CFO (Real Estate, Property, and Hospitality)

Key Responsibilities

• Finance Function Establishment: Build and establish the finance function for the property business unit, including financial policies, processes, reporting structures, internal controls and financial systems.
• End-to-End Property Finance: Oversee the financial lifecycle of property projects, from pre-construction planning and feasibility assessment through construction, completion and post-construction operations.
• Project Financial Management: Lead project budgeting, financial modelling, cost planning, cash flow projections and financial performance monitoring to ensure project viability and profitability.
• Funding & Capital Management: Develop and execute funding strategies, managing capital allocation from internal group resources as well as external financing facilities, particularly bank financing.
• Financial Planning & Analysis: Establish financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, providing financial insights and recommendations to support strategic and investment decisions.
• Operational Finance & Cost Control: Oversee operational expenditure, property maintenance costs and ongoing financial performance across the group's property portfolio.
• Hospitality Expansion: Support the financial planning and structuring of the group's expansion into hotels and hospitality, including project feasibility, investment evaluation and operational financial planning.
• Stakeholder Management: Work closely with group management, project teams, banking partners and other key stakeholders to ensure effective financial governance and project execution.
• Department & Team Development: Build and lead the finance department from the ground up, including defining the organisational structure, recruiting key finance personnel, establishing roles and responsibilities, and developing the team's capabilities to support the business's growth and long-term objectives.