JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of this role is to support and drive the Corporate Finance function for ALD entities by effectively managing financing activities, credit ratings, financial planning, financial modelling, project finance monitoring, and strategic funding initiatives.

ORGANISATION CHART

General Manager->Associate Manager F&A

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage end-to-end debt compliance across all financing arrangements, including tracking repayment obligations, interest servicing, lender covenants, DSRA requirements, and regulatory submissions.
• Ensure timely debt servicing through approval coordination, demand notice tracking, and monitoring debt outstanding balances, including NESL authentication.

• Lead annual and periodic credit rating assignments for all ALD entities.
• Prepare and submit financial, operational, and project-related information to CRAs.
• Coordinate management interactions, presentations, and rating review discussions.
• Track rating timelines, ensure uninterrupted rating coverage, and support rating improvement initiatives through proactive stakeholder engagement and financial analysis.

• Preparation and consolidation of Annual Operating Plans (AOP) for ALD entities.
• Coordinate with business and finance teams on key assumptions, projections and variance analysis.
• Prepare business forecasts and periodic financial projections.

• Support debt fundraising and refinancing transactions.
• Prepare lender teasers, information memoranda, and financing presentations.
• Analyze and compare lender term sheets.

• Monitor project cost, equity infusion, and debt drawdowns.
• Prepare detailed drawdown workings and utilization statements.
• Coordinate issuance of CA-certified End Use Certificates.

• Process payments relating to lenders, trustees, legal counsel, auditors, consultants, valuers, and rating agencies.
• Obtain quotations and evaluate vendor proposals.
• Ensure compliance with Delegation of Power (DOP) requirements.
• Facilitate vendor onboarding through SAP Ariba.
• Validate invoices and coordinate timely processing and payment.
• Liaise with SSC and payment teams for closure.

• Manage relationships with lenders, trustees, CRAs, legal counsel, consultants, auditors, valuers, and internal teams.
• Support internal and external audits through timely data submission.
• Prepare periodic Corporate Finance MIS for management review.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Additional Details

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• Banks/ Financial Institutions
• Credit Rating Agencies
• Legal Counsel
• Security Trustees
• Lenders Independent Engineers
• Valuation experts
  
  

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• ALD Team
• Finance teams in various Businesses
• CSPD
• Legal
• Secretarial
• Senior Management:
• Business Heads

FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS

Supports me in addressing the above for 7 lenders with total loans aggregating to 1032 cr

OTHER DIMENSIONS

Accuracy and timeliness in order to ensure that there is no financial leakage, establishing controls and meeting the timelines

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Commerce Graduate (B.Com) or MBA

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Atleast 6-8 years of experience in any sector

COMPETENCIES