Finance manger
Palladium: Make It Possible · Maharashtra, India
Job Description
About Palladium
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in over 90 countries and a global network of more than 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people's lives.
Role Overview
The Finance Manager serves as the day-to- day finance leader for Palladium India, responsible for ensuring strong financial control, accurate reporting, financial planning and analysis, project finance oversight, forecasting, compliance, and team leadership. The role works closely with the Fractional Finance Director, India CEO and Business Leaders to provide timely, accurate and insightful financial information to support strategic decision-making, revenue growth, profitability and cash management.
The Finance Manager will drive financial discipline across projects and corporate operations while strengthening finance processes, controls, systems and team capability. This position offers a clear development pathway towards future senior finance leadership responsibilities.
Location: Mumbai/Pune
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
Lead the annual budgeting and business planning process. Develop monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts, including rolling forecasts and scenario analyses. Monitor financial performance against budget and forecast targets and conduct variance analysis. Provide actionable recommendations to management to support commercial and operational decision-making. Support strategic planning initiatives through financial modelling and business case development. Identify key financial risks and opportunities and incorporate them into forecasts and plans.2. Financial Reporting and Management Information
Produce accurate and timely month-end flash reports, management accounts and financial reporting packs. Develop and maintain dashboards, KPIs and financial performance metrics. Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management reports and presentations. Ensure accuracy, integrity and reliability of financial and operational data. Deliver reporting that supports revenue growth, EBITDA improvement and operational efficiency.3. Project Finance and Commercial Analysis
Monitor project profitability and financial performance across the portfolio. Review project budgets, forecasts, expenditures, cash flows, margins and cost performance. Identify loss-making, underperforming or high-risk projects and recommend corrective actions. Partner with Project Managers to improve project forecasting accuracy and commercial outcomes. Support project funding decisions, business development initiatives and investment evaluations.4. Accounting Operations and Financial Control
Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger management and bookkeeping. Supervise Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Treasury activities. Manage month-end and year-end close activities and review balance sheet reconciliations. Ensure compliance with accounting standards, group policies and internal control requirements. Maintain effective financial governance and control frameworks.5. Cash Flow, Working Capital and Treasury Management
Drive cash flow forecasting and working capital optimization. Monitor billing, collections, receivables ageing and cash conversion. Partner with project teams and business leaders to improve debtor recovery. Identify and implement opportunities to improve cash collection performance. Support treasury activities and effective liquidity management across the business.6. Compliance, Audit and Risk Management
Ensure compliance with Indian statutory, taxation, regulatory and corporate reporting requirements. Coordinate internal and external audits, including corporate, donor, project and compliance audits. Maintain and strengthen financial controls and risk management processes. Ensure adherence to Palladium policies, procedures and approval frameworks. Monitor and mitigate financial, commercial and operational risks.7. Leadership and Team Management
Lead, coach and develop the India Finance team. Establish a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. Build capability across finance functions including AP, AR, Payroll and Financial Reporting. Drive process optimization, automation and finance transformation initiatives. Act as a trusted finance business partner to operational and business leaders.Key Performance Indicators / Success Measures
Accurate and timely month-end reporting Improved forecast accuracy No significant financial reporting surprises Improved EBITDA and profitability performance Stronger cash collection and working capital management Enhanced visibility of project profitability and financial risks Successful audit outcomes and compliance adherence Effective finance team engagement and capability growth Continuous improvement in finance processes and controlsRequired Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics or related discipline. Chartered Accountant (CA) strongly preferred; CPA, CMA, MBA Finance or equivalent qualification desirable. Minimum 10 years of progressive finance experience. Experience managing accounting operations, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, audit and compliance processes. Previous experience leading and developing a finance team.Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential: FP& A; budgeting and forecasting; management accounting; project finance; commercial finance; financial modelling; working capital and cash flow management; audit, compliance and risk management; ERP systems including Oracle preferred; advanced Excel; stakeholder management and communication.
Desirable: Experience in consulting, professional services, development sector or project-based organizations; multinational environment exposure; donor-funded project accounting; finance transformation and process improvement experience.
Core Competencies
Technical: Financial acumen; commercial awareness; analytical thinking; risk management; financial controls; data interpretation and reporting.
Leadership: Team leadership; coaching and development; strategic thinking; decision-making; accountability; continuous improvement.
Behavioral: Integrity and professional ethics; collaboration; relationship building; results orientation; attention to detail; adaptability; effective communication and influencing.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodation to be made due to a disability, or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@ and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process
Details
| Company | Palladium: Make It Possible |
| Location | Maharashtra, India |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | finance |
| Experience | permanent |