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.

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