Assistant Manager - Finance

Job Description

• Financial Models: Own and maintain the financial models of all assigned entities: profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, debt and covenants. Update each model with actual results every month. Keep a version register and change log for every model. Run scenario and sensitivity analysis (tariff, volume, O&M cost, FX, interest rate, delay) and summaries the results for the Manager - Finance.
• Budget, Forecast and Budget Control: Prepare the annual budget and forecast working files for each entity: revenue, operating cost, overhead, capex and financing. Check budget lines and account codes against the chart of accounts before submission. Consolidate inputs from Operations, Projects and other departments. Verify purchase orders against the approved budget. Escalate over-budget items for approval.
• Cash Flow Projections: Prepare the 6-month rolling cash flow forecast and the longer-term cash flow projection for each entity. Use actuals and pipeline data from Accounting and Operations, and assumptions agreed with the Manager - Finance and the AFC. Flag funding gaps early.
• FMR, Variance Analysis and Management Reporting: Prepare the Finance sections of the monthly Financial Management Report (FMR), including variance analysis of actual against budget and forecast.
• Covenants, Financier Reporting and Borrowing Costs: Maintain the DSCR and covenant calculation workbooks in line with the lender definitions in each facility agreement.
• Due Diligence and Data Room: Support due diligence for financing, audit, listing and other corporate transactions.
• Audit, Tax, IFRIC 12 and Dividend Support: Prepare schedules and documents for statutory and tax audits covering models, budgets, IFRIC 12 and capitalised cost tables, and borrowing costs.
• Holding and Dormant Entities: Prepare the semi-annual management report and direct cash flow for assigned holding and dormant entities.
• Accounting Peak Support: Support the Manager - Accounting at month-end and year-end on agreed analytical tasks, such as complex reconciliations and data clean-up that feed the models or due diligence.
• Systems and Process Improvement: Act as Finance key user of the ERP and reporting tools for budgeting, forecasting and the FMR.
• Knowledge Transfer and Back-up: Document the procedure for each owned model, budget and reporting task.

Job Requirements

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field. Preferred: Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration.
• Advantage: candidates with a completed ACCA, CIMA or CPA qualification (for example CPA Australia, ASEAN CPA or KICPAA).
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, audit or transaction services, including at least 2 years building or maintaining financial models.
• Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and variance analysis.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, including IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and IFRIC 12.
• Experience with project finance, lender covenants or due diligence is an advantage.
• Experience in power, energy or infrastructure is an advantage.
• Advanced Excel: builds structured, documented models with a clear audit trail.
• Financial modelling: three-statement models, debt schedules, DSCR, NPV and IRR, scenario analysis.
• ERP and reporting tools: extracts and structures data from the ERP. Power BI or similar is an advantage.
• Written English: clear commentary for management and lenders.