Manager, Finance (Cost & Control)

Job Purpose

•  Provide support to tender management unit in analysing financial statements of SDP’s vendors, conducting financial risk assessments and providing insights and recommendations to support decision making processes.
• Analyse and evaluate data to monitor financial performance and capacity of vendors, identifying opportunities for cost savings based on competition force among vendors.

Job Responsibilities

Finance

• Responsible for conducting comprehensive financial assessments of SDP’s vendors to evaluate their financial health, performance and viability, which includes but not limited, to the following procedures:
• Review of audited and latest available management accounts
•  Assessment of going concerns through review of profitability and liquidity position by reference to past P&L, cash flow, facilities available.
•  Review of receivables and payables aging
•  Identifying and addressing potential red flags through discussions with vendors’ finance teams
• Assist hender of tenders to respond to risk management inquiries in relation to vendors' financials whenever necessary

Process Improvement

• Improve financial data collection process from vendors
• Review and enhance financial assessment criteria and scoring on an ongoing basis

Analytics

• Analyse and evaluate data to monitor financial performance and capacity of vendors, identifying opportunities for cost savings based on competition force among vendors.

People and communication

• Coaching and guide tender management unit in all financial matters relating to the tenders.
• (including knowledge sharing)

Group Finance

• Attend to financial queries from members of Tender Committees.
• Review management papers and other financial documents relating to the tenders.
• Involve in meeting organised by Group Finance to discuss and provide insights on the financial findings.

Job Responsibilities (Con't)

Special Project

• Involvement/ Participate in special project(s) spearheaded by C&C (relevant to financial e.g. SST)
• Attend to any adhoc tasks assigned by CPCO

Education/ Professional Qualification

• Degree in Accounting or equivalent
•  Professional membership in ACCA, CIMA, MICPA, ICAEW, CPA or equivalent (preferred but not compulsory)

Professional Experience

• At least 6-8 years relevant working experience in finance function involved in preparation and/or review of financial statements and management accounts
• Experience in construction industry 3 years working experience in audit