The Finance Director will lead all finance activities, focusing on capital management, investor relations, and strategic decision-making. They will partner with executive leadership on growth initiatives.
About Us
At Ambercycle, we're changing humanity's relationship with materials. We believe textiles and consumer goods are valuable materials that should be completely regenerative the way basic materials are in nature. Our technology enables true circularity by unlocking the creation of decarbonized raw materials from end-of-life goods. cycora®, our high-quality regenerated polyester, is our first product that offers the same strength and versatility as virgin polyester, at less than half the CO2 emissions associated with petroleum-based fibers. Visit www.ambercycle.com to learn more.
The Job
We are seeking an experienced and strategic finance leader to serve as a key partner to the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team. This role will oversee all financial activities of the enterprise, with a strong focus on project finance, strategic decision-making for groundbreaking technology, capital management, and investor relations. As a thought partner to the CEO and CTO, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing growth initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Project & Capital Management: Oversee project financial leadershipfor chemicals manufacturing plant, ensuring accurate financial planning & analysis, project controls, project reporting, milestone tracking, and cost management.
- Strategic Financing: Manage facility financing, optimize and maintaincapital structure, and develop organizational capabilities forfinancingofexpansion projects, across distinct components of project and corporate financing life cycles.
- Treasury & Cash Flow Management: Lead treasury operations, including liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, and working capital optimization.
- Risk & Compliance Oversight:Monitor key financial metrics, ensuring compliance with financing agreements while advising leadership and project teamson growth and riskmitigation strategies.
- Corporate Finance & Growth Strategy: Drive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring effective resource allocation aligned with multi-year strategic goals.
- Investor & Stakeholder Relations: Serve as the financial liaison for investment banks, corporate partners, and key stakeholders, articulating financial performance and strategy.
- Strategic Partnerships:Play a critical role infinancial evaluation, strategy development, and due diligence workstreams for partnerships of a strategic nature to the business, including components such as equity and debt investments, licensing agreements, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
- Financial Operations & Reporting: Oversee financial statements, income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements for internal and external reporting.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in financial operations, corporate structuring, controls, and reporting, with a strong background in equity financing and joint ventures.
- Proven expertise in financial management for manufacturing environments, particularly in specialty chemicals or industrials.
- Experience managing finances in Indonesia with a solid understanding of the local landscape and how things operate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) or an advanced Finance degree.
- Experience managing finances for the construction of a manufacturing facility from the owner’s perspective.
- Leadership experience in high-growth, technology-driven manufacturing businesses.
- Experience managing finances for plant operations post-construction.
- Strong background in project finance and/or capital markets.
- Experience in large, operationally complex environments, with success in scaling financial operations in a fast-growing company.
- Ability to effectively communicate with investment banks, corporate partners, and financial stakeholders.
Key Leadership Characteristics
- Visionary & Strategic Thinker: Ability to drive financial strategy while adapting to a dynamic, high-growth environment.
- Collaborative Leadership: Fosters a culture of teamwork, respect, and integrity while mentoring and developing talent.
- Decisive & Solution-Oriented: Makes well-informed decisions in the best interest of the company, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- High Integrity & Professionalism: Operates with uncompromising ethics and credibility, ensuring transparency and trust with stakeholders.
- Passionate & Entrepreneurial Spirit: Demonstrates enthusiasm for Ambercycle’s mission, inspiring high performance across the organization.
This role will be based in Singapore.
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