Chief Financial Officer

The CFO of APM Terminals Mumbai is a core member of the Senior Management Team and a trusted strategic partner to the Managing Director and cross-functional leaders.

The role leads financial strategy governance and commercial decision-making to drive strong performance disciplined risk management and sustainable long-term value creation.

This position is ideal for an experienced finance leader with strong commercial acumen a collaborative leadership style and a solid understanding of terminal operations shipping or other capital-intensive industries. You will shape business direction influence at the highest levels and build high-performing diverse finance teams in a collaborative matrix environment. The incumbent is expected to demonstrate interest in pursuing a continued international career within APM Terminals.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

• Leads all financial activities for the organization with a focus on sustainable growth long-term stability and responsible profitability in full compliance with external regulations and internal governance standards.
• Partners with leaders and teams across the business to provide clear trusted financial guidance that supports confident well-informed decision-making at every level.
• Builds and enables high-performing diverse finance teams and ensures robust systems processes and internal controls are in place to deliver accurate transparent and cost-efficient financial reporting and transactions.
• Drives long-term value creation through strategic capital planning and thoughtful risk management.
• Plays an active leadership role within terminal management by encouraging diverse perspectives constructively challenging the status quo and delivering practical forward-looking solutions.
• Enable the business to maximize value from resources whilst ensuring compliance. Inspire manage motivate and coach employees and support cross-functional communication and collaboration. Develop finance talent pipeline both at terminal and GSC.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Finance Operations & Reporting

• Ensure accurate and timely recording and reporting of all financial transactions across Procure-to-Pay Order-to-Cash Accounting-to-Report and Planning processes.
• Lead timely monthly and annual financial closings.
• Review and sign off on P&L cost performance SG&A and CAPEX vs. forecast.
• Drive performance through KPI monitoring financial analysis and cash flow management.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Deliver data-driven insights and external benchmarks to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Own forecasting budgeting and capital expenditure planning with high accuracy and transparency.
• Set ambitious yet realistic financial targets and clearly communicate risks and opportunities.

Capital & Investment Management

• Review and approve business cases and investments prior to management approval.
• Monitor project delivery savings spend and investment risks escalating delays or overruns as required.

Compliance Risk & Governance

• Ensure reliable compliant financial reporting and a robust internal control framework.
• Lead internal and external audits tax compliance insurance treasury coordination and enterprise risk management.

Strategic Business Partnering & Leadership

• Drive finance transformation automation and continuous improvement.
• Build and lead a diverse high-performance finance team across terminal and shared services.
• Lead business intelligence and digital analytics for management decision-making.
• Act as a key member of terminal management and primary finance stakeholder to HQ partners and the Board.

JV Management and JNPA support

• Works in close partnership with the CEO (JV Partner) and Deputy CFOboth nominees of CONCORto ensure strong alignment on financial governance performance and decision-making.
• Ensures timely accurate and transparent financial information and reporting to JNPA in line with Joint Venture and Concession Agreement requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Chartered Accountant with at least 12-15 years experience Financial Business Partnering or Controlling on Business Unit or Group Level.
• Prior experience as a CFO in a mid-sized organization is an advantage but strong readiness for the role is equally valued.
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS Indian tax laws FEMA the Companies Act and corporate compliance frameworks.
• Proven expertise in budgeting financial reporting procurement and accounting operations.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to shape and drive business-wide strategic initiatives.
• An influential leader who goes beyond financeable to present insights with clarity advise with confidence and support sound decision-making through accurate and timely analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead transformation change management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong and respectful negotiation capability with confidence to represent the business at senior levels.
• Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to collaborate across all levels in a matrix organization.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and energized by dynamic evolving environments.
• A proven people leader with a strong track record in coaching developing and empowering diverse talent.
• A role model for collaboration customer orientation agility and people-centered leadership.
• A resilient and adaptable leader with experience working in complex or challenging environments.
• Experience in the container shipping industry or related capital-intensive sectors is an added advantage along with the ability to engage effectively with shipping partners and associated stakeholders.
• Proven experience complex multi-stakeholder environments.

About the company:

At APM Terminals a global leader in port and terminal operations we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. As part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group we connect economies and communities worldwide. Our success is driven by a strong commitment to LEAN methodologies embedding continuous improvement into every aspect of our operations.

APM Terminals has the ambition to be the Worlds Best Terminal Company. We have 60 strategically located container terminals in ports around the globe and several under development. We generate revenues of more than USD 6 billion facilitated by a global workforce of 33000 engaged and committed people.

Gateway Terminals India Pvt Limited (APMT Mumbai) is a JV between APM Terminals (74%) and CONCOR (Container corporation of India) (26%) operating a container terminal with a capacity of 2.2mn TEUs. The terminal has been consistently ranked among the top container terminals in India both in terms of efficiency and output.

As part of the APM Terminals group the role also offers opportunities for an international career within the groups global network of 66 terminals.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race colour gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy or parental leave veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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