Corporate Finance Manager

• Corporate Finance Manager
• Gurgaon, India
• Permanent Role

As a Corporate Finance Manager, the incumbent will play a pivotal role in shaping the companys financial strategy, managing capital, strengthening banking relationships, supporting fundraising, and driving financial performance. The role requires strong ownership of financial projections, financial modelling, funding structures, banking facilities, commercial/tender finance, and investor-facing activities, with close collaboration across leadership and business teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Planning & Projections: Develop and maintain comprehensive financial models, budgets, business plans, cash-flow projections and long-range financial forecasts. Conduct scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, profitability analysis and funding requirement assessment to support strategic decisions.

Fundraising & Investor Exposure: Support and lead equity and debt fundraising initiatives, including preparation of investor presentations, information memorandums, financial projections, business plans and due-diligence information. Maintain strong investor exposure and manage interactions with investors, financial institutions, lenders and other funding partners.

Financial Modelling & Business Analysis: Build advanced financial models covering revenue, profitability, working capital, cash flow, funding requirements, valuation, ROI and scenario-based projections. Translate financial data into actionable insights for management and business growth.

Banking & Financial Facilities: Manage relationships with banks and financial institutions and coordinate end-to-end requirements for financial facilities, including CC limits, LC facilities, bill discounting, non-LC bill discounting, working-capital limits and other structured banking facilities. Monitor utilisation, renewal, documentation, pricing and compliance of banking limits.

SBLC, Bank Guarantees & Trade Finance: Handle and coordinate SBLCs, Bank Guarantees, Letters of Credit, bill discounting and other trade-finance instruments. Work closely with banks, internal stakeholders and commercial teams to ensure timely issuance, amendments, renewals, margin requirements and closure of financial instruments.

Tender & Commercial Finance: Support tender participation from a financial and commercial perspective, including evaluation of commercial terms, EMD/BG requirements, working-capital implications, pricing inputs, payment terms, credit exposure and overall financial viability of tenders and contracts.

Capital Allocation & Cost Management: Optimise deployment of capital across business requirements and projects. Identify opportunities for cost control, working-capital optimisation, cash-flow improvement and financial efficiency.

Cash Flow & Working Capital Management: Monitor cash flows, receivables, payables, working-capital cycles and funding requirements. Develop cash-flow visibility and proactively identify liquidity gaps and funding requirements.

MIS, Advanced Excel & BI: Develop robust MIS and management dashboards using advanced Excel and BI tools. Provide management with timely analysis of financial KPIs, cash flow, profitability, funding position, banking exposure and business performance.

Governance, Compliance & Stakeholder Management: Ensure adherence to financial policies, internal controls and applicable regulatory requirements. Coordinate with auditors, tax consultants, legal advisors, banks, investors and internal stakeholders on finance-related matters.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years of overall experience in Corporate Finance, Treasury, Fundraising, Banking, Financial Planning or related finance functions.
• CA / MBA (Finance) / CFA or equivalent professional qualification; candidates with strong relevant corporate finance and banking experience will be considered.
• Strong hands-on experience in fundraising, investor exposure, financial projections, financial modelling and business planning.
• Proven experience in managing bank facilities such as CC limits, LC facilities, bill discounting, non-LC bill discounting and working-capital facilities.
• Strong working knowledge of SBLC, Bank Guarantees, Letters of Credit and other trade-finance instruments.
• Hands-on experience in tender finance/commercials, including evaluation of commercial terms, BG/EMD requirements, payment terms and financial viability.
• Strong banking relationship management and experience coordinating with banks and financial institutions for limits, renewals, documentation and funding requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, including complex financial models, scenario analysis, dashboards, Pivot Tables, Power Query/Power Pivot and data analysis.
• Strong exposure to BI/reporting tools such as Power BI or equivalent business intelligence platforms.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work with senior leadership, investors, banks and cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on, commercially oriented and execution-focused approach with strong ownership of deliverables.