Agrizy – Director – Finance – CA Agrizy Ventures

The Corporate Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Agrizy in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Chartered Accountant to lead financial planning, budgeting, and strategic finance initiatives. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive forecasting accuracy and deliver insightful analyses for management decisions.

Required are 10+ years post-qualification in leadership roles, strong modelling skills, and excellence in MS Excel/PowerPoint. The role offers high visibility within a fast-growing agri-food tech startup.

Qualifications

• CA with at least 10 years of post-qualification experience in a leadership role.
• Strong analytical, modelling, and data interpretation skills.
• Proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• High attention to detail and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes across business units.
• Analyze financial performance against key metrics and document financial highlights for management.
• Partner with business teams to understand revenue streams, cost drivers, and business models.
• Provide commercial and financial insights for pricing strategies, product launches, and investment initiatives.
• Monitor and report on KPIs; prepare dashboards and management reports.
• Conduct variance analysis and suggest actionable improvements.
• Support strategic planning, scenario modelling, and long-range planning.
• Lead financial due diligence and support fundraising or capital allocation.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal controls.
• Collaborate with accounting to ensure accurate month-end close and reporting.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modelling

Data interpretation

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Chartered Accountant

Job description

About Agrizy:

Agri-food tech startup Agrizy, founded in 2021 by Saket Chirania and Vicky Dodani, is dedicated to transforming the agrifood processing sector. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies, Agrizy addresses the common challenges encountered by FPOs and MSME agrifood processors. Through Agrizy, the underutilized capacities of MSME agrifood processors are linked with the customized processing needs of major buyers in both domestic and global markets. Additionally, Agrizy assists these processors in sourcing raw materials from farm-gate aggregators and FPOs, standardizing their operations and processing facilities through technology, obtaining quality certifications, and enabling access to working capital from formal lenders at competitive rates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes across business units.
• Analyze financial performance against key business metrics and document pertinent financial highlights that will enable management to determine progress against budgets.
• Partner with business teams to understand revenue streams, cost drivers, and business models.
• Provide commercial and financial insights to support business decisions, including pricing strategies, product launches, and investment initiatives.
• Monitor and report on business KPIs; prepare dashboards and management reports.
• Conduct variance analysis and suggest actionable improvements.
• Support strategic planning, scenario modelling, and long-range planning.
• Lead financial due diligence and support fundraising or capital allocation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal controls.
• Collaborate with accounting to ensure accurate month-end close and reporting.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with at least 10 years of post-qualification experience in a leadership role.
• Strong analytical, modelling, and data interpretation skills. Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• High attention to detail, problem-solving attitude, and ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.