Assistant Manager - Finance - Economic Zones - Chennai

Position Name

Assistant Manager – Finance

Job Band

 3

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

Job Purpose/Objective

The role is responsible for member of the finance function for the Economic
Zones business in Chennai, ensuring strong control in financial governance,
accurate reporting, commercial finance support, revenue controls, coordination
for collection and statutory compliance. The incumbent will partner closely with
zone operations, commercial team, utilities, customers and support functions to
drive profitability, cost efficiency, and business decision support while
ensuring compliance with corporate policies and SEZ/regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities 

1. Member of finance operations for the Economic Zones / Free Trade
Warehousing.

2. Drive monthly financial closure, MIS reporting, P&L review, balance sheet
schedules, and variance analysis. 

3. Partner with business heads to ensure control in booking warehousing
income, service revenue, VOS revenue, Transport revenue tracking with their
respective cost incurred , ensuring all activities carried out are  billed
and infrastructure cost tracking. 

4. Support annual operating plan, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range
financial planning. 

5. Monitor zone-level OPEX, CAPEX, infrastructure spend, Land purchased/sold
and cost optimization opportunities. 

6. Ensure strong controls over Invoice billing,cost allocation, collections,
and receivables ageing  and to ensure compliance of SOP on AR & Credit
policy and  to improve focus on collection, ensure proper agreement closing
with setting credit limit for all customers, agreed SOP on billing with all
customers, clearing all billing queries, customer reconciliation etc.

7. Review contracts, commercial proposals, customer pricing, and investment
cases from a finance perspective. 

8. Ensure statutory compliance covering GST, TDS, SEZ-related financial
regulations, Companies Act, and audit requirements. 

9. Drive internal control compliance, SOP adherence, and risk mitigation
across finance processes. 

10. Coordinate with internal, statutory, tax, and process auditors for timely
audit closure. 

11. To monitor overall Billing activities and ensure there is no revenue
leakage with  ensuring   all billing is completed within D+2 days.

12. Manage banking, cash flow planning, fund utilization, and working capital
efficiency. 

13. Support finance transformation, ERP governance, dashboard reporting, and
process automation initiatives. To closely work with operation team, tech
team, GSC team etc., to close all billing errors ,for developing new
enhancement as per customer requirements &  to  lead all implementation of
new operating system

14. Provide information support during management reviews, board decks, and
senior leadership presentations and prepare all MIS especially 

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES 

Skills and Competencies

* Strong expertise in business finance, controllership, and commercial finance
* Good understanding of SEZ / Economic Zone / infrastructure finance models
* Strong exposure to revenue assurance, lease accounting, and cost control
* Proficiency in SAP / ERP systems, advanced Excel, and MIS dashboards
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modelling capability
* Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
* High governance, compliance, and audit orientation
* Ability to influence operational and commercial decisions through finance
insights
* Strong presentation skills for leadership reviews
* Continuous improvement and automation mindset

Stakeholder 

Internal:  All departments

External: Government / SEZ Authorities, Tax Consultants, Statutory & Internal
Auditors

* Educational Qualification (min)

* CA 

* Preferred Certifications if any

* CA / CMA / SAP FICO / IND-AS / IFRS / Financial Modelling / Certification in
Internal Controls / Risk Management (preferred)

* Range/ Min no of years - of overall Experience required 

 

* 3–6 years of overall finance experience 

* Minimum 3+ years in business finance / controllership / commercial finance 

* Prior experience in Economic Zones, SEZ, ports, logistics parks, industrial
real estate, infrastructure, or warehousing finance is highly preferred