Director - Finance - Ports & Terminals - Cochin

Key responsibilities

Manage the P\&L, balance sheet, working capital, and overall reporting and control processes, as well as be responsible for controls audit, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, and accounting.* Develop financial business plans and forecasts

• Maintaining the finance and accounting practices in accordance with group policies, Regional policies, Regional SOPs, and regulatory and general accepted accounting principles.
• Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the management and make actionable recommendations on strategy
• Ensure management and operational policies and procedures for operational activities to be efficient and in\-line with approved budgetary allocations and meet all legal statutes.
• Development of short\-term and long\-term strategies for managing liquidity and monitoring of cash flow, and closely working with the Vertical CFO and Treasurer for maintaining liquidity for operations.
• Providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial trends in order to assist the Regional HO and Board in performing their responsibilities
• Provide insurance, legal and taxation advice to management, including consulting with relevant advisers in conjunction with the Vertical CFO and relevant SPOCs.
• Continual improvement of the budgeting process through education of departments on financial issues impacting department budgets
• Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision\-making issues affecting the BU by being a co pilot to the Business Head
• Focus on performance management, forecasting and prescriptive analysis
• Be an advisor from the financial perspective on any contracts into which the Organization may enter
• Establish and implement internal controls, finance policies and procedures, administrative and IT systems to ensure that the organization's day\-to\-day operational activities are efficient and effective, and are in\-line with approved strategic initiatives and budgetary allocations
• Works with the Business Head and the Functional Head to proactively eliminate financial and legal risk to Company
• Advises and guides the management on the external landscape with respect to changing governmental legislation that potentially affects and/or changes the financial, administrative and IT requirements in India.
• Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met
• To comply with all aspects of company’s Quality, Health, Safety, Environment management

• *Qualifications \& Competencies:**

• Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• 15 \+ years post qualification experience, some of which preferably gained in a large logistics management environment / multinational operations.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity associated with a high growth environment
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders without issues and without compromising on the goals.
• Good communication skills
• Brings a strong strategic, finance \& accounting skill set
• Experience leading a finance team
• Define and execute a strong and ethical financial organization \& be known for highest level of ethical practices
• Experience of collaborating and influencing a multi\-disciplinary leadership team.
• Exceptional analytical and problem\-solving skills.