About Validus
Founded in 2015 to address the unmet financing needs of SMEs, Validus is the leading all-in-one SME financing platform in Southeast Asia today, providing small businesses with faster and effortless one-stop financial solutions. Headquartered in Singapore, we’re present in 4 markets – Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
We’re on a mission to drive financial inclusion and prosperity for small businesses by leveraging data, AI and strategic partnerships to drive growth financing to under-served SMEs. To date, we have disbursed over USD 3 billion in loans to small businesses across the region. Validus is backed by top-tier VCs and strategic investors including leading banks from Japan and Korea.
We are profitable in our largest market Indonesia (2023 ROE > 40%) and are aiming for Group level profitability by end of this year. In recognition of our innovation and contribution towards SME lending transformation, Validus has won several notable accolades, including 1st place (Singapore Financial Institution), 1st runner-up (Singapore FinTech), SFF Global Fintech Leader, Top 10 FinTech Leaders Awards, LinkedIn Top 15 Startups in Singapore, and more.
Who we are looking for
Reporting to the Co-founder & Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Group CFO will be his key colleague across businesses and functions to build upon the strategic vision and partner in maximizing value creation.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with the CEO and leadership team to formulate and refine the company's strategy while facilitating strategic alignment across various departments, ensuring cohesive efforts towards common goals
- Assume overall responsibility for overseeing, and managing the following functions and their respective Group Heads: Accounting, and Financial Control, Corporate Development & Capital Markets and Legal
- Lead Group-wide Financial Planning, Analysis, Strategic Planning, Treasury and Banking Operations, Cost Optimization and Data-Informed Decision Making/Business Analytics
- Lead Fundraising and Capital Allocation decisions along with managing Investor Relations, Reporting and Stakeholder Management
- Lead the organization to develop strategic priorities, culture and improve governance
- Provide executive support to the Board of Directors with financial and non-financial information
Skills and attributes:
- A minimum of 15 years of experience in financial services including Principal or Executive Director level experience as an Investment Banker (either TMT or FIG groups), Private Equity / M&A professional or Management Consultant
- Preference will be given to candidates who have also worked in an operating C-level role (COO/CFO/CSO) for a minimum of 2 years
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, enabling effective interaction with stakeholders across all levels
- Proven track record of leadership and team management
- Technical accounting knowledge requirements to have oversight of the company’s books in support of the Finance team but possesses the ability to apply a commercial lens and pragmatic approach with respect to strategic business benefits realization
