ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Policies Formulation, Operations & Reporting
· Manage capital structure to optimize balance between cost and risk
· Formulate strategies and plans to meet the funding requirements
· Evaluate and structure appropriate financial instruments to achieve an optimal capital structure credit rating exercise
· Monitor and project cash flow inflows and outflows to minimise cost of funding and maximize returns on cash
· Maintain adequate banking facilities to meet projected funding requirements; manage and maintain good relationship with banks and minimise credit spread
· Monitor exposure, formulate and time appropriate actions to manage interest rate and foreign exchange risk exposure
· Set appropriate KPI measure and ensure timely preparation of management reports to the Group's C-suites
· Responsible for reporting cash flows and positions, managing related forecasting processes and working with business leaders to establish practices that optimize cash flows
· Develop, review and recommend improvements of debt management policies, processes and controls in line with best practices
· Implement an automated Treasury Management Systems ('TMS') for debt financing activities, treasury transactions and cash management activities
Fund Raising
· Plan and manage the fund-raising process to ensure group financing requirements are met on a timely basis
· Lead the review and negotiation of financing terms proposed by lenders
· Assess financing proposals and make recommendations
· Review and negotiate financing legal document
· For the offshore funding, work closely with Legal and Tax with the structure of fund injections, oversee the opening of bank accounts and funds flow.
· Able to come up with FX hedging strategy on a project-by-project basis for the offshore funding.
Debt Portfolio Management
· Supervise loan drawings/rollovers and prompt loan interest payments
· Oversee the compliance of loan covenants relating to the debt portfolio
· Guide the review of cash flow position of development projects with development financing in place to identify surplus funds/cash deficits
Interest Rate/ Foreign Exchange Risk Management
· Identify and monitor the interest rate/forex risk exposure of the debt portfolio
· Assess the need for interest rate risk/forex management and make appropriate hedging recommendations
· Stay updated on interest rate/currencies movements and research/analyse economic impact on interest rate/currencies market trends/outlook
· Developing and implementing strategies and tactics to manage interest/ currency risk exposures which includes transaction hedging and balance sheet hedging
JOB REQUIREMENTS
1. Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Banking or a related field
2. At least 10 years working experience (multi-type dealing experience is preferable) in treasury business with qualification of FMRP (Financial Markets Regulatory Practices) exam in Singapore
3. Tact and ability to interact with staff and management at all levels in order to achieve mutually acceptable resolution of incidents
4. Require determination to succeed in the implementation of processes in the face of some reluctant parties
