DP World India
DP World India | Senior Manager - Forwarding Finance - Global Service Centre
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Job Highlights
Responsibilities
- By partnering with global teams and providing actionable insights, the role supports strategic decision-making, cost control, and operational efficiency to achieve business objectives.
- Reporting to: Deputy General Manager.
- Lead and manage profitability analysis, including developing detailed reporting models.
- Update profitability on a weekly basis and provide analysis of key drivers impacting financial performance at the shipment level.
- Collaborate with global finance heads to ensure operational discipline.
- Monitor and analyze costs, identify areas of disconnect, and recommend actions to improve profitability.
- Prepare periodic reports for global stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and insightful analysis.
- Analyze financial performance, identify variances, and explain key financial metrics.
- Provide actionable insights and recommendations for senior management to support decision-making.
- Automate reporting and processes where possible to improve efficiency.
- Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and insights to support business initiatives and strategic projects.
- Assist in preparing presentations for leadership meetings.
- Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor financial, operational performance & enable cost of shipment analysis.
- Partner with country finance teams to track and evaluate performance, providing financial insights.
- Work with cross-functional teams to assess the financial impact of key initiatives and support decision-making processes.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
- Provide training and development opportunities to team members to enhance their skills and career growth.
- Evaluate team performance and implement strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Reporting to: Deputy General Manager - Forwarding Finance - Global Service Centre
Requirements
- Candidate must have FP&A experience in logistics industry (Freight Forwarding experience preferred).
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality financial reporting and compliance.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and present financial insights to senior management.
- Proficient with MS Office applications.
- 10+ years of experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a managerial role in finance operations, in a shared service centre and/or freight forwarding industry.
About the company
DP World
From its base at Jebel Ali in Dubai, DP World runs ports and terminals around the world. It started out in 1972 as the operator of Port Rashid, Dubai's first commercial port, and has used its current name since September 2005. Ports remain at its core, but it also offers freight forwarding, contract logistics, marine services, economic zones and trade-related technology. In India, DP World operates container terminals at Nhava Sheva, where it has two, and at Mundra, Chennai and Cochin. It also runs container trains linking ports with inland locations, rail and inland terminals, container freight stations, warehousing and freight forwarding from logistics offices across the country.
Finance work at DP World in India is split between its Global Service Centre, where teams handle accounts payable, accounts receivable and freight forwarding finance, and business units such as container freight stations and rail and inland terminals. Site finance, general accounting, management accounting, FP&A and internal audit roles go up to senior manager and are based in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram and New Delhi. Postings ask for a B.Com, M.Com or a degree in accounting or finance, and senior roles often require a qualified CA, with CPA, ACCA, CIA or CFE also named.
