Job Description

Role Purpose

To lead the Group's financial governance and performance transformation agenda across the Group, driving stronger cash discipline, transparency, and asset efficiency in order to enhance long-term shareholder value.

The role serves as a central integrator across multiple transformation workstreams, ensuring alignment between Founders, the Governing Boards in China and Indonesia, and other operating entities, and translating strategy into disciplined execution.

Scope of Accountability

1. Establish Group-Level Financial Governance

Define and institutionalize a shareholder fund management framework (policies, processes, reporting discipline).
Implement governance mechanisms (e.g. escrow structures, authorization controls) across entities.
Align leadership on fund definition, allocation rules, and dividend strategies.

2. Build Integrated Performance & Reporting Discipline

Design and roll out an integrated cash, cost, and profitability framework across operating entities.
Standardize reporting structures and drive adoption of a consistent management information system.
Embed KPIs into senior management and line leaders scorecards to reinforce accountability.

3. Lead Key Transformation Workstreams

Accountable for driving and integrating the following core initiatives:

Performance optimization (cash/cost/profit visibility and discipline).
Asset restructuring / securitization (identification, structuring, and execution).
Any additional transformation priorities defined by owners or Group leadership.

Ensure each workstream has:

Clear design principles
Defined roadmap and milestones (multi-year horizon)
Disciplined execution and tracking

4. Drive Cross-Border Execution

Work closely with China, Indonesia and other Geographies, leadership teams to translate frameworks into execution.
Establish and coordinate Group and in-country capabilities (e.g. corporate controller function).
Ensure localization without compromising core principles and consistency.

5. Enable Decision-Making & Alignment

Provide structured analysis to support key trade-offs (e.g. control vs. profitability, short-term vs. long-term returns).
Facilitate alignment between shareholders, Group leadership, and operating teams.
Ensure decisions are translated into clear execution actions and follow-through.

Success Definition

Success will be measured not only by delivery of initiatives, but by institutionalization of new disciplines:

Clear and consistently applied financial governance framework across entities
Adoption of integrated reporting (cash, cost, profitability) as a standard management tool
Improved visibility and control over cash flows and shareholder funds
Execution of asset optimization initiatives with tangible value outcomes
Alignment of leadership behaviors through embedded KPIs and scorecards
Sustainable in-country capability to operate the new model independently

Key Performance Indicators (Success Measures)

Rollout and adoption of shareholder fund governance framework across entities
Implementation and sustained use of integrated cash/cost/profit reporting
Improved visibility and control over Group cash flows and fund allocation
Delivery of asset restructuring initiatives with measurable financial impact
Integration of KPIs into leadership scorecards with observable behavioral shift
Achievement of transformation roadmap milestones across workstreams
Strengthened in-country capability to independently sustain new processes

Profile Requirements

Strong background in finance transformation, corporate finance, or Group controlling (manufacturing environment preferred) Ideally someone who had run a P&L in a business.
Proven track record in leading complex, multi-entity and cross-border initiatives
Deep understanding of cash flow management, cost structures, and performance analytics
Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels
Strong stakeholder management with experience engaging senior leadership and owners
High level of analytical rigor, structuring capability, and delivery discipline, with excellent communication and teamwork skills

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