Lead - Strategic Finance

Tata Power Company; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Power Company is seeking a senior finance professional to lead strategic financial forecasting, model development and evaluation of capital investments. The role involves end-to-end M&A deal support, due diligence, negotiations and structuring to drive growth in the power and infrastructure portfolio.

The candidate will partner with business teams to deliver robust financial insights, manage capital restructuring and equity fundraising activities, and ensure compliance with regulatory and

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build and critique financial models for capital investments.
• Experience in evaluating growth capital proposals, including risk-return assessment.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Understanding of debt and equity financing, accounting principles, taxation and transactional law.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking range of advanced strategic financial forecasting, data analysis and reporting.
• Build and maintain financial models to support capital investment proposals.
• Critically evaluate new growth capital investment proposals including financial viability, risk-return assessment and investment structuring and partner with business teams in providing constructive and robust data, information analysis to take appropriate decisions.
• Evaluate and execute capital restructuring, corporate restructuring and equity fundraising initiatives.
• Execute M&A transactions, including evaluation, due diligence, negotiations and deal closure.
• Conducting research on M&A transactions, new businesses and technologies and engage with businesses to share the market insights

Skills

Financial modeling

M&A valuation

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

CFA qualification preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Undertaking range of advanced strategic financial forecasting, data analysis and reporting
• Build and maintain financial models to support capital investment proposals
• Critically evaluate new growth capital investment proposals including financial viability, risk-return assessment and investment structuring and partner with business teams in providing constructive and robust data, information analysis to take appropriate decisions
• Evaluate and execute capital restructuring, corporate restructuring and equity fundraising initiatives
• Execute M&A transactions, including evaluation, due diligence, negotiations and deal closure
• Conducting research on M&A transactions, new businesses and technologies and engage with businesses to share the market insights

Preferred candidate profile

Skills

• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including financial statement analysis, valuation and assessment of business performance.
• Advanced financial modelling, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and investment return analysis.
• Strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, and ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Understanding of debt and equity financing, investment structuring, accounting principles, taxation and legal aspects of transactions.

Exposure Required

• Financial modelling and valuation
• End-to-end M&A transaction execution and deal closure (12 deals)
• Financial statement analysis and business performance assessment
• Investment structuring
• Transaction documentation, negotiations and due diligence
• CFA qualification is preferred
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in the power/infrastructure sector

Behavioral Attributes

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts to senior management and non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal, stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Independent, proactive and solution-oriented, with a strong understanding of overall business objectives.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver under pressure, both independently and as part of a team.