DP World - Head - Finance - MICT Terminal - CA

Head - Finance - MICT Terminal

Department - Finance & Accounts

Location - Mundra

Position reports to - Business Head of the Terminal with functional reporting to Vertical CFO

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

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 systems

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