Manager - Business Finance

Pocket FM; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Pocket FM, the world's largest audio-series platform, seeks a business finance expert to drive planning, performance analysis, and commercial decision-making. You will collaborate with leaders to shape financial strategy behind major bets, including content expansion, AI-powered production, and user-acquisition economics.

You will build ROI models, track profitability, and present MIS reports, influencing strategic choices and investment decisions across the company.

Qualifications

• CA or MBA (Finance) with strong business finance foundation.
• 2-4 years experience in financial modelling, forecasting, and performance tracking.
• Business-first mindset; finance as a lever for scale in high-growth consumer/tech/streaming.

Responsibilities

• Create and evaluate business cases, investment proposals, and ROI models to support strategic decisions
• Work with business heads to drive financial strategy and execution across high-impact initiatives
• Track key performance metrics, identify trends, and recommend actions to improve profitability
• Prepare and present MIS reports and dashboards for leadership, enabling data-backed decisions
• Lead commercial negotiations, manage vendor contracts, and drive cost optimization across teams
• Leverage industry experience in digital media, consumer internet, or streaming to inform financial strategy

Skills

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Performance tracking

Strategic thinking

Business partnering

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

MBA (Finance)

Tools

Excel

Forecasting tools

Job description

Pocket FM is the world's largest audio-series platform, where powerful stories travel effortlessly across languages, cultures, and continents. From India and the US to Europe and beyond, we are redefining how stories are created, discovered, and experienced across the globe, without screens.

At our core, we are an AI-powered entertainment company with a deeply human-first philosophy. We believe technology should amplify creativity. Our proprietary AI systems work alongside writers, voice artists, and creative teams to help stories scale globally, faster, smarter, and with cultural depth and emotional integrity intact.

Today, Pocket FM is home to a vibrant community of 250+ million listeners, 300,000+ creators, and 100,000+ audio series. With over 140 billion minutes streamed annually, we have emerged as one of the fastest-growing media-tech companies in the world, and we are just getting started. We operate at a massive global scale, but with a startup mindset: curious, fast-moving, and deeply owner-driven. At Pocket FM, teams are encouraged to think boldly, move with intent, and build for long-term impact as we shape the future of audio-first storytelling worldwide.

About The Role

We're looking for a business finance expert to drive business planning, performance analysis, and commercial decision‑making. You'll work on financial strategy behind our biggest bets: expanding storytelling formats, optimizing global content launches, scaling AI‑powered production, and refining user acquisition economics. You'll work directly with functional leaders, run point on key business cases, simplify complex trade‑offs, and ensure we're compounding in the right direction,

What will you do ?

• Create and evaluate business cases, investment proposals, and ROI models to support strategic decisions
• Work with business heads to drive financial strategy and execution across high‑impact initiatives
• Track key performance metrics, identify trends, and recommend actions to improve profitability
• Prepare and present MIS reports and dashboards for leadership, enabling data‑backed decisions
• Lead commercial negotiations, manage vendor contracts, and drive cost optimization across teams
• Leverage industry experience in digital media, consumer internet, or streaming to inform financial strategy

What we’re looking for

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA (Finance), with a strong foundation in business finance and strategic thinking
• Sharp financial acumen with the ability to translate numbers into actionable insights
• 2-4 years of hands‑on experience in financial modelling , forecasting tools, and performance tracking frameworks
• A business‑first mindset - someone who can see finance as a lever for scale, not just control
• Bias for action - thrives in ambiguity and solves problems with a first‑principles approach
• Experience in high‑growth consumer‑tech, media‑tech, or streaming businesses is a strong advantage

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.