Manager/Senior Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis USHRAMEDGE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

The Corporate Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Bengaluru invites a senior Finance professional to lead planning, forecasting, and analytics fueling strategic decisions. You will partner with the CFO to translate numbers into actionable insight and drive capital allocation in a fast-paced setting.

You will own AOP, rolling forecasts, and MIS, building multi-city models and investor-ready narratives. Requires 5–8 years in FP&A with strong Excel/BI skills and exposure to NBFC/financing economics.

Qualifications

• CA (1st or 2nd attempt) or MBA Finance from a reputed institution.
• 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.
• Familiarity with IND AS and GST implications on P&L.
• Strong financial modelling and Excel / Google Sheets expertise.
• Experience in a multi-city or multi-entity finance setup.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (Zoho, SAP B1, or Oracle).

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end AOP process across all business verticals.
• Work with Operations, Sales, Marketing & Tech to build bottom-up budgets.
• Track actuals vs plan and publish monthly variance commentary with actionable insights.
• Flag budget overruns early and recommend corrective levers to leadership.
• 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.
• Build dynamic models for vehicle inventory economics, reconditioning cost, take-rate, and warranty liability.
• Simulate the impact of pricing changes on GMV and net margin.
• Evaluate ROI on new city/store expansions and technology investments.
• Develop sensitivity analyses to support strategic and capital allocation decisions.
• Prepare board packs, investor dashboards, and weekly/monthly MIS.
• Drive cohort-level analysis – city-wise EBITDA, channel profitability, vehicle contribution margin.
• Publish performance scorecards for senior leadership with clear business narrative.
• Automate recurring reports through ERP and BI tool integration.
• Partner with Sales, Procurement, and Operations to identify cost arbitrage opportunities.
• Provide financial perspective to business decisions – hiring, capex, new verticals.
• Translate financial data into business language for non-finance stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to BU Heads on financial planning and target setting.
• Monitor Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) and drive faster cycle times.
• Track burn rate, cash runway, and working capital efficiency weekly.
• Support treasury and financing decisions with analytical inputs and projections.
• Identify and flag working capital leakages across procurement, logistics, and collections.

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel/Sheets

Data storytelling

Communication

Cross-functional influence

Education

CA (1st/2nd attempt)

MBA Finance

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Metabase

Zoho ERP

SAP B1

Oracle

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 verticals.
• Work with Operations, Sales, Marketing & Tech to build bottom-up budgets.
• Track actuals vs plan and publish monthly variance commentary with actionable insights.
• Flag budget overruns early and recommend corrective 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, reconditioning 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 sensitivity analyses to support strategic and capital allocation decisions.

04. MIS & Management Reporting

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

05. Business Partnering

• Partner with Sales, Procurement, and Operations to identify cost arbitrage opportunities.
• Provide financial perspective to business decisions – hiring, capex, new verticals.
• Translate financial data into business language for non-finance stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to BU Heads on financial planning and target setting.

06. Working Capital & Unit Economics

• Monitor Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) and drive faster cycle times.
• Track burn rate, cash runway, and working capital efficiency weekly.
• Support treasury and financing decisions with analytical inputs and projections.
• Identify and flag working capital leakages across procurement, logistics, and collections.

Qualifications & Experience

• CA (1st or 2nd attempt) or MBA Finance from a reputed institution.
• 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.
• Familiarity with IND AS and GST implications on P&L.
• Strong financial modelling and Excel / Google Sheets expertise.
• Experience in a multi-city or multi-entity finance setup.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (Zoho, SAP B1, or Oracle).

Core Competencies

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