Business Finance Manager

Position : Manager Business Finance (People, Productivity & Incentives)

Location: Bangalore

Business: Livspace - Finance

Reports to: Associate Director

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

Drive operating leverage by ensuring every incremental headcount delivers measurable output.

A. Day-to-Day Ownership

• Own headcount planning for sales, design, and ops roles
• Track productivity metrics:
• Bookings per designer
• Revenue per head
• Utilisation and throughput
• Analyse impact of headcount rationalisation on productivity
• Own incentive governance:
• Track payouts vs performance
• Identify misaligned incentives or gaming
• Partner with HR on:
• Hiring ROI
• Capacity vs demand planning

B. Key Analyses & Outputs

• Designer productivity dashboards
• Headcount vs output analysis
• Incentive effectiveness reports
• Capacity planning models (required vs actual)
• Scenario analysis for hiring vs productivity trade-offs

C. Stakeholder Interactions

• HR leadership
• Sales & Design heads
• Business heads
• FP&A / CFO office

D. Success Looks Like

• Sustained improvement in bookings per ID
• Incentives drive the right behaviour, not volume at any cost
• Headcount growth is deliberate, not reactive
• Productivity improvements are measurable and repeatable

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Qualified finance professional (CA / MBA Finance / HR preferred) with 58 years of experience in Business Finance, HR Finance, or Productivity Analytics
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, productivity metrics, incentive structures, and sales-led organisations
• Experience analysing headcount efficiency, capacity utilisation, and revenue per employee
• Knowledge of incentive design principles and the ability to identify misaligned incentives or behavioural risks
• Strong analytical skills to translate people data into business insights and productivity levers
• Ability to balance financial discipline with people and cultural considerations
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working across finance, HR, and business teams
• Capable of working under pressure and managing multiple timelines simultaneously.