Project Finance Manager

AKG Building Consultants; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vendor payment ownership

Multi-site exposure

Executive visibility

Job summary

AKG Building Consultants in Pune is seeking a seasoned Accounts Payable specialist to manage the entire invoice-to-payment cycle for construction projects. You will review vendor invoices, match with POs and GRNs, and drive approvals to payment without follow-ups.

You will coordinate with site teams, procurement, and management to unblock payments, maintain a live payment tracker across multiple sites, and flag cash-flow risks early to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in project finance, billing, or accounts payable in construction/EPC/PMC.
• Solid understanding of invoice-to-payment cycle, TDS, GST basics, and retention/advance adjustments.
• Strong Excel skills for reconciliation, ledgers, ageing reports.
• Confident, clear communicator who can negotiate with vendors directly.
• Experience coordinating across site, procurement, and accounts teams.

Responsibilities

• Process vendor invoices against POs/Invoices/GRNs and drive them through the approval-to-payment cycle without being chased
• Proactively follow up with internal stakeholders to unblock stuck payments
• Reconcile vendor ledgers, UTR payments, and advances against running account bills
• Handle vendor calls on payment status, disputes, and deduction clarifications professionally
• Support client billing RA bills, certified measurements, and follow-up for client payment release
• Maintain a live payment tracker across multiple project sites
• Flag cash-flow risks or payment bottlenecks to management before they become urgent

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Excel proficiency

Process orientation

Education

B.Com/M.Com/MBA or equivalent

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Process vendor invoices against POs/Invoices/GRNs and drive them through the approval-to-payment cycle without being chased
• Proactively follow up with internal stakeholders (site, procurement, management) to unblock stuck payments
• Reconcile vendor ledgers, UTR payments, and advances against running account bills
• Handle vendor calls on payment status, disputes, and deduction clarifications professionally
• Support client billing RA bills, certified measurements, and follow-up for client payment release
• Maintain a live payment tracker across multiple project sites
• Flag cash-flow risks or payment bottlenecks to management before they become urgent

Preferred candidate profile

• 5+ years in project finance, billing, or accounts payable within construction/EPC/PMC
• Solid understanding of invoice-to-payment cycle, TDS, GST basics, and retention/advance adjustments
• Strong Excel skills reconciliation, ledgers, ageing reports
• Confident, clear communicator will negotiate payment timelines with vendors directly
• Experience coordinating across site, procurement, and accounts teams
• Prior experience specifically chasing/releasing vendor payments (not just data entry) is a strong plus
• B.Com/M.Com/MBA or equivalent; construction finance exposure strongly preferred

Perks and benefits

• Direct ownership of vendor payment cycles - not buried in back-office data entry
• Exposure to multi-site project finance across hospital and institutional construction
• Clear line of visibility to COO/Operations Manager given the role's direct impact on cash-flow