Job Purpose
To lead and manage the Group's liquidity, cash flow forecasting, banking relationships, and treasury operations to ensure adequate liquidity, optimal utilization of funds, and effective treasury risk management. The role is responsible for supporting business growth through efficient funding strategies while maintaining strong governance, controls, and compliance with treasury policies.
Key Responsibilities
1. Liquidity Management
- Monitor and manage daily cash positions and overall liquidity requirements.
- Oversee cash concentration, sweeping, pooling and intercompany funding arrangements.
- Optimize deployment of surplus funds while ensuring adequate liquidity for operational and strategic requirements.
- Monitor liquidity risk indicators and recommend appropriate actions to management.
2. Cash Flow Forecasting
- Lead the preparation and consolidation of short-term and long-term cash flow forecasts which includes the Group Cashflow projections for Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
- Work closely with business units and finance teams to assess funding requirements.
- Review forecast assumptions and enhance forecasting accuracy and reporting processes.
- Analyze cash flow trends and identify potential funding gaps or excess liquidity positions.
3. Banking Relationship Management
- Negotiate pricing and terms for treasury-related services.
- Review online banking structures and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Coordinate bank onboarding, account management, and facility documentation processes.
4. Treasury Risk Management
- Monitor exposure to liquidity, interest rate and foreign exchange risks.
5. Treasury Operations & Governance
- Oversee treasury operational activities including settlements, fund transfers, investment placements and financing transactions.
- Ensure strong internal controls, compliance and segregation of duties within treasury processes.
- Review and enhance treasury policies, procedures and operational workflows.
- Support treasury processes implementation, automation and digitalization initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards.
6. Stakeholder Management & Reporting
- Review treasury reports and management presentations, including regular liquidity reports and insights to management.
- In addition, to provide strategic recommendations on liquidity, funding and cash management matters.
- Collaborate with Finance, Corporate Planning, Legal, Tax, Company Secretarial and Business Units on treasury-related matters.
- Support corporate exercises including acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and major capital expenditure projects.
7. Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, mentor and develop treasury team members, while fostering collaboration and teamwork.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement and collaboration.
- Review team performance and identify training and development opportunities.
- Ensure adequate succession planning and knowledge transfer within the team.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline.
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in treasury, banking or financial management.
- At least 3 years of experience in a managerial or leadership role.
- Strong experience in liquidity management and cash flow forecasting.
- Experience in managing banking relationships.
- Exposure to treasury risk management and treasury management systems.
- Experience in property development or large corporate group environment is preferred.
Competencies
- Strong understanding of liquidity and cash management principles.
- Strong analytical, financial modelling and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to lead teams and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- High level of integrity, professionalism and attention to detail.
