Role Overview:

The President-Finance is a key executive team member responsible for overseeing the strategic finance, financing through capital markets, M&A, and investments. This role involves leading fundraising, structured finance, strategy, and M&A while fostering relationships with investors, bankers, and stakeholders.

Investments & Capital Markets Financing:

- Raising capital: Since this is a capital-intensive business, the role will have to evaluate all options for project financing and ECA financing, including long-term options. Work with the Board and CEO to identify and evaluate the capital needed and investment returns on all projects.

- The capex investments in the next 3-5 years in expansion of existing thermal power plant in Anuppur, renewables, mining, and real estate businesses is around Rs 20,000 crs.

- Lead fundraising initiatives through capital markets.

- Structure and execute project financing, structured finance, and refinancing transactions.

- Optimize cost of capital and ensure efficient capital allocation.

- Banking relationships: The role will be the company's key representative to all the major banks and financial institutions. Manage all banking and investment banking relationships as well as ensure that all financial and legal covenants drawn with financers and bankers are in line with company policy.

M&A and Asset Acquisition:

- Evaluate distressed assets available in the market.

- Identify, evaluate, and execute strategic acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.

- Lead end-to-end deal lifecycle: origination, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, closure, and integration.

- Develop inorganic growth strategies aligned with business objectives.

- Engage with investment banks, advisors, and legal teams.

Financial Strategy & Planning:

- Define long-term capital structure strategy.

- Drive scenario planning, risk assessment, and financial sustainability initiatives.

- Support leadership in strategic decision-making and board-level presentations.

Team Leadership:

- Build and mentor a high-performing corporate finance and M&A team.

- Foster collaboration across finance, legal, business units, and external advisors.

Risk Management:

- Identify, assess, and mitigate financial and operational risks.

- Develop strategies to manage currency, credit, and market risks effectively.

Investor Relations:

- Serve as the primary point of contact for investors and analysts, fostering transparency and trust.

- Communicate financial performance, growth strategies, and market position to stakeholders.