Overview
Strategic Leadership:
– Partner with the CEO and Board of Directors to define long-term financial strategy and growth roadmap.
– Provide strategic insights on financial trends, risks, and opportunities across domestic and international markets.
– Support business expansion through effective capital allocation, structured financing, and international project cash flow planning.
Financial Management & Controls:
– Oversee all financial operations, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, MIS, and compliance.
– Implement and monitor robust internal controls, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
– Develop and maintain financial policies, SOPs, and risk management frameworks aligned with EPC project execution.
Fundraising & Investor Relations:
-Lead fundraising initiatives (equity, debt, structured financing) to support growth and working capital requirements.
– Build and maintain strong relationships with banks, financial institutions, private equity, and investors.
– Develop innovative financing models for large-scale EPC projects and international ventures.
FOREX & International Finance:
– Manage foreign exchange risk exposure across multiple geographies.
– Develop and implement hedging strategies to optimize FOREX transactions and safeguard margins.
– Ensure smooth execution of international contracts, cross-border payments, and compliance with global financial regulations.
Project Finance & EPC Focus:
– Structure project financing solutions for large-value EPC contracts (including LSTK and BOOT models).
– Support project bidding and tendering teams with accurate financial models, sensitivity analysis, and cash flow projections.
– Monitor project-level profitability, cash cycles, and contract execution risk.
Team Leadership:
– Build and lead a high-performing finance and accounts team with focus on accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
– Mentor and develop internal talent to strengthen organizational financial capabilities.
– Drive adoption of digital tools and ERP solutions to enhance reporting and analytics.
Qualifications & Experience:
– Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, CFA, or MBA (Finance) from a reputed institution.
– Minimum 12-20 years of progressive financial leadership experience, including at least 5 years in a CFO/Deputy CFO role.
– Strong track record in fundraising (equity/debt), investor relations, and financial structuring.
– Proven expertise in FOREX management, treasury, and cross-border financial transactions.
– Prior experience in EPC, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, or Infrastructure industries is highly desirable.
– Exposure to international projects and global financial reporting standards (IFRS/US GAAP) preferred.
Key Skills:
-Strategic financial planning & fundraising.
– FOREX risk management and hedging.
– EPC project finance & contract evaluation.
– Strong negotiation and relationship-building with banks/investors.
– Leadership, integrity, and decision-making.