General Manager

Job Description : GM TREASURY AND BUDGET MALAYSIA A leading organisation in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a General Manager Treasury and Budgeting to play a pivotal role in safeguarding and optimising the Group’s financial resources. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to drive excellence in treasury operations, funding strategies, and corporate budgeting at Group level. You will be instrumental in ensuring robust access to capital, strong liquidity, and disciplined financial planning that supports sustainable growth. The position offers the chance to lead strategic initiatives in SUKUK and bond structuring, capital raising, debt portfolio management, and long-term financial planning, while providing trusted counsel to senior leadership. If you are looking for a highly influential role with significant impact on business strategy and growth, this is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking team that values collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation. Play a key role in shaping the Group’s financial future by leading treasury operations, funding strategies, and corporate budgeting across all business units. Enjoy the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, advising on capital allocation, investment opportunities, and strategic projects such as IPO readiness or restructuring. Benefit from a supportive environment that encourages professional development, digital transformation, and the adoption of best practices in governance and risk management. What you'll do: As General Manager Treasury and Budgeting based in Kuala Lumpur, you will take ownership of both strategic direction and day-to-day execution across treasury management and budgeting functions. Your expertise will be crucial in driving successful SUKUK issuances as well as other structured financings from inception through execution. You will develop frameworks for debt portfolio management that support sustainable growth while minimising risk exposure. By establishing advanced cash flow forecasting models and optimising working capital processes across multiple business units, you will ensure ongoing liquidity for operational excellence. Your ability to build strong relationships with external stakeholders—including banks, investors, regulators—and lead impactful investor communications will further strengthen the organisation’s market standing. In addition to managing treasury risk through robust policies and digital tools implementation, you will oversee group-wide budgeting cycles—ensuring transparency in financial planning while providing actionable insights through forecasting models. Your guidance will help translate strategic plans into measurable targets for each segment while supporting performance management through variance analysis reporting. Ultimately your contribution will extend beyond finance into broader business strategy by partnering with senior leaders on M&A evaluations or new ventures. Lead the end-to-end process of SUKUK, bond, syndicated loan, and other structured financing issuances including feasibility analysis, structuring, documentation, investor engagement, and execution. Assess the suitability of Islamic versus conventional financing instruments to optimise capital structure in line with regulatory requirements and long-term growth strategies. Develop and maintain an efficient debt management framework that ensures diversification of funding sources and optimal tenor mix for the Group. Actively manage refinancing activities to minimise cost of capital and rollover risks while monitoring compliance with all debt covenants and Shariah principles where applicable. Establish robust cash flow forecasting models across the Group to ensure sufficient liquidity for operational, investment, and financing needs at all times. Optimise working capital by collaborating with business units on receivables, payables, inventory cycles, cash pooling strategies, centralisation initiatives, and automation projects. Build and sustain strong relationships with banks, investors, rating agencies, trustees, regulators (such as BNM and Securities Commission), negotiating competitive terms for credit facilities. Lead investor roadshows and presentations to foster investor confidence and enhance market reputation for the Group. Identify, measure, and mitigate market risks including FX volatility, interest rate changes, and liquidity challenges through appropriate hedging strategies. Oversee the annual budget cycle for the Group including development, consolidation, review processes; align assumptions with macroeconomic indicators; ensure accuracy in submissions from subsidiaries. What you bring: To excel as General Manager Treasury and Budgeting you will bring extensive experience gained from senior roles within large-scale organisations where you have overseen complex treasury operations alongside group-wide budgeting responsibilities. Your background should include hands-on involvement in SUKUK structuring as well as bond issuance—demonstrating your ability to navigate both Islamic/conventional financing landscapes effectively. You will have developed sophisticated frameworks for managing diversified debt portfolios while maintaining strict adherence to regulatory requirements (including Shariah compliance where necessary). Your collaborative approach enables you to work seamlessly with internal/external stakeholders—from negotiating favourable banking arrangements through leading investor briefings—to delivering clear insights that inform executive decisions. A deep understanding of financial modelling/scenario analysis underpins your ability to provide proactive advice on performance optimisation/cost control measures across multiple segments. As a people-focused leader you nurture talent within your team encouraging knowledge sharing/adoption of digital solutions that drive efficiency/transparency throughout treasury/budgeting processes. Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field is required; Master’s Degree or professional certifications such as CFA/ACCA/CPA/ICAEW/CIMA are highly desirable. At least 15–20 years of progressive experience in treasury management, corporate finance or budgeting within large organisations; minimum 7 years must be at senior leadership level. Proven experience in SUKUK structuring as well as bond issuance/management is mandatory for this role given its strategic importance to the Group’s funding activities. Demonstrated track record managing complex debt portfolios including refinancing activities while ensuring compliance with relevant covenants/regulations (including Shariah principles). Solid exposure to group-level strategic budgeting processes including scenario planning/financial modelling aligned with macroeconomic trends. Strong stakeholder engagement skills evidenced by successful negotiations with banks/investors/regulators plus experience leading investor roadshows/presentations. Expertise implementing cash flow forecasting models/cash pooling/automation initiatives that optimise working capital efficiency across diverse business units. Comprehensive understanding of treasury risk identification/mitigation techniques including use of hedging strategies against FX/interest rate/liquidity risks. Experience building high-performing teams fostering accountability/continuous learning plus driving adoption of digital tools/ERP systems for enhanced transparency/control. Ability to prepare/present detailed reports/proposals/strategies at Board/Audit Committee level supporting informed decision-making.

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