AVP, Strategic & Business Development

To assist in business development / M&A activities and assist in formulation of group’s strategy and internal evaluation of portfolio assets

Key accountabilities
• Oversee project evaluation and assist to give recommendation to the management and Board on the M&A opportunity
• Oversee due diligence of the M&A target, including financial, tax, legal, operations, IT or other aspects as required. Review the findings from due diligence and able to address the risks.
• Review / construct financial model for evaluation of M&A opportunities. Assist in getting inputs from other internal departments for inputs of the financial model.
• Review legal documents with support from internal and external legal counsel. Understands regulatory framework and able to build legal / regulatory considerations into deal structure
• Lead/assist negotiation of commercial and legal terms with transaction counterparty
• Prepare and present internal papers for project approval as required
• Allocate appropriate work to junior members in the project team and guide them to completion
• As a staffer, drive internal programs to offer development opportunities to team members in the talent resource pool. Achieve dual exposure of both BD and Ops for all talent resources.
• Coordinate and oversee the group wide balance scorecard (BSC) target setting and quality/semi-annual/annual reporting
• Assist in developing strategies for group assets portfolio to achieve the goal of the group
• Maintain healthy relationship with JV partner, internal / external stakeholders to drive internal projects
• Stay close to market activities and take action with external party when necessary

Qualifications & Experience
• Degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance or Business
• 8-9 years of relevant experience in transactions/corporate finance
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Financial Modelling