prices, cost structures, and resource allocation.
• Coordinate with the Chief Accountant to reconcile source data against accounting records and financial statements before issuing reports and clearly explain any management adjustments.
• Prepare ad hoc reports, presentation materials, and analyses as requested by the Executive Management, ensuring that information is concise, visual, and supported by clear conclusions and recommendations.

5. Financial Risk, Compliance, and Control Management (15%)

• Develop or recommend policies, procedures, limits, and approval matrices governing cash flow, deposits, fundraising, borrowings, and management reporting.
• Monitor compliance with approval conditions, permitted use of funds, transaction limits, and commitments to financing parties; maintain complete audit trails of documents, assumptions, and approvals.
• Identify and quantify liquidity, interest-rate, refinancing, deposit concentration, counterparty, and cash flow volatility risks; recommend warning thresholds and mitigation measures.
• Coordinate with the Legal and Internal Control Division, Chief Accountant, auditors, and consultants in providing documents, explanations, and corrective actions for identified issues within the assigned scope.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of financial and banking information, funding plans, partner data, and other restricted Company information.

6. Team Management and Cross-functional Coordination (5%)

• Prepare work plans and assign, guide, supervise, and evaluate the performance of assigned finance and funding personnel.
• Establish effective coordination mechanisms with Accounting, Legal and Internal Control, Sales and Asset Management, Project Management, Administration and Human Resources, and member companies.
• Provide internal training on cash flow planning, data standardization, reporting discipline, and financial risk identification.
• Perform other duties relevant to the position as assigned by the Executive Management.

 

Yêu cầu

Độ tuổi: 35 - 45

Giới tính: Male/Female

Trình độ:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Banking, Accounting and Auditing, Investment, Economics, or a related discipline. CFA, ACCA, CPA, or a master’s degree in Finance or Business Administration is an advantage.

• At least eight years of experience in corporate finance, treasury, funding, or investment, including at least three years in an equivalent management position.

• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in real estate, investment, construction, a holding company/group of companies, or a financial institution, particularly those who have directly arranged loans or project financing and managed consolidated management reporting.

 

Kỹ năng và kiến thức:

• Strong knowledge of corporate finance, treasury management, capital structures, bank lending, project finance, and financial risk management.

• Ability to interpret financial statements, credit agreements, security documentation, and financial or operational covenants, and to coordinate the resolution of related accounting, tax, and legal matters.

• Proficiency in budgeting, rolling forecasts, financial modelling, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and multidimensional management reporting.

• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to structure data and develop dashboards. Experience with ERP systems, Power BI, or financial planning tools is an advantage.

• Strong negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills when working with banks and business partners; ability to communicate financial matters clearly to the Executive Management and non-finance functions.

• Sufficient English proficiency to review financial and credit documentation and work effectively with international partners.

 

Yêu cầu, tố chất khác:

• Strong systems thinking and numerical acumen, with the ability to translate data into meaningful management insights and recommendations.

• Proactive, decisive, and committed to following matters through to completion; able to perform effectively in a lean, multi-entity, fast-paced environment.

• High standards of integrity, prudence, and confidentiality, with a strong control mindset and accountability for the Company’s assets and resources.

• Strong leadership, work organization, people development, and cross-functional coordination capabilities, with the ability to balance risk control and business support.