Mekong Capital

Head of FP&A _ Gene Solutions

Mekong Capital  •  Ho Chi Minh City, VN (Hybrid)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

Location:Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (preferred) / Hybrid with regular collaboration with Singapore HQ

Reporting to the CFO, the FP&A Lead will lead the Group's financial planning and analysis function, partnering with commercial, operations, manufacturing, R&D, regulatory, and executive teams to drive business performance and strategic growth. This role will build scalable planning processes, deliver high-quality financial insights, support Board reporting, and contribute to fundraising, M&A, and strategic initiatives.

I. Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning.
  • Develop rolling forecasts for revenue, margins, operating expenses, cash flow, and EBITDA.
  • Build financial models and scenario analyses to support growth, investments, and expansion opportunities.

Performance Management & Reporting

  • Monitor and analyze key business KPIs, including revenue growth, profitability, productivity, cash flow, working capital, and inventory performance.
  • Develop executive dashboards and provide actionable recommendations to improve financial and operational performance.
  • Prepare Board and investor reporting, including KPI tracking, budget vs. actual analysis, forecasts, cash flow, risks, and strategic initiatives.

Business Partnering

  • Partner with Sales and Marketing on pricing, profitability, channel economics, customer metrics, and expansion decisions.
  • Support Operations and Manufacturing through cost analysis, COGS management, productivity tracking, capacity planning, and margin improvement initiatives.

Strategic Finance

  • Support fundraising, investor relations, due diligence, financial modeling, and investor presentations.
  • Evaluate M&A, partnerships, licensing opportunities, capital investments, and international expansion initiatives.

Process Improvement

  • Enhance FP&A capabilities through driver-based forecasting, automated reporting, dashboard development, KPI governance, and financial planning systems.
  • Drive continuous improvements in planning accuracy, reporting efficiency, and data quality.

II. Key Requirements:

  • 8–12 years in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or transaction advisory.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business.
  • MBA, CFA, CPA, or ACCA preferred.
  • Strong FP&A, business partnering, financial modeling, and strategic analysis experience in a fast-growing environment.
  • Experience in venture-backed or high-growth companies
  • Experience supporting Board reporting and executive leadership
  • Healthcare, diagnostics, biotechnology, medtech, or life sciences experience strongly preferred
  • Experience across multiple legal entities or international operations
  • Exposure to fundraising, M&A, or strategic finance is highly desirable
Mekong Capital

About Mekong Capital

Mekong Capital is a Vietnam-focused Private Equity firm, specializing in consumer driven businesses. Mekong Capital’s investee companies are typically among the fastest growing and market leading companies in Vietnam’s consumer-driven sectors such as retail, restaurants, consumer products and distribution.

Established in 2001, Mekong Capital has the most extensive private equity track record in Vietnam. Our funds have completed more than 43 private equity investments, of which 28 have been fully exited. Mekong Capital has managed 5 funds, one of which is currently making new investments. Mekong Capital has a team of 50+ full-time people in our offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and our Seniors have an average tenure at Mekong Capital of above 5 years. Mekong's four Partners have a combined 60 years at Mekong Capital.

Mekong Capital invests in fast-growing companies, with ambitious expansion plans, and a strong commitment to building management teams that will apply best practices and successfully execute on those expansion plans. These companies are typically well-established companies in their sectors, but which typically operate in fragmented and fast growing markets which present attractive growth opportunities.

Mekong Capital is strongly committed to adding significant value at each of its investee companies – through operational improvements, building management teams, introduction of best practices and outside experts, and applying other elements of our Vision Driven Investing framework.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Ho Chi Minh City, VN
Year Founded
2001
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