Job Purpose
The Capital Management Team is responsible for ensuring the DACO’s financial stability and growth by managing its capital structure, liquidity, and funding strategy. Also, will focuses on optimizing the mix of debt and equity to support business operations and long-term strategic goals while minimizing the cost of capital and managing financial risk. In addition to advises senior management on optimal funding strategies.
Position Accountability Description
Operational Excellence
- Develop and maintain long-term capital plans in alignment with the DACO’s business strategy, taking into account anticipated growth, market conditions, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the process for raising new debt, including negotiating terms, pricing, and covenants with banks, and other lenders.
- Work with Cash Management team to ensure short-term funding requirements are met without increasing overall financial risk
- Explore and secure the most cost-effective debt instruments (e.g., bank loans, Sukuk, revolving credit facilities) to meet the DACO’s funding requirements.
- Prepare financial models to forecast capital needs and identify optimal funding sources
- Analyze and recommend an optimal mix of debt and equity that balances cost, risk, and flexibility
- Monitor and manage the DACO’s leverage and liquidity ratios to ensure financial stability
- Design and execute funding strategies to meet the DACO’s short- and long-term capital needs, including Debt raising , equity offerings, and credit facilities
- Collaborate with senior management, external advisors, and investors to communicate capital strategy and financial performance
- Continuously monitor key financial ratios (e.g., debt-to-equity, interest coverage, and leverage ratios) to ensure the company maintains a sustainable capital structure
- Provide detailed reports and insights to the Board of Directors on capital decisions, financial metrics, and risk factor
- Ensure sufficient liquidity to meet operational needs and unforeseen circumstances through cash reserves, revolving credit lines, or other financial instruments
- Ensure compliance with capital-related regulatory requirements and financial covenants
- Monitor external financial market trends and economic conditions to mitigate risks related to interest rates, foreign exchange if needed, and capital markets
- Evaluate and recommend capital allocation decisions, such as dividend payouts, share repurchases, and investments in growth opportunities
- Conduct post-investment reviews to ensure capital is effectively deployed and generates the expected return
- Oversee the DACO’s debt portfolio, ensuring an optimal balance between short-term and long-term debt, fixed and floating interest rates, and diversified sources of borrowing
- Plan and manage the DACO’s debt maturity profile to avoid concentration risks, ensuring that debt maturities are staggered to prevent liquidity pressures.
- Ensure compliance with all debt covenants and proactively manage relationships with lenders to maintain favorable terms and conditions.
- Monitor interest rates and market conditions to identify opportunities for refinancing existing debt at lower costs or under more favorable terms.
- Ensure the company has access to revolving credit lines or other liquidity reserves for operational flexibility and to respond to unexpected funding needs.
- Develop and implement hedging strategies to mitigate the impact of rising interest rates on the DACO’s debt obligations, including the use of interest rate swaps or other financial derivatives.
- Assess and mitigate risks associated with lenders and counterparties to ensure the company maintains strong and reliable relationships with creditors.
- Assess and prioritize capital allocation decisions, such as Debt repayments, Capital investments, and Dividends payments.
Minimum Job Requirements
Education Background: Bachelor’s degree: Finance or equivalent
Relevant Experience: 3 to 4 years of experience in Corporate Finance role/ Funding Management
