Assistant Manager - Finance - Container Freight Station - Tuticorin

Job description

Budgeting & Forecasting:

Prepare annual budgets for volume, revenue, expenses, and EBITDA in line with Regional Office (RO) guidelines.
Develop quarterly re-forecasts based on prevailing trends and actual performance.

Financial Reporting & Analysis:

Prepare and analyze the Alpha Report on a monthly basis, highlighting variances between budgeted and actual figures.
Generate Performance Trackers and conduct monthly variance analysis.
Prepare Customer-wise Profitability reports monthly.
Compile and present the CEO MIS Report every month.

Cash Flow & Asset Management:

Create monthly cash flow projections and compare with actual weekly collections.
Coordinate with user departments to prepare Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) for asset purchases.
Ensure timely capitalization of assets in coordination with the GSC GL team.
Review asset utilization and retire underused assets on a monthly basis.

Receivables & Compliance:

Conduct Customer-wise follow-ups to ensure Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) meets budget targets.
Follow up with default vendors for GSTR-1 filings to ensure input tax credit eligibility.
Prepare monthly accrued income workings with the GSC team.
Record provisions for general expenses where invoices are pending at month-end.

Reconciliations & Audit Support:

Perform sales reconciliations between billing software and Oracle (SR & Trial Balance).
Prepare detailed schedules to support statutory and internal audits.

Vendor & Master Data Management:

Liaise with the MDM team for vendor creation and updates in Oracle.

Operational Oversight:

Segregate Line of Business (LOB)-wise revenue and expenses using appropriate trackers.
Coordinate with user departments to renew statutory and operational licenses (e.g., trade license, CFS/Bonded Warehouse license, property tax, asset/equipment insurance, staff health insurance).

Legal & Regulatory Coordination:

Follow up with advocates on ongoing legal matters.
Liaise with government agencies as required for regulatory and compliance matters.