DP World

5 months ago

Director - Finance - Ports & Terminals - Cochin

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Job Summary

Senior finance leader responsible for P&L, balance sheet, liquidity, and overall financial reporting and controls for a ports & terminals operation in Cochin. Leads planning, budgeting, audit, tax, treasury, and accounting; develops strategic financial insights and governance, ensuring compliance with policies and regulatory requirements while guiding a multi-disciplinary leadership team.

Location: Kerala

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Finance & Accounting

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Manage the P&L, balance sheet, working capital, and overall reporting and control processes, as well as be responsible for controls audit, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, and accounting.
•Develop financial business plans and forecasts
•Maintaining the finance and accounting practices in accordance with group policies, Regional policies, Regional SOPs, and regulatory and general accepted accounting principles.
•Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the management and make actionable recommendations on strategy
•Ensure management and operational policies and procedures for operational activities to be efficient and in-line with approved budgetary allocations and meet all legal statutes.
•Development of short-term and long-term strategies for managing liquidity and monitoring of cash flow, and closely working with the Vertical CFO and Treasurer for maintaining liquidity for operations.
•Providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial trends in order to assist the Regional HO and Board in performing their responsibilities
•Provide insurance, legal and taxation advice to management, including consulting with relevant advisers in conjunction with the Vertical CFO and relevant SPOCs.
•Continual improvement of the budgeting process through education of departments on financial issues impacting department budgets
•Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision-making issues affecting the BU by being a co pilot to the Business Head
•Focus on performance management, forecasting and prescriptive analysis
•Be an advisor from the financial perspective on any contracts into which the Organization may enter
•Establish and implement internal controls, finance policies and procedures, administrative and IT systems to ensure that the organization's day-to-day operational activities are efficient and effective, and are in-line with approved strategic initiatives and budgetary allocations
•Works with the Business Head and the Functional Head to proactively eliminate financial and legal risk to Company
•Advises and guides the management on the external landscape with respect to changing governmental legislation that potentially affects and/or changes the financial, administrative and IT requirements in India.
•Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met
•To comply with all aspects of company’s Quality, Health, Safety, Environment management

Key Requirements

•Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
•15 + years post qualification experience, some of which preferably gained in a large logistics management environment / multinational operations.
•Ability to deal with ambiguity associated with a high growth environment
•Ability to manage multiple stakeholders without issues and without compromising on the goals.
•Good communication skills
•Brings a strong strategic, finance & accounting skill set
•Experience leading a finance team
•Define and execute a strong and ethical financial organization & be known for highest level of ethical practices
•Experience of collaborating and influencing a multi-disciplinary leadership team.
•Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience:15+ yearsLogisticsLogistics managementMultinational operations

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingStakeholder managementAnalytical thinking

Certifications:Chartered AccountantChartered Accountant of India

Company Brief

DP World

Global ports, terminals and logistics provider offering end-to-end supply‑chain, maritime services, freezones and technology-driven trade solutions across ports, inland terminals, logistics parks and digital platforms.

Industry: Ports & Port Operators

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded: 2005

Glassdoor: 3.6

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DP World

5 months ago

Director - Finance - Ports & Terminals - Cochin

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 18 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Kerala

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Finance & Accounting

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Manage the P&L, balance sheet, working capital, and overall reporting and control processes, as well as be responsible for controls audit, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, and accounting.
•Develop financial business plans and forecasts
•Maintaining the finance and accounting practices in accordance with group policies, Regional policies, Regional SOPs, and regulatory and general accepted accounting principles.
•Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the management and make actionable recommendations on strategy
•Ensure management and operational policies and procedures for operational activities to be efficient and in-line with approved budgetary allocations and meet all legal statutes.
•Development of short-term and long-term strategies for managing liquidity and monitoring of cash flow, and closely working with the Vertical CFO and Treasurer for maintaining liquidity for operations.
•Providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial trends in order to assist the Regional HO and Board in performing their responsibilities
•Provide insurance, legal and taxation advice to management, including consulting with relevant advisers in conjunction with the Vertical CFO and relevant SPOCs.
•Continual improvement of the budgeting process through education of departments on financial issues impacting department budgets
•Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision-making issues affecting the BU by being a co pilot to the Business Head
•Focus on performance management, forecasting and prescriptive analysis
•Be an advisor from the financial perspective on any contracts into which the Organization may enter
•Establish and implement internal controls, finance policies and procedures, administrative and IT systems to ensure that the organization's day-to-day operational activities are efficient and effective, and are in-line with approved strategic initiatives and budgetary allocations
•Works with the Business Head and the Functional Head to proactively eliminate financial and legal risk to Company
•Advises and guides the management on the external landscape with respect to changing governmental legislation that potentially affects and/or changes the financial, administrative and IT requirements in India.
•Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met
•To comply with all aspects of company’s Quality, Health, Safety, Environment management

Key Requirements

•Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
•15 + years post qualification experience, some of which preferably gained in a large logistics management environment / multinational operations.
•Ability to deal with ambiguity associated with a high growth environment
•Ability to manage multiple stakeholders without issues and without compromising on the goals.
•Good communication skills
•Brings a strong strategic, finance & accounting skill set
•Experience leading a finance team
•Define and execute a strong and ethical financial organization & be known for highest level of ethical practices
•Experience of collaborating and influencing a multi-disciplinary leadership team.
•Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience:15+ yearsLogisticsLogistics managementMultinational operations

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingStakeholder managementAnalytical thinking

Certifications:Chartered AccountantChartered Accountant of India

Company Brief

DP World

Industry: Ports & Port Operators

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded: 2005

Glassdoor: 3.6

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