Support Group CFO through the Group Portfolio Management Team (GPM) on assessment of new investment opportunities, tracking of Group’s valuation, strategic scenario planning, identification of group funding gap, simulation of projected returns and any ad-hoc projects required.
Key tasks include:
- Lead the review of new investment business cases from a portfolio returns and functional assurance perspective.
- Support markets to develop investment papers, plan and shape their country portfolio position with new growth to existing BAU assets.
- Perform independent post investment review for completed projects.
- Review key investment benchmarks namely, hurdle rate, peer evaluation, financial and debt ratio targets and ensure parameters are reflective of latest market condition.
- Perform periodic internal valuation and review external valuation analyses of the Group to identify avenues to uplift shareholder value.
- Operate, maintain and update portfolio model to track portfolio’s performance.
- Preparation of portfolio performance updates to Management (quarterly) and Board (as required by Management).
- Support development and analysis of funding/capital structure to make recommendations on equity capitalization options to Group CFO and advise Group Treasury on debt financing gap.
- Work with Group FPA to incorporate budget and forecast to ensure consistent updating of BAU data in portfolio model.
- Develop and update growth plans with Group Strategy, Markets Heads and Group CFO for the yearly budget and Board Strategy Planning/Review.
- Guide fellow team members on technical subject matters relating to corporate finance and financial modelling.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a business related or analytical subject, such as accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, science or engineering. Master’s degree, CFA or CA designation a plus.
- Minimum 5 years of experience (preferably in big 4 firm) in a financial analyst role within corporate finance, valuation, investment or other related environment, with a focus on financial modelling and analysis.
- Experience in energy industry will be an advantage.
Skills/Competencies & Preferred Characteristics
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills with a solid understanding of financial statements and valuation methodologies.
- Strong in MS Office – Excel (including Power Query and Power Pivot), Power BI (able to develop and maintain data model and prepare presentation dashboard) and PowerPoint.
- Good understanding of accounting and group consolidation concepts.
- Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in generated output.
- Self-motivated and proactive to take initiative and work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude to tackle complex problems.
- Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.