Business Finance Manager
Details for the job:
This position shall be part of the finance operations (Business Finance) and cross functional programs/business launches and reporting (controllership) function of the company. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, detail oriented and will possess the ability to work well with cross-functional teams and in a fast-paced environment. Equally important for success in this role is the ability to collaborate with diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success in a variety of complex tasks as the business continues to grow.
A candidate should have strong technical accounting and hands-on experience in these areas to successfully analyze the organization’s critical business requirements and develop innovative solutions to improve performance and reporting of financial results.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
Major work responsibilities shall comprise of the following:
- Business Finance Partnering
- Partner with business teams to achieve both top-line and bottom-line targets
- Independently drive discussions with business teams related to revenue management, pricing & discounts and working capital with a clear view on path to profitability
- Work with In-Stock/Supply chain team to optimize the inventory investment and drive the project related to the return, unhealthy and unsellable inventory optimization
- Review and analyze historical business trends, understand demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop financial models, and evaluate business outcomes
- Review of business performance and validating the same in line with budget/targets
- Continuously monitor financial and business KPIs, highlight trends and analyze causes of variance
- Keenly follow the competitive landscape (other ecommerce platforms) and feed management with relevant intelligence with reference to the marketplace & pricing trends
- Monitor competitor activity and strategies to benchmark performance and identifying improvement areas
- Manage business finance for forecasting, variance analysis and problem solving
- Facilitate regular business review meetings: present key insights and provide recommendations for decision making and be the Source of Truth w.r.t business metrics
Basic Qualifications:
- CA/MBA with 2-3 years of relevant experience
- Experience in financial analysis, working with large amounts of data and an ability to drive actionable insights out of data
- Experience in Quarterly and Monthly Financial reporting, annual budgeting and forecasting process
- Prior experience in business performance reviewing
- Problem Solving Ability while working with cross functional team
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of the retail business. Prior experience in a complex retail organization
- Proven ability to develop new ideas and creative solutions
- Proven ability to work successfully in an ambiguous environment
- Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Customer focus and professional demeanor