Senior Financial Analyst - Logistics Business

Annual Operating Plan (AOP)

- Provide insights and support in Financial Planning & Operations in formulating strategy and in setting strategy-driven targets and objectives for the Group

- Support and lead in preparing annual budgets in line with business goals and strategic directions.

- Co-ordination with various department for uniformity and accuracy of data.

- Revenue forecast for the Group.

- Expense budget for the Group.

- Capital Expenditure budget.

- Cash Flow and Fund Analysis.

- Sensitivity analysis and rounds of meetings with stakeholders.

- Develop and continuously improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecast.

Management Information system (MIS)

- Support and lead in preparing MIS on timely basis on various business parameters to all stake holders.

- Improving the reporting and adding value to the business.

- Focus on numbers, variance analysis and management reports for different stake holders.

- Preparation of Budget v Actual, Investor/Banks Data, Query Resolution to investors/banks.

Special Projects/Initiatives : 

- Develop financial models, dashboard/reports and analyse them to support strategic initiatives

- Support management team and the Heads of Departments with data-driven analysis

Desired Skills and Experience: 

- MIS, Costing, Financial Planning, Financial Operations, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Variance Analysis.

- Advanced expertise with MS Excel, PowerPoint.

- Ability to manage cross functional teams.

- Flexible and adaptable to Business needs and contingencies.

- Capital Management

- Debt Fund raising (fund based and non-fund based debt) for the Company

- Approaching banks, negotiating term-sheets, finalising loan documents, security creation, ensuring disbursements etc.

- Managing lender relationships post disbursement (incl. ensuring compliance with various provisions of loan agreements)

- Managing TRA account

- Periodic treasury operations and bank operations

- Corporate Profile management

- Working with the credit rating agencies for securing and updating credit rating (incl. annual reviews)

- Preparing the company for next level of growth/ IPO by constant focus on system improvement

- Business Development

- Financial modelling

- Term-sheet preparation/ negotiations,

- Leading in due diligence

- Leading in Tender Bids

- Leading in Commercial Negotiations with Corporate Clients

- Budgeting and reporting

- Preparation of annual operating plan

- Preparation of long term business plan

- MIS

- Support and lead in preparing MIS on timely basis on various business parameters to all stake holders.

- Improving the reporting and adding value to the business.

- Focus on numbers, variance analysis and management reports for different stake holders.

- Preparation of Budget v Actual, Investor/Banks Data, Query Resolution to investors/banks.

Professional Experience : 

- Must have worked on debt raise transactions including diligence, negotiations, documentation, security creation, post disbursement compliances, covenant management, etc.

- Must have experience of coordinating with law firms, technical advisors, security trustee

- Must have experience of interacting with banks for cash management

Key Skills : 

- Financial modelling

- IM preparation, Loan documentation

- Lender appraisal and disbursement process

- Operating Knowledge of Accounting Standards & Company Law

- Advanced expertise with MS Excel, PowerPoint

- Drafting

- Relationship management