Finance Business Partner

DriveX; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

DriveX in Bengaluru is seeking a finance professional to own planning, forecasting, and analytics, partnering with the CFO to translate numbers into actionable insights. You will own the Annual Operating Plan and rolling forecasts across Sales, Procurement, Operations, and Technology, shaping capital allocation decisions.

This high-ownership FP&A role requires 5–8 years of progressive finance experience, CA or MBA, and strong skills in Excel/BI tools (Tableau/Power BI/Metabase) and Zoho ERP.

Qualifications

• CA or MBA Finance from a reputed institution.
• Experience supporting investor reporting or fundraising processes.
• 5–8 years of progressive finance experience.
• Proficiency in BI tools — Tableau, Power BI, or Metabase.
• Minimum 3 years in a dedicated FP&A or business finance role.
• Exposure to NBFC or vehicle financing economics.
• Startup, auto, fintech, or e-commerce experience preferred.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Experience in multi-city and multi-entity finance setup.
• ERP experience (Zoho).

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Annual Operating Plan (AOP) across all verticals.
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Marketing & Tech to build bottom-up budgets.
• Publish monthly variance commentary with actionable insights.
• Flag budget overruns early and recommend corrective levers.
• Prepare monthly rolling cash forecasts and quarterly reforecasts.
• Build scenario models (base, bull, bear) for leadership reviews.
• Provide investor-ready variance commentary with forward-looking views.
• Stress-test financial plans against key risks and macro variables.
• Develop dynamic models for inventory economics, reconditioning costs, and warranty liabilities.
• Evaluate ROI on new city/store expansions and technology investments.
• Drive MIS and management reporting; publish board packs and dashboards.
• Automate recurring reports through ERP and BI tool integration.
• Partner with Sales, Procurement, and Operations to identify cost arbitrage opportunities.
• Translate financial data into business language for non-finance stakeholders.
• Act as trusted advisor to BU Heads on planning and target setting.
• Monitor working capital and drive cash efficiency weekly.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Business partnering

Education

CA

MBA Finance

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Metabase

Zoho ERP

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Job Description

About the Role

This is a high-ownership role for a finance professional who wants to move beyond bookkeeping and into the engine room of business strategy. You will own the planning, forecasting, and analytical infrastructure that drives decisions across Sales, Procurement, Operations, and Technology - partnering directly with the CFO to translate numbers into actionable insight. You will be working in a fast-paced environment where your models and dashboards directly influence real capital allocation decisions - not just reviewed but acted upon.

Key Responsibilities

01 Annual Operating Plan (AOP)

• Own the end-to-end AOP process across all business ver7cals
• Work with Opera7ons, Sales, Marke7ng & Tech to build bo@om-up budgets
• Track actuals vs plan and publish monthly variance commentary with ac7onable insights
• Flag budget overruns early and recommend correc7ve levers to leadership

02 Rolling Forecasts & Scenario Planning

• Prepare monthly rolling cash forecasts and quarterly reforecasts
• Build scenario models — base, bull, and bear — for leadership and board reviews
• Provide investor-ready variance commentary with forward-looking views
• Stress-test financial plans against key business risks and macro variables

03 Financial Modelling

• Build dynamic models for vehicle inventory economics, recondi7oning cost, take-rate, and warranty liability
• Simulate the impact of pricing changes on Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) and net margin
• Evaluate ROI on new city/store expansions and technology investments
• Develop sensi7vity analyses to support strategic and capital alloca7on decisions

04 MIS & Management Reporting

• Prepare board packs, investor dashboards, and weekly / monthly MIS
• Drive cohort-level analysis — city-wise EBITDA, channel profitability, vehicle contribu7on margin
• Publish performance scorecards for senior leadership with clear business narra7ve
• Automate recurring reports through ERP and BI tool integra7on

05 Business Partnering

• Partner with Sales, Procurement, and Opera7ons to iden7fy cost arbitrage opportuni7es
• Provide financial perspec7ve to business decisions — hiring, capex, new ver7cals
• Translate financial data into business language for non-finance stakeholders
• Act as a trusted advisor to BU Heads on financial planning and target seUng

06 Working Capital & Unit Economics

• Monitor Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) and drive faster cycle 7mes
• Track burn rate, cash runway, and working capital efficiency on a weekly basis
• Support treasury and financing decisions with analy7cal inputs and projec7ons
• Iden7fy and flag working capital leakages across procurement, logis7cs, and collec7ons

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• CA (1st or 2nd attempt) or MBA Finance from a reputed ins7tu7on
• Experience supporting investor reporting or fundraising processes
• 5 - 8 years of progressive finance experience
• Working knowledge of BI tools — Tableau, Power BI, or Metabase
• Minimum 3 years in a dedicated FP&A or business finance role
• Exposure to NBFC or vehicle financing economics
• Prior exposure to startup, auto, fintech, or e-commerce strongly preferred
• Strong financial modelling and Excel / Google Sheets exper7se
• Experience in a multi-City and multi-entity finance setup
• Proficiency in ERP systems (Zoho)

Competency Profile

Core Competencies Leadership Competencies

• Financial modelling & scenario analysis
• Business partnering & stakeholder management
• AOP, forecasting & variance analysis
• Cross-functional influence
• Unit economics & contribution margin
• Comfort with ambiguity & speed
• MIS design & management reporting
• Strong communication & data storytelling
• Working capital & cash flow management
• Integrity & analytical rigor