Desired Candidate Profile

- CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) preferred.
- 1015 years of experience in construction, EPC, infrastructure, engineering services or project-based industries.
- Strong expertise in project finance, cash flow management and working capital.
- Excellent analytical, MIS and advanced Excel skills.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Tally, SAP, Oracle or equivalent.
- Strong leadership, commercial acumen and cross-functional coordination skills.
- Ability to support management with data-driven financial decisions in a fast-paced project environment.

Key Responsibilities
1. Cash Flow Management

- Prepare and maintain rolling 812 week cash flow forecasts.
- Recommend daily and weekly fund allocations.
- Monitor bank balances and working capital.
- Prioritize vendor payments based on project requirements.
- Coordinate with commercial teams to improve collections.
- Identify potential cash shortages well in advance.

2. Project Financial Control

- Review financial performance of every project.
- Monitor Budget vs Actual costs.
- Analyse Revenue vs Cost.
- Track Cash Inflow vs Cash Outflow.
- Monitor Labour, Material and Equipment Costs.
- Highlight projects requiring management intervention.

3. Financial Planning & Forecasting

- Prepare annual budgets.
- Update quarterly forecasts.
- Develop monthly financial projections.
- Forecast profitability and working capital requirements.
- Plan debt servicing and funding requirements.

4. Validation of Project Data
Review and validate information received from project sites, including:

- Labour deployment and wage costs.
- Purchase requests and purchase orders.
- Vendor invoices.
- Material consumption.
- Equipment utilisation.
- Billing and certification status.
- Project progress reports.

Identify inconsistencies before they impact financial reporting.
5. MIS & Management Reporting
Develop and maintain dashboards covering:

- Cash Position.
- Receivables.
- Payables.
- Site-wise Profitability.




- Cost Overruns.
- Labour Productivity.
- Purchase Analysis.
- Budget vs Actual.
- Cash Burn.
- Cost-to-Complete.
- Working Capital.
- Key Financial Ratios.

6. Financial Controls
Develop and implement systems for:

- Cost control.
- Purchase approvals.
- Budget approvals.
- Vendor payment controls.
- Cash utilisation monitoring.
- Expense authorisation.
- Financial SOPs and internal controls.

7. Accounts & Finance Leadership
Lead the Finance & Accounts team responsible for:

- Accounts Payable.
- Accounts Receivable.
- Banking.
- Payroll coordination.
- GST and TDS compliance.
- Statutory compliance.
- Audit support.
- Monthly financial closing.

8. Business Decision Support
Provide financial analysis and recommendations for:

- Recent projects.
- Capital expenditure.
- Equipment purchases.
- Recruitment decisions.
- New business verticals.
- Joint ventures.
- Mergers & Acquisitions.
- Strategic investments.

Key Deliverables (First 90 Days)

- Implement a rolling weekly cash flow forecasting system.
- Develop a site-wise financial dashboard for all projects.
- Standardise financial MIS across the organisation.
- Strengthen vendor payment prioritisation.
- Improve receivables tracking and collection reporting.
- Identify and eliminate major financial leakages.
- Introduce monthly management review reports.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Cash Flow

- Forecast accuracy.
- Weekly cash visibility.
- Working capital improvement.
- Reduction in idle cash.

Collections

- Reduction in debtor days.
- Collection against targets.
- Ageing of receivables.

Cost Control

- Budget variance.
- Cost-saving initiatives implemented.
- Reduction in avoidable costs.

Project Controls

- Timely financial reporting.
- Accuracy of project financial data.
- Cost-to-complete forecasting accuracy.
- Early identification of cost overruns.

Financial Governance

- Timely monthly closing.
- Compliance adherence.
- Audit observations.
- Accuracy and usefulness of MIS reporting.

📌 GM/AGM/Senior Manager-Financial Management (Chennai)
🏢 Excel Engineers
📍 Chennai