Job Description
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• Lead and manage urban finance and municipal financial management assignments for Municipal Corporations, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), State Government Departments and other urban development agencies.
• Undertake financial assessments of ULBs, including analysis of municipal revenues, expenditures, financial statements, budgets, assets, liabilities and overall financial performance.
• Prepare medium
- and long-term financial projections, financial sustainability assessments, revenue improvement plans and Municipal Financial Improvement Plans.
• Support municipal revenue augmentation, including policy drafting as well as assessment and improvement of property tax, water user charges, trade licence fees, advertisement fees, development charges and other own-source revenues
• Undertake financial feasibility assessments, project costing, financial modelling, funding-gap analysis and preparation of financial components of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for urban infrastructure projects
• Provide advisory support for accessing funding under Urban Challenge Fund (UCF), Finance Commission grants, AMRUT 2.0, SBM-U 2.0 and other central/state urban development programmers
• Support municipal bond readiness assessments, credit rating exercises, debt sustainability analysis, debt servicing projections and identification of suitable revenue-generating infrastructure projects
• Support municipal accounting reforms, including double-entry accrual accounting, preparation and review of Annual Financial Statements (AFS), bank reconciliation, financial reporting and strengthening internal financial controls.
• Undertake financial assessments and transaction advisory support for PPP projects, including project structuring, financial viability analysis, risk assessment and evaluation of funding options.
• Support implementation of financial management reforms,



digital financial systems, municipal accounting software, MIS and performance monitoring frameworks.
• Identify new opportunities and support business development in municipal finance, revenue augmentation, infrastructure financing, project advisory and financial management consultancy.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate project deliverables, conduct client review meetings and prepare progress reports and presentations for senior government officials. Desired Experience & Exposure:
• Minimum 5 years of relevant qualified experience in municipal finance, public financial management, urban infrastructure financing, financial advisory or government consultancy assignments.
• Demonstrated experience in financial analysis of ULBs, including municipal budgets, Annual Financial Statements, revenue-expenditure trends, financial projections and financial sustainability assessments.
• Hands-on experience in municipal revenue augmentation, particularly property tax, water user charges, user fees, non-tax revenues, demand-collection-balance (DCB) analysis and improvement of collection efficiency
• Experience in preparing financial models, five-year financial projections, financial improvement plans, resource mobilization strategies and financial components of urban infrastructure DPRs
• Exposure to Urban Challenge Fund (UCF), 15th/16th Finance Commission grants, AMRUT, Smart Cities Mission, SBM-U or other central/state urban development programmed, including funding proposals and compliance requirements
• Experience in municipal bond advisory, credit rating, debt sustainability assessments, infrastructure financing, project finance or PPP transaction advisory will be an added advantage
• Experience working with Municipal Corporations, ULBs, State Urban Development Departments, State Finance Departments, development authorities, multilateral agencies or government consulting organizations

📌 Urban Finance Specialist (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Tipsons Group
📍 Ahmedabad