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1. Job Overview & Reporting Structure
- Position Title: Cash & Funding Manager
- Directly Reports To: Treasury Manager /Corporate Finance Manager / CFO
- Direct Reports (Subordinates): Treasury Analysts (Cash Operations), Treasury Analysts (Debt & Capital Mkts)
- Key Internal Relationships: CFO, Corporate Finance Managers, Subsidiary/SBU Accountants, Internal Auditors, Project & Tender Teams, Operations Heads.
- Key External Relationships: Local and International Financial Institutions (Banks), Investors, Lenders, External Auditors, Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM).
Job Objective:
The Cash & Funding Manager is responsible for leading the strategic oversight of daily cash flow, comprehensive liquidity planning, and working capital optimization across the group's diversified portfolio (Trading, Mining, Solar, Construction, and Projects).
The primary objective is to bridge operational treasury with corporate finance by securing and managing diverse funding sources, negotiating banking terms, mitigating financial/FX risks, and enforcing robust treasury controls to support group operations and expansion.
2. Key Accountability
- Liquidity & Cash Flow Optimization: Deliver high-quality daily, weekly, and monthly cash forecasts and manage cash positions to ensure 100% fund availability for group obligations and project requirements.
- Capital & Funding Strategy: Identify, evaluate, and secure appropriate short-term and longterm financing options (loans, credit lines, leasing) suitable for Myanmar market conditions.
- Banking & Investor Stewardship: Build and maintain strong, high-level relationships with local and international financial institutions to optimize trade finance, cash pooling, and debt covenants.
- Risk & Treasury Governance: Establish robust treasury internal controls and proactively mitigate critical risks related to cash shortages, interest rate shifts, and foreign currency exposures.
3. Roles & Responsibilities
A. Cash Flow & Liquidity Management
- Monitor, forecast, and validate daily, weekly, and monthly cash positions and cash flow projections across all Strategic Business Units (SBUs).
- Ensure timely and sufficient availability of funds for imports, infrastructure/construction projects, solar initiatives, and mining operations.
- Coordinate and manage group-wide intercompany cash transfers, funding reallocations, and cash pooling arrangements.
- Optimize working capital across the group by strategically balancing accounts receivables, payables, and inventory funding.
B. Funding Strategy & Debt Portfolio Management
- Develop and implement structured funding plans and proposals to support short-term and longterm liquidity and expansion needs.
- Prepare comprehensive financial models, scenario analyses, and loan documentations required to secure credit lines and project financing.
- Supervise, review, and monitor the group’s debt portfolio, repayment schedules, and manage absolute compliance with bank loan covenants.
C. Banking, Payments & Trade Finance Operations
- Oversee and ensure smooth execution of all group-wide payments, fund transfers, collections, and bank reconciliations.
- Safeguard the company’s financial interest by ensuring treasury compliance with government tender payment terms and project milestones.
- Maintain strong networks with commercial banks to negotiate competitive terms for loans, credit facilities, overdrafts and letters of credit (LC).
D. Financial Risk Management & Governance
- Identify, monitor, and mitigate operational financial risks, with a strong focus on liquidity shortages and interest rate fluctuations.
- Partner closely with the FX & Trade Finance team to manage import transactions and mitigate foreign currency exposures under fluctuating market conditions.
- Enforce standardized cash management policies, procedures, and internal controls across all multi-location operations to prevent financial leakage.
E. Treasury Reporting & Systems
- Prepare and provide accurate daily cash position reports, variance analyses, and strategic liquidity dashboards to the CFO and Head of Treasury.
- Maintain transparent, audit-ready documentation for external auditors, internal controls, and regulatory bodies such as the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM).
- Lead and support treasury automation projects, including the implementation and mastery of Treasury Management Systems (TMS) or corporate ERP platforms.
F. Decision-Making Authority
- Approves group cash positions, sets operational treasury policies, and escalates critical funding needs to the Head of Treasury within delegated limits.
- Negotiates commercial terms, credit facilities, and loan conditions with financial institutions and investors, subject to CFO/Board approval thresholds.
- Provides high-level strategic recommendations on debt/equity mix, capital raising, refinancing options, and capital structure optimization to Treasury leadership,Corporate Finance Maanger and the CFO