Associate Director - Business Finance

Meesho; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Meesho is looking for an Associate Director - Business Finance to lead financial strategy, collaborate with CXOs and manage a team of finance experts. You'll be responsible for strategic decision-making that drives growth and profitability.

Your role involves developing rigorous financial plans, conducting variance analysis, and providing actionable insights to management. The ideal candidate has 6 to 10 years of experience in finance with strong analytical and communication skills, and you will thrive in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years experience in relevant roles.
• At least 5 years of experience in Business Finance.
• Proactive, self-motivated with strong team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategize financial decisions with business units.
• Develop rigorous financial plans using a bottom-up approach.
• Conduct in-depth variance analysis and communicate findings.
• Track key financials and business metrics for visibility.
• Oversee revenue cycle activities and optimize operations.
• Lead a team of finance professionals in decision-making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills

Team player

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered Accountant or Post-Graduate in Finance

Job description

About The Team

The BizFin team at Meesho is a close-knit and high-performing group that brings together a diverse mix of professionals from Big 4 consulting, FMCG giants, and top-tier investment firms. Our members include Chartered Accountants (many of whom are rank holders), business specialists, and former investment bankers — each contributing a unique perspective and skill set.

We thrive on solving complex, high-impact business problems across Meesho’s ecosystem. Whether it's driving growth strategy or streamlining financial operations, the team plays a critical role in shaping key decisions that drive the company's success.

We believe in cross-functional exposure, ensuring team members gain experience across different areas of the business, enabling continuous learning and a broader perspective. At our core, we value both excellence in our work and strong team bonds, creating a culture that celebrates collaboration, achievement, and the collective impact we make.

About The Role

As Associate Director - Business Finance, you’ll strategise with the business team and tell us how and where to spend our money. While you ensure governance and controllership are best in class, more importantly you actively work with CXOs to drive prioritisation / choices around growth and profitability. You will lead a team of expert finance professionals who will aid you in problem discovery, implementing complex business solutions, playing the critical challenger role in business orgs and being co-pilot in leadership level decision-making. You’ll also manage business development activities according to a financial plan and modify financial plans and budget amounts based on changes in business plans. You’ll provide financial support and advice to management in closing business deals and short/medium/long term strategies.

What You Will Do

• Work closely with the business unit and actively participate in its operations and management decision making.
• Develop financial plans along with various business and technology teams with rigor on a bottom‑up approach.
• Review the plans vs actuals on a regular basis, perform in‑depth variance analysis, and proactively communicate the same to create visibility and enable actionable planning.
• Track and measure key financials and business metrics.
• Jointly own the OKRs of the respective business unit and build an AOP to achieve them. Complete account level month‑end closing reviews, procedures, and corrections as needed.
• Direct and oversee the overall policies, objectives, and initiatives of the revenue cycle activities to optimise operations.
• Conduct periodic meetings with direct reports to assure staff understand assigned tasks and can manage time constraints.
• Do scenario analysis and develop business plans on product enhancement or business initiatives, presenting top management with analysis.
• Handle adhoc requests and problem‑solve with a short turnaround time, supplementing such requests with appropriate analysis and comments to support decision making.
• Participate & drive standardization automation projects for process efficiency.

What You Will Need

• 6 to 10 years experience, Chartered Accountant or Post‑Graduate in Finance.
• At least 5 years of experience in Business Finance.
• Strong analytical rigor and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, takes initiative, self‑motivated, team player.
• Strong collaboration, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.

(For candidates with non‑similar industry experience, the numbers of years of experience may vary.)