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1. 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.
2. Undertake financial assessments of ULBs, including analysis of municipal revenues, expenditures, financial statements, budgets, assets, liabilities and overall financial performance.
3. Prepare medium- and long-term financial projections, financial sustainability assessments, revenue improvement plans and Municipal Financial Improvement Plans.
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. Support municipal bond readiness assessments, credit rating exercises, debt sustainability analysis, debt servicing projections and identification of suitable revenue-generating infrastructure projects
8. 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.
9. Undertake financial assessments and transaction advisory support for PPP projects, including project structuring, financial viability analysis, risk assessment and evaluation of funding options.
10. Support implementation of financial management reforms, digital financial systems,



municipal accounting software, MIS and performance monitoring frameworks.
11. Identify new opportunities and support business development in municipal finance, revenue augmentation, infrastructure financing, project advisory and financial management consultancy.
12. Manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate project deliverables, conduct client review meetings and prepare progress reports and presentations for senior government officials.

Desired Experience & Exposure:

1. Minimum 5 years of relevant skilled experience in municipal finance, public financial management, urban infrastructure financing, financial advisory or government consultancy assignments.
2. Demonstrated experience in financial analysis of ULBs, including municipal budgets, Annual Financial Statements, revenue-expenditure trends, financial projections and financial sustainability assessments.
3. 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
4. Experience in preparing financial models, five-year financial projections, financial improvement plans, resource mobilization strategies and financial components of urban infrastructure DPRs
5. 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
6. Experience in municipal bond advisory, credit rating, debt sustainability assessments, infrastructure financing, project finance or PPP transaction advisory will be an added advantage
7. 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