Senior Finance Manager - Rail and Inland Terminals

Senior Manager - Finance - Rail & Inland Terminals

1. Support Business Priorities & Performance Tracking

• Partner with business/operations teams to understand priorities
• Assist in identifying key financial drivers (cost, volume, efficiency)
• Track key initiatives, KPIs, and milestones
• Prepare dashboards and support weekly/monthly reviews

 

2. Cost Monitoring & Optimization

• Analyze key expense heads (transportation, fuel, terminal ops, etc.)
• Track variance vs budget and prior periods
• Identify improvement opportunities and support implementation: 
  • Vendor comparisons
  • Process improvements
  • Better asset utilization
• Monitor execution and track savings

3. Financial & Operational Reporting

Prepare and publish periodic reports:

• Customer-wise margin report
• Circuit-wise profitability
• Asset utilization (Rake, Container, Trailer, RST)
• Rake days lost & detention reports

Key responsibilities include:

• Data collection and validation

• Calculation of utilization and productivity metrics

• Highlighting inefficiencies and improvement opportunities

   

4. Asset Utilization Analysis

• Track asset availability, idle time, and turnaround
• Identify underutilization and root causes
• Work with operations to improve productivity
• Share actionable insights through reports

5. Cost Standardization

• Assist in mapping costs across terminals
• Identify deviations from standard benchmarks
• Work with teams to bring alignment and control costs
• Track and report impact of deviations

6. Receivables & ECL Monitoring

• Track receivables aging and ECL exposure
• Monitor collections vs targets
• Support recovery efforts with business teams
• Highlight risks and overdue accounts
• Prepare exception reports

 

7. Planning & Forecasting Support

• Support preparation of: 
  • Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
  • Rolling forecasts
• Track actual performance vs plan
• Provide variance analysis and insights

8. Business Reviews & Governance

• Prepare monthly review decks for leadership
• Support board-level reporting (data and analysis)
• Assist in internal audits and compliance checks

9. Capex & Revenue Assurance

• Track performance of capex investments

• Support post-investment reviews (ROI tracking)

• Identify revenue leakage areas and highlight gaps

 

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good understanding of cost structures and profitability
• Proficiency in data analysis & Excel/dashboarding
• Stakeholder coordination across finance & operations
• Attention to detail and execution focus
• Experience of collaborating and influencing a multi-disciplinary leadership team.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

   

• Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related field.
• Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Experience Level

Senior Level