Finance Project Lead

Antal International; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 17,192,000 - 28,653,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Antal International is seeking a Finance Lead for an Oman greenfield project, transitioning into CFO for the subsidiary. The two-year assignment involves owning the financial spine of the build, cost, cash, contracts, and controls, working with EPCs, suppliers, and advisors across the region.

Role requires extensive project finance experience, IFRS expertise, and strong leadership to stand up the local finance function and manage tax, treasury, and regulatory matters.

Qualifications

• 12–15 years of progressive finance experience, with capex project exposure.
• CA/CPA/CMA or MBA in Finance from a recognised institution.
• Strong IFRS, project accounting, treasury and tax expertise.
• International exposure with Middle East experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project budget, cash flows, and variance analysis.
• Negotiate terms, evaluate vendor proposals, and price change orders.
• Stand up local finance function including COA, banking, treasury, and ERP.
• Oversee tax and regulatory compliance across multiple regions.
• Lead debt management and lender reporting if financed.
• Prepare monthly project review pack for decision making.
• Be the primary finance voice to directors, vendors, banks, and authorities.

Skills

Financial analysis

Vendor negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural communication

Project finance

IFRS knowledge

Education

Chartered Accountant

CPA

CMA

MBA in Finance

Tools

ERP integration

Treasury systems

Tax software

Job description

Finance Lead Oman Project (CFO-Designate)

Two-year project assignment, transitioning into Chief Financial Officer of the subsidiary

Reports to: Director, Oman Subsidiary

Engagement: Two-year project role; CFO of the subsidiary upon commercial operations

Industry: Chemicals Greenfield Manufacturing

About the Opportunity

A leading Indian chemical manufacturer is establishing a greenfield manufacturing facility in Oman. This is a defining build-phase opportunity for a finance professional who wants to own the financial spine of a project from breaking ground to first production and then step into the CFO chair of the operating company. You will be the Directors right hand on cost, cash, contracts and controls, working alongside EPC contractors, equipment suppliers, technology licensors and consultants drawn from across the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

What You Will Do Project Phase

During the two-year project phase, you will lead the financial execution of the build, partnering closely with the Director on every commercial decision that shapes the asset and the entity.

• Own the project budget end-to-end commitments, accruals, cash outflows and variance analysis against the approved capex plan, with early-warning flags to the Director when any line item drifts.
• Partner with procurement and engineering to evaluate vendor proposals, negotiate commercial terms, structure milestone-linked payments, and ensure variations and change orders are properly priced and documented.
• Stand up the local finance function from scratch chart of accounts, banking relationships, treasury and FX management, statutory registrations, internal controls and the ERP backbone.
• Manage the tax and regulatory canvas across the operations spanning Singapore, China and Oman.
• Run debt drawdowns and lender reporting if the project is financed, manage covenants, and maintain a clean audit trail for the parent board and external auditors.
• Produce the monthly project review pack a single, decision-ready view of schedule, cost, cash and risk.
• Be the single point of financial accountability to the Director, and the credible counterpart to vendors, banks, advisors and authorities.

What You Will Do CFO Phase

When the facility moves into commercial operations, you will transition into the CFO role for the subsidiary.

• Own P&L, working capital, product costing, MIS and management reporting.
• Lead audit, tax, compliance and the internal controls framework for the operating company.
• Drive the strategic finance agenda capital structure, pricing, profitability and capacity planning.
• Build and lead a high-performing local finance team.

What We Are Looking For

• A finance professional in the late thirties with twelve to fifteen years of progressive experience, including a meaningful stretch in project or infrastructure finance ideally a capex project of comparable scale that you saw through from sanction to commissioning.
• Chartered Accountant, CPA, CMA, or MBA in Finance from a recognised institution.
• Strong technical depth in IFRS, project accounting, capex governance, treasury and tax.
• Prior international exposure is essential; Middle East experience (Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Bahrain) is strongly preferred.
• Exposure to chemicals, petrochemicals, fertilizers or process industries is a clear advantage.
• Familiarity with EPC and EPCM contract structures, milestone billing, retentions and liquidated damages.
• Experience in dealing with procurement from China.
• Commercial instinct the ability to challenge a vendor quote, read a contract clause and spot a margin leakage before it shows up in the numbers.
• Cross-cultural fluency, clear written and spoken English, and the temperament to negotiate firmly without burning relationships.
• Owners mindset comfortable being the only finance voice in a room of engineers and contractors, and confident enough to push back on the Director when the numbers warrant it.

Why This Role Is Worth Your Time

This is a rare combination: the rigour of a project finance assignment, the variety of an international posting, and a clearly mapped path into a CFO seat at the end of it. You will build something a facility, a finance organisation, and a leadership track record rather than inherit one. .