Strategic Funding & Capital Management for the Group:
• Capital Structure Optimization: Continuously analyze and recommend adjustments to the Group&039;s capital structure to balance the cost of capital, financial flexibility, and risk appetite, aligning with AIG&039;s long- term strategic goals.
• Debt Portfolio Management: Oversee the consolidated debt portfolio of AIG, including syndicated loans, bilateral credit facilities, and other sophisticated financing instruments, ensuring an optimal mix and maturity profile to achieve the best cost position.
• Investment & Project Financing Leadership: Lead the identification, evaluation, and negotiation of financing for major Group- level investments, including new factory expansion and warehouse expansion projects, ensuring timely and cost- effective capital availability.
• Develop & Execute Funding Strategies: Design and implement comprehensive funding strategies for AIG and its member entities, securing capital for significant capital expenditures, strategic mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and robust working capital cycles across diverse operations (purchasing, manufacturing, distribution).
Group Cash Flow Optimization & Liquidity Management:
• Comprehensive Cash Planning & Projection: Take full ownership of cash planning and projection across the entire Group. This includes detailed forecasting for:
Borrowing needs: Accurately projecting short- term and long- term borrowing requirements based on operational and investment plans.
Investment expenditures: Tracking and forecasting cash outflows for capital projects, M&A,…
Deposit management: Optimizing allocation of surplus cash into various deposit instruments to maximize returns while maintaining liquidity.
• Intercompany Lending & Settlement: Efficiently and compliantly manage intercompany funding requirements and settlement processes.
• Consolidated Cash Management: Manage daily cash positioning and liquidity across all AIG entities, ensuring adequate funding for operational needs while minimizing idle cash and maximizing returns on short- term investments.
• Liquidity Ratio Management: Monitor and manage liquidity ratios effectively to ensure the Group maintains sufficient financial flexibility and meets all short- term obligations.
• Managing Working Capital: Drive initiatives to optimize working capital components (accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory management) across the Group&039;s diverse value chain by collaborating closely with finance and operational leads of member entities
Financial Risk Management (FX, Borrowing Cost & Others):
• Interest Rate Risk Management: Develop and execute strategies to mitigate interest rate exposure on the Group&039;s debt portfolio through appropriate financial instruments
• Optimize Borrowing Costs: Proactively manage and negotiate competitive interest rates, fees, and terms with financial institutions for all Group borrowing, seeking opportunities to reduce overall financing costs and achieve the best cost position.
• Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk Management: Monitor, analyze, and manage foreign exchange exposure
• Credit Risk Management: Assess and manage the creditworthiness of financial counterparties and the Group&039;s investment portfolios.
• Commodity Price Risk Management: Collaborate with procurement teams to understand and potentially mitigate commodity price volatility impacts on key agricultural inputs, highlighting risks and recommending solutions.
Bank & Financial Institution Relationship Management (Strategic Level):
• Information Flow & Representation: Serve as the central point of contact for financial partners, ensuring transparent and effective communication regarding AIG&039;s financial performance, strategic direction, and funding requirements.
• Market Intelligence: Stay abreast of global and local financial market developments, regulatory changes, and new financial products that could benefit AIG.
• Strengthen Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate and expand deep- seated relationships with key domestic and international banks, development financial institutions, and credit rating agencies at a Group level to ensure cash availability and maintain the best cost position for financing.
• Lead Negotiations: Act as the primary lead for all significant financing negotiations, banking service agreements, and credit facility renewals for AIG and its major subsidiaries.
Treasury Operations, Compliance & Cross- Functional Collaboration:
• Policy & Governance: Develop, implement, and enforce Group- wide treasury policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure sound financial management, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance.
• Comprehensive Reporting: Prepare and present insightful treasury reports to the CFO and CEO, covering liquidity positions, debt portfolio analysis, borrowing cost performance, financial risk exposures, and treasury initiatives …
• Collaboration with Investment & Capex Project Teams: Work closely with the investment team and project team to understand new project pipelines, analyze funding requirements, and provide treasury insights for investment decisions
• Treasury Technology & Automation: Drive the implementation and optimization of a robust Treasury Management System across the Group to enhance efficiency, control, and reporting capabilities.
• Risk Anticipation & Solution Recommendation: Proactively anticipate potential financial risks (e.g., liquidity shortages, adverse FX movements, rising interest rates, commodity price spikes) and recommend actionable solutions to mitigate these risks
