DEPUTY MANAGER, CORPORATE FINANCE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION :

To facilitate corporate finance activities, including RPT/RRPT identification and monitoring, corporate exercises (including REIT injections), fundraising and financing execution, and the preparation and analysis of short, medium and long-term cash-flow projections to support management decision-making. The role works closely with internal stakeholders and external advisers to ensure timely execution, appropriate governance and accurate reporting.

Main Functions:

A. RPT/RRPT Governance & Monitoring

• Oversee the identification, assessment and monitoring of RPTs and RRPTs across the Group in accordance with Bursa Malaysia Listing Requirements and applicable internal guidelines.
• Assess proposed transactions to determine whether they constitute RPTs or qualify as RRPTs, and identify the applicable approval, announcement and disclosure requirements.
• Review transaction details, relevant relationships, transaction values, percentage ratios and applicable exemptions to determine the appropriate compliance and approval processes.
• Coordinate with business units, subsidiaries, Procurement, Finance, Legal and Company Secretarial to identify and validate related party relationships and transactions.
• Maintain and update the Group's RPT/RRPT register, related party database, approved transaction categories and annual shareholders' mandate.
• Monitor actual RRPT transaction values against approved estimates and identify potential breaches or circumstances requiring further assessment, escalation or announcement.
• Coordinate the preparation of RPT/RRPT announcements, shareholders' circulars, annual mandate renewal materials and supporting documentation, in collaboration with Company Secretarial and external advisers.
• Monitor compliance with applicable requirements relating to Board approval, interested directors and shareholders, independent advice and shareholders' approval, where required.
• Coordinate the annual RRPT mandate renewal process, including reviewing historical transaction values, validating projections and obtaining updated estimates from relevant business units.
• Reconcile actual RPT/RRPT transaction values and coordinate the preparation of relevant disclosures for the annual report and other regulatory filings.
• Establish and maintain an effective monitoring framework, including periodic reporting, escalation procedures and documentation of compliance controls.
• Provide guidance to business units on RPT/RRPT requirements and assess proposed transactions involving related parties before execution.

 B. Other Corporate Finance & Related Function(s)

• Facilitate corporate exercises, including REIT injections, asset monetisation, sale-and-leaseback arrangements and other corporate exercise initiatives.
• Coordinate financial information, due diligence requests, transaction documentation and engagement with internal stakeholders, advisers, valuers, solicitors and other counterparties.
• Prepare financial analysis, evaluation papers, management presentations and approval documentation to support assessment and execution of corporate exercises.

C. Fundraising, Loan Origination & Financing Execution

• Facilitate fundraising and loan origination for capital expenditure, new hospital developments, refinancing and other Group funding requirements, including engagement with banks and other financiers.
• Coordinate requests for proposals, submission of information and documents required by financiers, and evaluation of financing terms such as pricing, tenor, security and covenants.
• Prepare or coordinate financial analyses, financing proposals, relevant committee or management papers, and supporting financial models.
• Coordinate review and finalisation of financing documents with Legal, financiers and relevant stakeholders, including conditions precedent, security documentation and drawdown requirements.
• Support capital-market fundraising initiatives, including Sukuk/IMTN programmes, where applicable, and ensure an orderly handover of executed facilities to Treasury Operations for ongoing administration.

Support Functions:

• Support Group Treasury / Finance related projects as well as preparation & finalization of Group Treasury related reports as assigned by the superior.
• Other ad hoc tasks assigned by the superior from time to time

JOB REQUIREMENT

Education & Professional Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Banking, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CA (MIA), CIMA, CPA, or CFA is an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in corporate finance, treasury, investment banking, transaction advisory or a related field
• Demonstrable experience in managing RPT/RRPT matters for a Bursa Malaysia-listed company, preferably including annual mandate renewal, transaction monitoring, regulatory announcements and annual report disclosures.
• Hands-on experience in fundraising and loan origination, including engagement with financial institutions, evaluation of financing proposals and coordination of financing documentation.
• Experience in executing financing transactions, including facility agreements, conditions precedent and utilisation documentation.
• Exposure to corporate exercises, asset monetisation, property transactions, sale-and-leaseback arrangements or other strategic financing initiatives will be an advantage.
• Experience working in a listed company environment and familiarity with Bursa Malaysia Listing Requirements is strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

Technical knowledge and skills

• Ability to interpret and apply Bursa Malaysia Main Market Listing Requirements in assessing RPT/RRPT transactions, monitoring compliance and identifying applicable approval and disclosure requirements.
• Ability to evaluate financing structures, analyse financing proposals, review facility documentation and assess financial covenants and associated risks.
• Proficiency in financial modelling, cash-flow forecasting and financial analysis, with demonstrated ability to prepare financing proposals, management or Board papers.

Personal attributes

• High integrity, independence of judgement and discretion with confidential information.
• Meticulous, well organised and able to manage concurrent regulatory and transaction deadlines.
• Proactive, able to work independently with minimal supervision, and a good team player.