Manager Debt & Investment

About the Role

Alfanar is seeking a Manager Debt & Investment to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves managing debt facilities and investment portfolios to support funding requirements, meet repayment obligations, and optimize returns within approved risk and liquidity limits. The manager will oversee related transactions, financial exposures, compliance, and reporting in accordance with approved treasury strategies and delegated authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess funding requirements and coordinate financing plans with relevant functions.
• Manage debt issuance, drawdowns, repayments, and refinancing activities.
• Monitor credit facility availability, utilization, maturity profiles, and funding costs.
• Coordinate financing negotiations and facility renewals with financial institutions.
• Manage investment portfolios within approved risk appetite, liquidity requirements, and return objectives.
• Evaluate investment opportunities and recommend placements or reallocations.
• Oversee investment transactions and monitor portfolio performance, maturity profiles, and concentration limits.
• Review cash flow forecasts to identify funding gaps and funds available for investment.
• Manage foreign currency and interest-rate hedging related to debt and investments.
• Monitor debt covenants, repayment schedules, and financing obligations.
• Ensure financing, investment, and hedging documentation is complete and approved.
• Review debt, investment, and financial risk reports, highlighting performance and exposures.
• Assign responsibilities and balance workloads within the team.
• Provide coaching and identify training needs to strengthen team capabilities.

Managerial Accountabilities

• Recruit, recognize, and cultivate high performers to create a robust second line of management.
• Guide low performers to improve or manage their release.
• Ensure fair treatment of subordinates without discrimination, with performance as the primary assessment criterion.
• Take full responsibility for operations and deliverables as per the job description and company guidelines.
• Anticipate problems and take proactive steps to prevent them, making timely decisions.
• Deliver required results in a timely manner with specified quality and cost.
• Make a tangible difference to the area of operation, exceeding business expectations.
• Transform corporate goals into business plans, monitoring performance and initiating corrective actions.
• Monitor and control budgets and expenses to achieve optimum cost efficiency.
• Develop the organizational structure according to current and future requirements.
• Develop and coordinate written systems, policies, and procedures, seeking automation opportunities.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per standard regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Proficiency in managing debt facilities and investment portfolios.
• Strong understanding of financial risk management, including foreign currency and interest-rate hedging.
• Experience with compliance, transaction control, and financial reporting.
• Ability to navigate and promote IT solutions relevant to the job and business.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, within a dynamic environment where quality is considered a prime competitive advantage. The role requires adaptation to new techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.