Assistant Manager, Corporate Finance and Strategic Investment

Assistant Manager, Corporate Finance and Strategic Investment

Responsibilities:

• Undertake research and feasibility studies on proposals by evaluating the financials as well as qualitative and quantitative aspects of proposals.
• Prepare and review presentation materials, legal documents, reports, submissions, and documents to shareholders and investors.
• Perform a lead advisory role in executing cross-border transactions – with direct hands-on experience in structuring acquisitions, joint ventures, divestments, and capital raising through collaboration with management, superiors, and external stakeholders.
• Execute corporate exercises for inbound and outbound investments for strategic/financial investors by conducting financial and business reviews through thorough analysis, and subsequently forming the conclusive assessment outcome in providing advice to emerging companies with high potential for growth.
• Support target companies to unleash their value through financial and corporate restructuring, cross-border business expansion, investment and/or divestment, and other forms of strategic development.
• Assist management in strategizing and conducting crisis management for target companies facing financial and operational challenges.
• Support management in conducting debt restructuring and crisis management for target companies.
• Help navigate and turnaround special situations that target companies are facing.
• Have a sound understanding of restructuring, M&A, and distressed M&A.
• Coordinate business events, prepare marketing pitches, and assume a support role in deal origination.
• Assist superiors to ensure proposals comply with all relevant guidelines and laws as well as comply with the disclosure requirements of relevant regulatory authorities both local and overseas, where applicable.
• Perform any other duties assigned from time to time by management.
• Lead teams and projects sustainably to achieve corporate success.

Job Requirements:

• At least 5 - 8 years of relevant experience with a background in accounting, corporate finance, investment banking, corporate strategy, and restructuring.
• Positive working attitude.
• Strong business and client relationship network.
• Ability to capture and visualize the “holistic view” with good business acumen.
• Passionate about originating and executing deals.
• Excellent communication (written and oral), good people, and client servicing skills.
• A solution-oriented mindset and critical eye for detail.
• Solid technical abilities in financial analysis, valuation, and financial modeling.
• In-depth knowledge of capital markets and regulatory environment (Securities Commission’s guidelines, Bursa Securities regulations, and Companies Act).
• Promising academic or professional qualifications (a bachelor’s degree in finance, investment, accounting, CPA, CA, CFA, MBA will be highly regarded).