Financing Specialist

Roles and responsibilities

1. Capital Budgeting

• Definition: Capital budgeting is the process of planning and evaluating investment projects to determine their financial viability and long-term benefits. This involves allocating funds to long-term assets like machinery, new product lines, or acquisitions.
• Techniques:
  • Net Present Value (NPV): The difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows. A positive NPV indicates that the project is expected to generate value.
  • Internal Rate of Return (IRR): The discount rate that makes the NPV of a project zero. Projects with a higher IRR than the cost of capital are considered favorable.
  • Payback Period: The time it takes for a project to recoup its initial investment. Shorter payback periods are generally preferred.
  • Profitability Index (PI): A ratio of the present value of future cash flows to the initial investment. A ratio greater than 1 indicates a potentially profitable project.

2. Capital Structure

• Definition: Capital structure refers to the way a company finances its operations and growth through a combination of debt (loans, bonds) and equity (shares, retained earnings). The balance between debt and equity influences the company’s cost of capital, risk profile, and financial flexibility.
• Key Decisions:
  • Debt Financing: Raising capital through borrowing. This could involve issuing bonds or taking out loans. Debt financing offers tax advantages (interest is tax-deductible) but increases financial risk due to obligations to repay the debt.
  • Equity Financing: Raising capital by selling shares of the company. This dilutes existing ownership but does not require repayment. It may be used when debt levels are already high or when the company wants to avoid the risk of default.
  • Optimal Capital Structure: The ideal mix of debt and equity that minimizes the cost of capital while maintaining an appropriate level of financial risk.

3. Working Capital Management

• Definition: Working capital refers to the short-term assets and liabilities that a company uses to finance its day-to-day operations, such as inventory, receivables, and payables. Effective working capital management ensures that the company can meet its short-term obligations and continue its operations without interruption.
• Key Components:
  • Accounts Receivable: Ensuring timely collection of payments from customers to maintain liquidity.
  • Inventory Management: Balancing the costs of holding inventory with the need to meet customer demand.
  • Accounts Payable: Managing payments to suppliers while optimizing cash flow.
  • Cash Management: Maintaining adequate cash reserves to fund operations and avoid liquidity problems.

Sources of Corporate Financing

1. Equity Financing

• Public Offerings: Companies can issue shares of stock to the public through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) or Follow-On Offering (FPO). The proceeds from the sale of shares provide capital that does not need to be repaid.
• Private Equity: Companies can raise capital from private investors or private equity firms in exchange for ownership stakes or control. This is common in startup funding and in larger companies seeking growth capital.
• Retained Earnings: Profits earned by the company that are reinvested in the business instead of being distributed to shareholders. This is a common source of internal financing.
• Venture Capital: A form of private equity financing typically provided to early-stage, high-potential, and growth companies.

2. Debt Financing

• Bank Loans: Companies may borrow money from banks or other financial institutions with the agreement to pay back the principal amount with interest over time.
• Corporate Bonds: Companies can issue bonds to raise capital. Bonds are debt securities that investors buy, and the company agrees to pay back the principal with interest over a set period.
• Convertible Bonds: These are bonds that can be converted into equity at a later time. They offer the benefits of debt financing with the option of converting to equity in the future.
• Commercial Paper: Short-term unsecured debt instruments issued by corporations to meet short-term liabilities, typically with maturities of less than one year.
• Lines of Credit: A flexible borrowing option that allows companies to access funds up to a specified limit whenever needed.

3. Hybrid Financing

• Mezzanine Financing: A combination of debt and equity financing that is typically used by companies in the growth stage. It is a higher-risk form of financing that typically offers higher returns to investors.
• Preferred Stock: A type of equity that provides dividend payments before common stockholders receive theirs. It combines features of both equity and debt.

Desired candidate profile

Technical Knowledge And Domain Expertise On

• Corporate Lending and Financing
• Corporate Cards Domain
• Syndicated Loan and Loan Lifecycle
  

Job Description

Minimum Experience : At least 8 years of experience in Information Systems with 2 years in a managerial capacity with knowledge in management of applications/systems

Minimum Qualifications : Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science

Professional Qualifications : (Optional) PMP/ Prince 2 certification or equivalent ITIL certification or equivalent

Knowledge And Skills

Planning and prioritization Vendor management

Agile Methodology

Expertise in using Jira and Confluence tool

Team leadership

Solution design

Technical analysis and solution provider

Architecture principles including service oriented architecture

Application development tools Infrastructure/operating platforms Software testing

Application support and maintenance & Incident management

Presentation and collaboration tools

Banking functionality and operations

Information security