Chief Financial Officer (Two-wheeler Background)

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Workplace Type: On-site

About the Role

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be a key member of our client leadership team and will be responsible for leading the full finance agenda of the joint venture as they move from pilot phase into commercial scale-up. The role will provide both strategic leadership and hands-on execution across business finance, financial planning, accounting, treasury, funding, internal controls, governance, tax, audit, procurement governance, and risk management.

In addition to the core CFO mandate, this role will also serve as the lead strategic finance partner on our client major investment and capital deployment agenda, including AssetCo structuring, investment case development, valuation, capital strategy, and investor / partner-facing financial materials. The CFO will ensure that our client financial architecture is fit for purposes to support rapid growth, infrastructure roll-out, and long-term value creation.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to the CEO / General Manager, Board, and shareholders, helping shape business decisions with robust financial insight, disciplined capital allocation, and strong governance, while maintaining close control over cost, cash, risk, and investment returns.

Key Responsibilities

1 - Strategic Finance & Corporate Finance Strategy (JV & AssetCo)

Lead overall financial strategy to support the pilot launch, commercial roll-out, and long-term city-by-city sustainable expansion.

Develop and refine integrated JV and AssetCo financial models, ensuring consistency of assumptions regarding swap station deployment schedules, battery lifecycle economics, leasing revenue logic, and import/landing costs.

Perform valuation modeling and investment return analysis, including DCF, IRR, ROIC, long-range scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and stress-case evaluation for major strategic investments.

Evaluate and recommend suitable capital structure options, including equity, debt, shareholder funding, leasing, vendor financing, and other structured financing alternatives.

Partner with the CEO, Board, and both JV shareholders to align on funding logic, intercompany arrangements, and capital exposure under different investment scenarios.

2 - FP&A, Commercial Support & Working Capital Management

Lead the annual business planning, budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range financial planning across the joint venture.

Establish management reporting processes that provide clear visibility on P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, capex, opex, and key operating/commercial KPIs.

Oversee commercial pricing activities, including price modeling, margin analysis, and financial evaluations to challenge business assumptions on pricing and BOM (Bill of Materials).

Monitor and manage working capital requirements (inventory, receivables, payables, deposits) and provide clear forecasts and intervention recommendations to improve negotiation leverage with OEMs, suppliers, and infrastructure counterparties.

3 - Financial Control, Treasury, Tax & Risk Management

Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in compliance with applicable accounting standards, statutory requirements, and shareholder reporting needs.

Lead treasury and liquidity forecasting to manage funding requirements, capital calls, banking relationships, and cash deployment priorities.

Establish and embed strong internal controls, delegated authority frameworks, and procurement governance across a build-from-scratch environment.

Oversee tax planning, compliance filings, and external/internal audit processes, while driving finance requirements for ERP and systems readiness (chart-of-accounts alignment, forecasting structures).

4 - Investor Relations & Board Support

Support the development of partner-facing investment materials, financial model walkthroughs, funding analyses, and business case presentations for shareholders, financial institutions, and potential AssetCo investors.

Translate financial outputs into clear, credible business narratives suitable for Board members, banks, and senior stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.

Experience

• Minimum 12–15 years of relevant finance experience, including substantial leadership experience in financial planning, controllership, business finance, treasury, governance, and compliance.
• Experience in automotive field is a must.
• Experience in financial modelling is a must.
• Prior experience as CFO, Finance Director, Head of Finance, or a senior finance leadership role is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience in building finance processes and controls in a lean or newly established organization.
• Strong experience managing external accounting, tax, audit, banking, and compliance stakeholders.
• Experience working in Vietnam and strong familiarity with local finance, tax, statutory, and regulatory requirements is highly preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguity and in a build-from-scratch environment.
• Fluency in English is required; Vietnamese is strongly preferred.

Nice to Have(s)

• Professional qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, or equivalent are strongly preferred.
• MBA or an advanced business degree is an advantage.
• Experience in a joint venture, start-up, growth-stage company, or a new market/business build environment is highly desirable.
• Experience in relevant sectors such as mobility, automotive, EV (Electric Vehicle), infrastructure, retail, energy, technology, or other asset-heavy / operational businesses is a strong advantage.