Business Finance Analyst

Steeplogic Systems Private Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Fire AI in Mumbai is seeking a Business Finance Analyst who moves beyond reporting to actively shape strategy, forecasts, pricing, and cash management. This role offers high ownership, exposure to the CEO Office, and visibility into decisions across finance, product, tech, and sales.

You will drive FP&A, budgeting and forecasting, build and refine financial models, track SaaS metrics, and partner with Product, Tech/AI, and Sales to align pricing with product realities and delivery costs.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel/Sheets modeling skills.
• Connect numbers to business decisions beyond reporting.
• Experience collaborating with Product, Tech/AI, and Sales.
• Investor-ready written and verbal communication preferred.

Responsibilities

• FP&A, forecasting and budgeting with monthly, quarterly and annual cycles.
• Build and maintain budgets; run forecasts with variance commentary.
• Refine financial model across revenue, cost, headcount and cash.
• Translate forecasts into best-case, base-case and downside scenarios.
• Analyze monthly MIS across P&L, cash, spend and metrics.
• Convert data into commentary on drivers, risks and actions.
• Track SaaS metrics: CAC, LTV, churn, ARR/MRR, gross margin, burn.
• Recommend actions grounded in numbers, not summaries.
• Own pricing analytics, unit economics and CAC/LTV sensitivity.
• Collaborate with Product, Tech/AI and Sales on pricing reality.
• Incorporate marketing and sales costs into pricing models.
• Maintain runway and cash flow tracker; manage banking needs.
• Draft investor updates; support fundraising and data room prep.
• Build valuation models (DCF, comps) for rounds and ESOP pricing.
• Calculate IRR for fundraising and cap table discussions.

Skills

Excel modeling

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CA, MBA Finance, CFA

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Would you rather just report numbers, or own the financial engine that helps a company make sharperdecisions, manage cash, and scale with confidence?At Fire AI, we're building an AI-powered decision intelligence platform that helps businesses turn raw data into causal, actionable insight. We're looking for a Business Finance Analyst who can go beyond reporting and actively use numbers to shape strategy, keep investors confidently informed, and keep forecasts, pricing, and cash tightly managed.This is a high-ownership, generalist finance role built for someone who wants to work close to the CEOOffice, with visibility into major business decisions across finance, product, tech, and sales.

What will you be doing?

• What You'll Actually Do
• FP&A, Forecasting & Budgeting
• Build and maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets.
• Run forecasts and variance analysis with clear commentary on drivers.
• Develop and continuously refine Fire AI's financial model across revenue, cost, headcount, and cash projections.
• Translate forecasts into best-case, base-case, and downside scenarios for leadership decisions.
• MIS Analysis & Strategic Finance
• Analyze monthly MIS across P&L, cash position, departmental spend, and key business metrics.
• Convert financial data into commentary on drivers, risks, and recommended actions.
• Track core SaaS and business metrics such as CAC, LTV, churn, ARR/MRR growth, gross margin, and burn multiple.
• Recommend actions based on the numbers, not just summaries of what happened.
• Pricing Strategy
• Own the financial and analytical backbone of pricing decisions.
• Evaluate unit economics, margin impact, and CAC/LTV sensitivity across pricing scenarios.
• Work closely with Product, Tech/AI, and Sales to align pricing with product capability, delivery cost, and GTM reality.
• Bring marketing and sales cost data into pricing models so pricing and discounting decisions are commercially grounded.
• Cash, Treasury & Investor Relations
• Maintain a live runway and cash flow tracker integrated with the core financial model.
• Manage banking relationships, working capital needs, and proactively flag runway risks.
• Draft monthly and quarterly investor updates summarizing performance, milestones, and asks.
• Maintain the cap table and support fundraising processes, including data room preparation and diligence requests.
• Valuation Support
• Build valuation models such as DCF and comparables for fundraising rounds and ESOP pricing discussions.
• Calculate investor returns and IRR when needed for fundraising and cap table conversations.

What you will need to bring to the table?

• You're Built For This If...
• You have strong Excel or Google Sheets modeling skills and can build financial models from scratch.
• You can think beyond finance reporting and connect numbers to real business decisions.
• You are comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Tech/AI, and Sales.
• You write clearly and can prepare content that goes directly to investors.
• You are comfortable juggling monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc strategic priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• CA, MBA Finance, or CFA is preferred, but strong demonstrated capability matters more than only credentials.

Experience: 0-2 Years

Power your business with FireAI

Make real-time, data-backed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.