Treasury Lead

About ACEAster Chemicals and Energy is a leading provider of chemical and energy solutions. Building on the foundation of Singapore’s first oil refinery, the business plays a critical role in supporting supply, commercial performance, and operational capabilities for Singapore and Southeast Asia. Aster has a refinery with capacity of more than 300,000 barrels per day with ongoing asset rejuvenation, alongside a 1.1 million metric ton naphtha cracker on Pulau Bukom, and 2.5 million metric tons of downstream chemical assets on Jurong Island.

About the Role: This is a Group Treasury role supporting multiple entities across the Aster Group, requiring both a consolidated Group perspective and entity specific execution. Operating within an opportunity driven environment, the role offers broad exposure across core treasury front office activities, funding and capital markets initiatives, and market facing transactions. The role supports a fast moving business environment and requires timely analysis, sound judgement, and responsiveness to time sensitive requests. The Treasury Lead operates within a lean and dynamic Group Treasury function and is expected to be hands on, adaptable, and commercially minded, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in parallel. The position is based in Singapore, with 2 overseas entities within the Group requiring cross border treasury coordination. The role is supported by shared service treasury operations teams in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Job Responsibilities:

• Group Treasury Front Office: Manage Group wide liquidity, cash positioning, and short to medium term cash flow forecasting across multiple entities. Assist in working capital facilities management, funding, refinancing, and capital structure initiatives, including debt instruments and intercompany funding arrangements. Support funding activities, including external borrowings, guarantees, and intercompany funding. Execute and manage FX, interest rate, and money market transactions in line with treasury policies and risk limits. Monitor and manage market risks (FX and interest rate exposures), including hedging strategies. Maintain active engagement with banks, financial institutions, and counterparties, including documentation, limits, and execution discipline.
• Investments & Yield Enhancement: Support management of surplus cash and investment portfolios with a focus on risk adjusted yield enhancement. Evaluate structured investment products, including credit linked and other bespoke instruments. Assess credit risk, structural features, liquidity, and mark to market considerations of proposed investments. Support evaluation of alternative investment opportunities, including Infrastructure Asset Backed Securities.
• Advisory, Analysis & Projects: Provide market intelligence, analysis, and recommendations to support treasury and investment decisions. Prepare treasury analyses, reports, and presentations for senior management. Respond to time sensitive treasury analyses and requests, often under tight timelines, in support of evolving business needs. Partner with Finance, Commercial, Operations, Tax, and Legal teams to support business initiatives and projects. Support non routine treasury initiatives and new opportunities as Group priorities evolve. Contribute to treasury policy development, process improvements, and system enhancements.
• Precious Metals Management: Manage precious metals exposures relevant to the Group, including physical and financial positions. Structure and manage metals leasing and borrowing arrangements. Monitor and manage pricing risks using appropriate hedging or trading instruments. Execute precious metals transactions within approved mandates and risk frameworks.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant treasury experience, preferably within large corporates, energy, commodities, or financial markets.
• Strong hands on experience in liquidity management, funding, and FX and interest rate risk management.
• Experience evaluating structured investment products and credit driven investment strategies is preferred.
• Exposure to precious metals and market linked products will be a differentiator.
• Comfortable operating in a lean, opportunity driven environment with evolving priorities.
• Able to work at pace, manage competing priorities, and respond promptly to time sensitive requests.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgement under time pressure.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, and communication skills.
• Self driven, adaptable, and comfortable working without rigid structures or large support teams.

Work Location: mTower