Finance Director

About the Clermont Group

The Clermont Group is an international business group with its headquarters in Singapore. Founded in 2006 by New Zealand-born entrepreneur Richard Chandler, Clermont operates across four sectors healthcare, financial services, aerospace, and investment. These businesses employ over 9,000 people globally.

Rooted in excellence, innovation, and integrity, we bring together the art and science of building champion businesses, using our unique approach to create iconic companies that lead industry and shape culture.

Our operating companies include:

• Hoan My: The largest healthcare group in Vietnam with a mission to provide affordable, high-quality healthcare to the people of Vietnam
• SBFC: Our finance business in India, provides loans to small business owners and consumers through a network of more than 200 branches
• magniX: Our U.S.-based aerospace business, produces the industry's leading fully-integrated electric powertrains for helicopters and airplanes

For more information, please visit our website at www.clermont.com.

Role

The candidate will assist the CFO in overseeing and managing financial operations, strategic planning, budgeting, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities. They will focus on working with our operating companies to provide financial oversight, instil financial discipline and ensure alignment with Clermont standards. They may also be responsible for implementing financial policies, conducting due diligence for M&A transactions, and ensuring regulatory compliance in all financial matters.

Attraction of the role

A unique opportunity. You will work very closely with, and be the strategic finance partner to the Clermont commercial leaders to create industry leading Operating Companies across multiple sectors like Healthcare/Aerospace/Financial Services.

Responsibilities

We are searching for an entrepreneurial, driven individual to apply their finance, accounting, leadership and operations skills across multiple jurisdictions, to further strengthen our Finance team and provide financial oversight of our operating companies.

Support CFO with the following key responsibilities:

• Strategic Business Partner: Multi-faceted role, leading efforts in performance metrics and reporting, budgeting and forecasting accuracy, treasury and capital allocation
• Capital Allocation: Ensure effective working capital management and optimal utilization of available funds
• Portfolio Management: Advise operating companies on strategy, business plans, capital management plans and ensure alignment with Clermont standards
• Finance Processes and Systems: Instil financial discipline and drive continuous improvements and efficiencies in finance processes and systems at our operating companies
• Fundraising and M&A: Lead fundraising efforts, secure venture capital and private equity investments, and drive the company's M&A strategy, including due diligence and integration

Requirements

The successful candidate will ideally possess the following traits:

• Deep domain experience spanning Healthcare/Aerospace/Investment
• International Chartered Accountant with 4+ years post qualifying experience in investment banking or management consulting
• Big 4 Accounting experience
• Strategic thinker with exceptional relational skills, able to represent the company well when interacting with operating companies or other external parties
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage C-Suite leaders
• International business background, able to work easily across cultures and geographies
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, and be very well spoken
• Openness to experience
• Highly motivated and well organised, able to work independently and effectively under pressure to meet strict deadlines
• Polished and professional appearance
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Commitment to be an engaged and proactive leader

Administrative Details

Start date: Immediate preferred

Compensation: Competitive base salary

Benefits: Medical insurance; 23 days annual leave

Education: Chartered Accountant preferably with multiple industry experience; First or Second Upper Class Honours Degree from top tier institution

Experience: Minimum 10-15 years of relevant professional experience

Languages: Excellent command of English

Travel: This Singapore based role requires regular travel. Travel requirements will vary based on business needs and priorities.

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