Business Finance Manager

About Porter

At Porter, we're on a mission to move a billion dreams by building the most trusted, efficient, and seamless logistics platform in India. We started in 2014 with a simple vision — to transform intra-city logistics through technology. Today, Porter is a late-stage startup, serving millions of users across 21+ cities, backed by marquee investors like Tiger Global, Lightrock, and Sequoia.

We solve real-world problems — from empowering micro-entrepreneurs and truck owners, to optimizing last-mile delivery for SMEs and enterprises. Every challenge we take on has real consequences and real impact.

With a sharp focus on user obsession, ownership, and collaboration, we're building a workplace where people thrive when they take bold bets, move fast, and build with empathy.

If you're looking to work where scale meets purpose, complexity fuels learning, and culture isn't an afterthought, Porter is the place.

About the Role

We are looking for a sharp, proactive finance professional to join our Business Finance team and drive financial insight, performance analysis, and cost optimization's through negotiations. This role will serve as the finance partner for tracking key cost and bringing efficiencies, profitability tracking, forecasting, and driving data-backed strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Business Partnering

• Partner closely with cost owners. Look for all existing contracts and negotiate the existing contracts for cost optimizations
• Ensure variance analysis for key costs and ensure completeness of cost booking
• Act as the financial conscience of the business, helping teams align with strategic and profitability goals.
• Create dynamic models to evaluate new initiatives, pricing changes, or cost optimization scenarios.

2. Performance Reporting & Analysis

• Lead the preparation of monthly and quarterly business reviews with a clear narrative around performance drivers.
• Recommend cost-control or revenue-enhancing measures based on findings.
• Identify gaps, opportunities, and key actions to improve unit-level or vertical profitability.
• Work closely with the Controllership/data/tech teams to improve the availability and reliability of financial data.

Qualifications & Attributes

• Education: CA or MBA (Finance) from a recognized institution.
• Experience: 3 years of experience in FP&A and business finance, preferably in a fast- paced or high-growth environment.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; ability to translate complex data into clear business insights.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience in executive-level presentations.
• Business Acumen: Comfort working in cross-functional teams and engaging with senior leadership and department heads.
• Tech Skills: Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and experience with tools like Power BI/Tableau is preferred.