Funding Specialist

Job Description Primary Purpose: Candidate should possess excellent knowledge and execution capabilities to assist in innovative debt raising avenues which are cost effective and help the overall financial health of the Group. Having a good rapport with top management of various Banks, fund houses both domestic as well as international is must. Candidate will be responsible for raising domestic/international banking lines, foreign currency risk, equity base funding and cash management system for the Ampersand Group. Understanding of the latest financial and operational technologies will be an added advantage. Key Accountabilities/Activities

• Identifying additional avenues in raising funds, keeping in mind overall funding requirements at Ampersand Group level
• Be updated with various non-conventional modes of fund raise such as bill discounting, Letter of Credit, BG funding etc.
• Develop strong relationships with banks, financial institutions, and other relevant stakeholders to initiate, ideate and bring on table innovative fund raise deals
• Assisting in exploring options for reducing the effective cost of funds and/ or identifying avenues to reduce security coverage for the existing loans based on market practice
• Assisting Global Treasury head in effective deployment of surplus funds
• Partnering with business to add value in new & innovative banking structures & modelling, negotiations, compliance, and reporting
• Nurture professional relationships with internal & external stakeholders such that business goals & objectives are timely met
• Ensuring strict timelines towards funding lines and its compliances
• Constant vigilant approach based on changes in business or external factors
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders for collation of data. Critically analyzing the data received from finance team before submission to banks and financial institutions
• Preparation of future projections, in coordination with business and finance teams
• Coordination with banks and financial institutions for collation and submission of the requisite data
• Coordinating for obtaining the loan disbursement, EMI, interest accrual, balance confirmation and TDS certificates from banks and financial institutions. Monitoring renewal and repayment schedules
• Ensuring release of securities and compliance towards closed loans
• Month End and Quarter end book closing activities related to borrowings