Manager – Business Finance Verified Company

The Corporate Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute invites a Manager – Business Finance to act as a strategic finance partner across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams in Bengaluru. You will drive profitability, cost efficiency, and data-driven decisions in a fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and ROI for new initiatives while collaborating closely with senior stakeholders to optimize pricing and delivery economics.

Qualifications

• Experience in Business Finance / FP&A.
• Exposure to D2C / E-commerce or manufacturing environments.
• Background in supply chain or operations finance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, and Category teams to drive financial insights.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and monthly performance tracking for business units.
• Analyze variances and present actionable insights to leadership.
• Support pricing strategy, discounting, and margin protection.
• Monitor unit economics, COGS, logistics costs, and capacity utilization.

Skills

Finance partnering

FP&A expertise

Supply chain & manufacturing finance

Stakeholder management

Data analytics & dashboards

Excel & ERP proficiency

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Role Objective:

The Manager – Business Finance will act as a strategic finance partner to business leaders, driving profitability, cost efficiency, and data-driven decision-making across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Commercial functions. The role requires strong exposure to operations-heavy businesses such as D2C, E-commerce, Internet platforms, or Manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Partnering & Decision Support:

• – Act as a finance business partner to Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, and Category teams
• – Support leadership with financial insights for pricing, cost optimization, capacity planning, and expansion decisions
• – Drive ROI analysis for new initiatives, warehouses, manufacturing lines, and automation projects

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

• – Own annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and monthly performance tracking for assigned business units
• – Analyze variance between actuals vs budget, identify key drivers, and present actionable insights
• – Prepare business reviews, MIS dashboards, and management presentations

Supply Chain & Manufacturing Finance:

• – Monitor and improve unit economics, contribution margins, and cost structures
• – Track and analyze COGS, logistics costs, warehousing expenses, manpower, and overheads
• – Partner with operations to drive cost reduction, productivity improvement, and process efficiencies
• – Support make vs buy decisions, vendor negotiations, and capacity utilization analysis

Commercial & Revenue Analytics:

• – Support pricing strategy, discounting, promotions, and margin protection
• – Evaluate impact of marketplace commissions, logistics costs, and SLA penalties
• – Work closely with Sales & Category teams to improve profitability by channel, SKU, and region

Governance, Controls & Compliance Support:

• – Ensure financial discipline, cost controls, and adherence to internal policies
• – Work closely with Accounting, Audit, and Compliance teams for smooth month-end and year-end closures
• – Support audits and provide financial explanations for operational variances

Key Skills & Competencies:

• – Strong business finance and FP&A expertise
• – Deep understanding of supply chain, manufacturing, and operations finance
• – Excellent analytical skills with the ability to convert data into business insights
• – Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• – Hands-on experience with Excel, financial models, dashboards, and ERP systems
• – Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth D2C / Internet environment

Experience:

• – Experience in Business Finance / FP&A

Preferred background:

• – D2C / E-commerce / Internet companies
• – Manufacturing or supply chain led organizations
• – Consumer, Retail, FMCG, or Logistics environments

Preferred Exposure:

• – Supply chain finance, manufacturing finance, E Commerce, D2C or operations-heavy roles
• – Experience working with senior business stakeholders
• – Exposure to scaling businesses or start-up / high-growth environments is a plus

Mandatory skills Requirement:

Plant/Manufacturing Finance exp is a Must.