Decathlon was founded in 1976 in France. Our purpose is to
Move people through the wonders of sport and we provide 60+ sports & 6,000+ products designed by us at extremely affordable prices. Decathlon is the world's largest sports retailer and we have 133+ stores spread across India with more openings each year. We are recruiting for a
finance business partner for our
Retail Value Chain.
Responsibilities
Finance Partnering
- Partner with retail and business teams to provide financial insights and decision support
- Manage and monitor P&L performance across business units
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and support business needs proactively
- Translate financial and operational data into actionable business insights
Planning & Forecasting
- Support Annual Operating Plan (AOP), budgeting, and rolling forecasts
- Analyze revenue, margins, operating expenses, and profitability drivers
- Develop financial models and track key retail KPIs
- Identify risks, opportunities, and cost optimization levers
Decision Support
- Build scenario and sensitivity analysis to support business decisions
- Provide data-backed recommendations to leadership on investments and expansion opportunities
- Actively participate in business reviews and decision-making discussions
Reporting & Controllership
- Perform Actual vs Budget vs Forecast variance analysis and identify root causes
- Deliver reliable financial statements reflecting true business performance
- Build early warning systems to highlight business risks and opportunities
- Maintain strong governance, compliance, and financial controls
- Ensure accurate financial reporting in line with group standards and local regulations
Project & Change Management
- Drive retail finance projects and process improvement initiatives
- Support automation and simplification of process across the activities
- Take initiatives to innovate and enhance business efficiency
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement finance transformation projects
My Duties
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Awareness of the business needs to be able to provide adapted advice.
- Proactive mindset with ability to challenge ideas and drive outcomes
- Courage to defend my own opinion either with colleagues, managers or third parties.
- Share knowledge through training, workshops, and active participation in team meetings.
- Understand my role and I take initiatives to innovate and challenge current processes.
- 0–4 years of experience in Retail Finance, FP&A, Business Finance, or Commercial Finance
- Minimum Qualification of CA / MBA / PGDM / ACCA.
- You must have advanced knowledge in Excel and must be curious to learn new tools.
- You should have good presentation and communication skills.
- You should have a strong interest in analysis and project management.
- You should have a team spirit
- Your energy and curiosity will help you understand and evolve our processes.
- Must be a Sports Enthusiast.
Role: Finance Business Partner/Financial Analyst
Industry Type: Sports/Retail
Department: Finance/Business Finance
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Work Location : Decathlon Anubhava, Bengaluru
Way of Working : Hybrid - 4 days WFO & 1 day WFH.
