Bridge Associates

The Corporate Institute; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Mumbai invites a Senior Manager to lead debt fundraising and project finance for a portfolio of education infrastructure assets. This role is an end-to-end owner, spanning lender sourcing, financial modelling, documentation, disbursement and post-closure compliance, with close interaction with senior leadership.

Based in Lower Parel, Mumbai (Work from Office), you will negotiate terms, manage lender relationships, and ensure timely funding across multiple entities.

Qualifications

• CA or MBA (Finance) from a Tier-1 institute.
• 57 years of experience in debt fundraising, project finance, corporate banking, or structured finance.
• Hands-on experience negotiating debt facilities, not just relationship management.
• Experience closing term loan and working capital transactions in the 25100 crore range.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills.
• Good understanding of lender documentation, security creation, and financing processes.

Responsibilities

• Debt Fundraising and Lender Management: Lead debt raising for term loans, project finance, construction finance, LRD, and working capital facilities; Build and manage relationships with banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions; Prepare lender presentations, information memorandums, and due diligence responses; Negotiate pricing, tenure, security structure, covenants, and other financing documentation; Manage loan drawdowns and coordinate disbursements.

Skills

Debt fundraising

Project finance

Financial modelling

Lender negotiations

Excel skills

Education

CA or MBA Finance

Job description

Senior Manager Debt Fundraising and Project Finance

Location: Lower Parel, Mumbai (Work from Office)

Reporting To: SVP Finance

About the Company:

We are a PE-backed, fast-growing education infrastructure platform that owns, develops, and manages large-scale educational assets across India. The organization partners with leading educational institutions to build and operate high-quality infrastructure and has established a significant presence across multiple cities through a diversified portfolio of education-focused real estate assets.

Backed by a reputed global private equity investor, the company is on a strong growth trajectory and offers professionals the opportunity to work on complex financing transactions in a high-growth environment.

About the Role:

We are looking for a finance professional to lead debt fundraising and project finance activities for a portfolio of education infrastructure assets operating across multiple legal entities.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role that offers end-to-end ownership of debt transactions from lender sourcing and financial modelling to documentation, disbursement, and post-closure compliance. The role works closely with senior leadership and provides significant exposure to lender negotiations and structured financing.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Debt Fundraising and Lender Management:

• Lead debt raising for term loans, project finance, construction finance, LRD, and working capital facilities.
• Build and manage relationships with banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions.
• Prepare lender presentations, information memorandums, and due diligence responses.
• Negotiate commercial terms including pricing, tenure, security structure, covenants, and other financing documentation.
• Manage loan drawdowns and coordinate disbursements.

2. Financial Modelling and Credit Support:

• Develop and maintain project finance and three-statement financial models.
• Perform debt sizing, DSCR analysis, sensitivity analysis, and scenario modelling.
• Prepare CMA data and financial projections for lenders.

3. Transaction Execution:

• Coordinate valuations, title due diligence, TEV studies, legal opinions, and other lender requirements.
• Manage security creation, charge registration, mortgage documentation, and regulatory filings.

4. Covenant Monitoring and Compliance:

• Monitor financial and non-financial covenants across all borrowing facilities.
• Prepare lender compliance reports and certificates.
• Coordinate with credit rating agencies for annual reviews and surveillance.

Candidate Profile:

Must Have:

• CA or MBA (Finance) from a Tier-1 institute.
• 57 years of experience in debt fundraising, project finance, corporate banking, or structured finance.
• Hands-on experience in negotiating debt facilities rather than purely relationship management.
• Experience closing term loan and working capital transactions in the 25100 crore range.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills.
• Good understanding of lender documentation, security creation, and financing processes.

Preferred:

• Experience in real estate, infrastructure, hospitality, healthcare, or education infrastructure.
• Exposure to construction finance and Lease Rental Discounting (LRD).
• Experience working with multi-entity business structures.
• Prior experience with banks, NBFCs, or corporate treasury/project finance teams.

Ideal Background:

• Candidates from corporate banking, project finance, structured finance, treasury, or corporate finance teams within banks, NBFCs, or mid-to-large organizations in real estate, infrastructure, hospitality, healthcare, or education sectors will be a strong fit.