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Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

ClassifiedKuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1 day ago
Job description

Lead company’s financial strategy and governance to support rapid regional growth and evolution from consultancy to cyber‑resilience platform and managed services provider. The CFO ensures strong fiscal discipline, sustainable profitability, capital allocation efficiency, and investment readiness (PE, strategic acquisition, or future IPO path).

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Finance & Leadership

  • Develop long‑term financial strategy aligned to company’s growth objectives (30%+ CAGR).
  • Shape and manage capital strategy, including reinvestment, treasury, fundraising, and M&A opportunities.
  • Lead strategic financial planning for service + product business model transformation.
  • Partner with CEO and leadership team to drive business model innovation and long‑term value creation.
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning across all business units.
  • Build cost models and profitability frameworks across consultancy, managed services, and product units.
  • Establish margin discipline and pricing strategy in high‑talent‑cost consultancy environment.
  • Provide financial analysis to support market expansion and investment in technology.

Commercial & Operational Finance

  • Build and oversee unit‑economics and profitability tracking by :

    • Country entities

  • Delivery teams & billable utilisation
  • Strengthen performance management models including billable utilisation, gross margin, EBITDA, and cash flow.
  • Partner with COO & Delivery Leads to improve efficiency, resource allocation, and productivity KPIs.

    • Governance, Compliance & Risk

  • Ensure compliance with Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia regulatory, tax, and audit requirements.
  • Manage enterprise risk and governance aligned to cybersecurity and government‑project environments.

    • Capital & Funding

  • Evaluate funding strategies (bank financing, government grants, VC / PE, strategic investors).
  • Prepare investor‑grade financial narratives and reporting.
  • Drive valuation enhancement and strategic transaction readiness.
  • Build and scale finance team across region.
  • Mentor and develop finance talent with an analytical and business‑partner mindset.
  • Establish data‑driven finance culture with high accountability and collaboration.

    • Key Requirements

    Experience

  • 12–18+ years experience in finance leadership roles.
  • Proven CFO or senior finance leader in consulting / professional services or cybersecurity / technology sector.
  • Experience scaling a regional consulting or tech services business preferred.
  • Prior involvement in fundraising, investor relations, or M&A is strongly advantageous.

    • Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related discipline.
  • MBA or Masters in Finance preferred.
  • Familiarity with Singapore government grant mechanisms and compliance advantage.
  • Strong in FP&A, financial modelling, valuation, and capital planning.
  • Deep understanding of billable utilisation models and margin management in consulting firms.
  • Ability to create scalable financial systems and processes.
  • Excellent communication skills; ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • Integrity, high accountability, disciplined leadership style.

    • Performance Metrics

  • Gross Margin & EBITDA improvement
  • Working capital and cash flow performance
  • Forecast accuracy
  • Capital efficiency and investment ROI
  • Investor / financing readiness and execution
  • Finance team development and capability maturity

    • Why Join Us

  • Lead financial strategy of one of Asia’s fastest‑growing cyber resilience firms.
  • Shape transformation from consultancy to platform‑led managed cyber resilience provider.
  • Opportunity to participate in high‑growth journey toward regional leadership and potential liquidity event.
  • Work directly with visionary founder and executive leadership.

    • Quick facts (anonymous)

  • Revenue : SGD 10M+ per year (growing 30% p.a.).
  • Footprint : Headquartered in Singapore; operations in Indonesia & Malaysia.
  • Finance remit : Multi‑entity P&Ls, local tax & compliance (SG / ID / MY), grant funding, investor readiness, M&A.

    • Key impact areas : strategic FP&A, margin discipline across consulting & managed services, working capital & cash flow, pricing & utilisation frameworks, fundraising & investor communications, and scaling the finance team.

  • Seniority level : Director
  • Employment type : Full‑time
  • Job function : Finance and Information Technology
  • Industries : Information Services

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