Manager - Project Finance - Infrastructure

Job Title : Manager - Project Finance

Educational Qualification : Graduation & MBA - Finance / Project Management Certification - Finance

Total Years of Experience : 12 - 15 Yrs

Location : Pune

Job Description :

- Provide leadership, guidance, professional expertise to manage the Finance and Accounts function. Strong knowledge of finance with project finance experience.

- Overseeing projects relating to cashflow, financial reporting and revenue and expenses

- Understands the components and interdependencies of financial statements/reports including basic statistical relationships; examples include financial statement ratios, key performance indicators (KPIs) and compounded annual growth rate (CAGR)

- Make strategic decisions using complex, comprehensive analyses, high level financial modeling, provide information and context to leadership to support senior leadership decisions

- Provide proactive financial leadership for the company by developing analytical and financial insight for all important long- and short-term decisions - resource allocation outcomes and processes, investments and external business partnerships

- Budgeting, Management & Financial Reporting: Creating and managing forecasts and budgets for various projects. Perform budgeting and monitoring financial performance versus the budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs and revenues, areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon. Work closely with Seniors on monthly closure of books and reporting to management/investors and preparation of financials and MIS.

- Deliver and co-ordinate all external statutory/group reporting and tax activities - Analyse cost drivers and proactively identify areas of potential concern, initiating corrective action when necessary, and identify innovative ways to improve productivity

- Ensure cost efficient and effective purchasing support across all Business Units - Manage the company relations with external auditors and stakeholders and prepare company relevant regulatory and tax audits by ensuring adherence to necessary financial, administrative and corporate compliance standards.

- Develop and utilize forward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analysis to provide insight into the organization's operations and business plans

- Handle Strategic Financial Management: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate restructuring, IPOs, Capital investment planning, assuring funds are allocated among various assets to reap maximum potential return.

- Forming strategies for creating value for investment.

- Prepare & review budget, revenue, expense. Run the monthly forecast process for costs and make sure all deadlines are met. Provide commentary and analysis of costs against Budget and previous month's forecast.

- Analyse revenue & expenditure trends & recommend appropriate budget levels & ensure expenditure control.

- Analyse capex for the business and ensure that capex stays within Budgeted targets. Provide analysis each month showing variances against Budget and latest forecast. Ensure that capex is re-forecasted each month and provide analysis against previous forecast and Budget.

- Responsible for Funds Planning & Treasury Management: Collection Management, Disbursement, Cash flow, sourcing funds - working capital & term loans, Forex & Transactions (Inland and Overseas), Investment proposals

- Experience in dealing with the Banks regarding working capital limit, Term loan, Buyers credit, LC, Bank guarantees, Monthly stock statement, CMA, Financials, and quarterly report of foreign currency exposure.

- Understand and calculate risks involved in the financial activities of the organization and prepare risk mitigation plan

- Responsible for Financial Accounting & Audit: Compliance with Accounting Standards; Implementation of Systems & Procedures, developing F & A policy guidelines, fixed assets accounting, facilitate coordination with Auditors (statutory & internal) on Accounting Issues, Finalization of Accounts

- Prepare & Present various financial reports & analysis to the ExCom.

Skillsets Required :

- Leadership skills

- Finance Project management

- Organizational, business and current market acumen

- Risk Management and mitigation

- Financial analytical skills and research oriented

- Budget preparation and analysis

- Economic analysis

- Internal controls and auditing

- Program evaluation

- Cash flow analysis (Treasury)

- Portfolio management

- Result and profit driven

- Creating value for investor