Position : Manager Business Finance (Cost & Margin Transformation)
Location: Bangalore
Business: Livspace - FP&A - Finance
Reports to: Associate Director - FP&A Finance
ABOUT US
Livspace is Asias largest and fastest-growing home interiors and renovation platform. Leveraging its proprietary technology, the company delivers end-to-end home interior and renovation solutions, encompassing modular solutions, furniture, false ceilings, soft furnishings, dcor, civil works, and more. The company serves homeowners across diverse market segments in India and Singapore.
Since the company was founded in 2015, Livspace has revolutionized a highly fragmented industry by setting new benchmarks in quality, innovation, and execution. To date, the company has successfully transformed the homes of over 100,000 satisfied customers through its presence in 80+ cities and 110+ Experience Centres.
As part of its growth journey, Livspace is launching a new home retail business offering thoughtfully curated furniture, dcor, and lifestyle solutions. The venture blends design-led thinking with large-scale retail execution, creating a modern, integrated home shopping experience.
For more information, please visit: https://www.livspace.com/in/about-us.
Primary Objective
Protect and expand margins by actively owning large cost pools and converting cost data into executable savings initiatives.
A. Day-to-Day Ownership
- Own cost tracking of all cost line items
- Build monthly cost bridges vs plan and prior periods
- Identify structural vs temporary cost overruns
- Partner with Ops, SCM, Procurement to:
- Evaluate vendor contracts
- Redesign cost-heavy processes
- Track benefits realization of approved cost initiatives
B. Key Analyses & Outputs
- Cost variance dashboards (bucket-wise, BU-wise)
- Margin bridge (Revenue CM1 EBITDA)
- Savings tracker (planned vs realised)
- Unit cost metrics (cost per order, per delivery, per sqft)
- Sensitivity analysis (impact of volume change on margins)
C. Stakeholder Interactions
- Operations & Supply Chain heads
- Procurement & vendor managers
- Business Heads (margin trade-offs)
- FP&A / CFO office
D. Success Looks Like
- Cost overruns identified early, not post-quarter
- Savings are tracked, realised, and sustained
- Margin discussions move from why missed to how improved
- Cost discipline embedded in business reviews
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- CA / MBA / Cost Accountant / CWA/CFA/ B.Tech from T-1 colleges / CA - Intern with 69 years of experience in Cost Finance, Operations Finance, or Business Finance roles
- Strong knowledge of cost structures, margin analysis, and operating leverage, particularly across G&A, warehousing, and logistics cost pools
- Experience partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Vendor Management teams to drive cost efficiency
- Sound understanding of management accounting, cost allocation, variance analysis, and margin bridges
- High analytical skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to identify structural vs one-time cost issues
- Ability to convert financial analysis into practical, executable cost actions
- Well-organised, resilient, and able to manage multiple workstreams under pressure and short deadlines
- Comfortable working in environments with limited automation and high manual data dependency.
