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Role Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Finance Manager based in Malaysia for Blueleaf Energy’s operations. The successful candidate will report to the Head of Finance (FP&A) with dotted-line reporting to the Country Head, the successful candidate will support the exciting development of renewable energy projects in SEA. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading financial due diligence engagements, demonstrating strong business and commercial acumen. They should be capable of working independently to drive business performance, manage key KPIs, and collaborate effectively as a proactive and committed team player. Strong analytical and communication skills are crucial. With the rapid growth of projects under development, together with the Head of Finance (FP&A) and CFO, be responsible for overseeing the business and financial operations for the business and be a trusted Finance business partner. As a member of the Finance function, you will be a valued and integral partner of the company’s appointed advisors, whilst continuously challenging the status quo and looking for opportunities to position the Finance function in the most efficient model that also promotes a positive stakeholder experience.
How You Will Make an Impact
Finance business partnering and project controlling
- Be the Finance business partner for the Country Head and the project delivery organization, supporting their needs and being the key interface into the Finance organization as a trusted go-to person for all financial matters.
- In partnership with the wider FP&A function, deliver monthly management and project reporting in accordance with prescribed timeframes. Managing project companies as they progress through the development life cycle, with phases from development, construction, through to operations.
- Support business planning by providing financial analysis and modelling, maintaining and continuously improving FP&A data models using Advanced Microsoft Excel, and other tools to deliver actionable analysis and insights.
- Drive countries annual budget exercise by collaborating with stakeholders cross-functionally to collect, challenge and collate budget inputs.
- Review and monitor organization expenditures against plan, manage P&L performance and business KPIs.
- Understand what drives the business, have a good overview of our business model, operations & projects.
- Project controlling and financial operations: Manage capital and liquidity at project level, building relationships with banks, ensuring compliances of banks terms and conditions (project finance), review of the loan Facility Agreement and submission of comments prior to execution.
- Project budgets and forecasting: preparing, reviewing, controlling, reporting project budgets, actuals and forecasts.
- Project FX risk management: proposing and entering into hedge contracts as and if required, working closely with the central Treasury team.
Transaction Services (Financial Due Diligence)
- Manage buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements, providing financial and tax due diligence assistance
- Provide well-articulated analytical and commercial insights, produce high quality financial due diligence deliverables/reports and on-the-job support on transactions
- Analyse, identify and manage risks to ensure that the firm's risk management frameworks are implemented appropriately and effectively
- Establish strong relationships with clients, target company management, and third-party advisors throughout the transaction process.
Financial Accounting
- Support Annual Audits across all project companies
- Support the implementation and execution of Accounting, Tax and Structuring due diligence advice
- Continued review and compliance with Finance risk and controls
- Partner closely with the Head of Finance, Group Financial Control, to provide effective leadership in the deployment of Finance best practices
- Assist AP and AR processes as needed basis
People
- Effectively collaborate across a lean team of finance professionals, providing business oversight, and working closely with cross-functional teams across the business.
- A pleasant, approachable and down-to-earth personality and adopting a hands-on approach is desirable.
- Solutions orientated and outcomes focused.
