Manager – Project Finance – Manufacturing – CA Corenza

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

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Mumbai is seeking a Project Finance Manager to act as the financial architect for large-scale infrastructure projects. You will build robust financial models, track capex/opex, manage cash flows, and partner with engineering, legal and senior leadership to align funding with strategic goals.

You will lead debt syndication efforts with banks and financial institutions, monitor project performance against budgets, and deliver transparent MIS and dashboards to enable

Qualifications

• CA with 7–10 yrs of experience in project Finance.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to evaluate project feasibility, ensuring stakeholders have accurate data for critical investment decisions.
• Lead the end-to-end debt syndication process by engaging with banks and financial institutions to secure competitive funding terms that optimize the project's capital structure.
• Monitor project financial performance against budgets and forecasts to identify variances early and implement corrective actions that protect the bottom line.
• Possess a deep understanding of project finance structures, including debt-equity ratios and cash flow waterfall mechanisms, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Maintain a proactive communication style, capable of distilling complex financial data into clear, strategic narratives for executive-level presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop project financial models, track budgets, capex/opex, cash flows and project milestones; analyze variances, risks and overruns; prepare MIS/dashboards; support capex proposals, controls, capitalization and cross-functional project governance.
• Lead the end-to-end debt syndication with banks and financial institutions to secure favorable funding terms.
• Monitor and report project financial performance against budgets/forecasts; implement corrective actions to protect margins.
• Provide clear financial narratives for senior leadership and governance committees.

Skills

Project Finance

Financial Modelling

Cash Flow Management

Debt Syndication

Budgeting & Forecasting

Risk Mitigation

Stakeholder Communication

Capitalisation

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant)

Job description

Role Overview

As a Project Finance Manager based in Mumbai, you will serve as the financial architect for large-scale infrastructure or capital projects, ensuring that complex financial models translate into viable business outcomes. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, legal, and senior leadership to structure debt, manage cash flows, and mitigate project-specific risks. By maintaining rigorous oversight of project lifecycles and capital allocation, you will directly influence the profitability and long-term sustainability of the organization’s investment portfolio, ensuring all financial milestones are met with precision and transparency.

Job Description

Develop project financial models, track budgets, capex/opex, cash flows and project milestones; analyze variances, risks and overruns; prepare MIS/dashboards; support capex proposals, controls, capitalization and cross-functional project governance.

Required Candidate Profile

• – CA with 7 – 10 yrs of experience in project Finance.
• – Candidates from Product based manufacturing industry will be preferred.
• – Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to evaluate project feasibility, ensuring stakeholders have accurate data for critical investment decisions.
• – Lead the end-to-end debt syndication process by engaging with banks and financial institutions to secure competitive funding terms that optimize the project's capital structure.
• – Monitor project financial performance against budgets and forecasts to identify variances early and implement corrective actions that protect the bottom line.
• – Possess a deep understanding of project finance structures, including debt-equity ratios and cash flow waterfall mechanisms, and risk mitigation strategies.
• – Maintain a proactive communication style, capable of distilling complex financial data into clear, strategic narratives for executive-level presentations.

Role Details

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Finance

Education

PG: CA in CA, First Attempt, Second Attempt

Key Skills

Skills highlighted with ‘ ’ are preferred keyskills: Project Finance, Cost Estimation, Finance Modelling, Capitalisation, Budgeting, Forecasting, legal risk, Cost Overrun Analysis, Budget Management, Procurement Coordination, Vendor Payments, MIS, Cost Control, Operational Risk, Asset, cash flow, project capex