Group Chief Financial Officer

Core Responsibilities & Job Scope

1.Strategic Financial Leadership & Capital Allocation

• Corporate Strategy: Partner directly with the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to design and execute long-term corporate expansion goals.
• Capital Structuring & Funding: Lead fundraising strategies, manage relationships with global financial institutions, and secure commercial loans or debt refinancing for major real estate developments.
• M&A and Investment Oversight: Evaluate high-value cross-border real estate acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic investments alongside the Chief Investment Officer (CIO).

2.Financial Governance & International Consolidation

• Cross-Border Consolidation: Oversee complex financial accounting and consolidation pipelines for dozens of international entities and subsidiaries (spanning Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and the UK).
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to changing tax laws, statutory obligations, and accounting standards (including IFRS and SFRS) across all operating regions.
• Board & Governance Reporting: Regularly present complex financial insights, risk assessments, and performance updates to the Board of Directors to facilitate corporate governance decisions.

3. Operational Treasury & Risk Management

• Treasury & Liquidity Management: Manage group cash flows, capital expenditures, and foreign currency exposures generated by multi-market assets.
• Covenant Tracking: Ensure absolute compliance with global banking and loan covenants, maintaining healthy debt service ratios for the group.
• Budgeting & Performance Analysis: Supervise the annual group budgeting processes and contrast ongoing performance figures against actionable commercial benchmarks

Target Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Professional Certifications: Typically requires a CA or CPA status alongside relevant university honors degrees.
• Industry Domain Expertise: A proven track record in executive positions (CFO, VP of Finance, or Finance Director) specifically in massive commercial real estate, asset management, or infrastructure groups.
• Functional Background: Extensive early career expertise in tier-one external audit practices, corporate finance, and commercial financial restructuring.
• Leadership Capabilities: Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills to efficiently bridge local operating teams (like UK or Indonesian asset managers) with centralized corporate strategy.