Manager – Business Finance

Senior Manager – Business Finance

Max Budget: 20 LPA* (Apply only if you are okay with the budget, Subject to market standard hike percentage from Current CTC)

Mandatory: Qualified CA, with hands on experience.

Job Description

We are looking for a commercially minded Business Finance professional to act as a trusted finance partner to our business units. This role is central to driving financial performance, enabling data-driven decisions, and supporting sustainable growth and profitability across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnering: Serve as the primary finance point of contact for business unit leaders, providing commercial insight and proactive financial guidance to support strategic decisions.
• Performance Management: Own the end-to-end tracking of revenue, costs, margins, and key business metrics; deliver timely and actionable reporting to stakeholders.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts in close collaboration with business teams, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
• Commercial Analysis: Evaluate business initiatives, pricing decisions, new market opportunities, and investment cases through rigorous financial analysis and scenario modelling.
• Financial Modelling: Build and maintain robust financial models to support business cases, growth strategies, and operational planning.
• Variance & Root Cause Analysis: Analyse actual vs. budget/forecast performance, identify key drivers of variance, and work with teams to course-correct where needed.
• Management Reporting: Design and deliver MIS reports, dashboards, and executive-level presentations that translate financial data into clear business narratives.
• Cost & Profitability Management: Identify cost optimisation opportunities, track unit economics, and support margin improvement initiatives.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Operations, Product, and Supply Chain teams to embed financial rigour into business planning and execution.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA / CA / CFA preferred)
• 3–6 years of experience in Business Finance, Commercial Finance, or a finance business partnering role
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into business insights
• Proficiency in financial modelling, budgeting, and management reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; experience with Power BI or similar BI tools is a plus
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle Financials, or similar platforms
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills — able to influence at all levels

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth, or startup environment
• Background in industries with complex unit economics (e.g. SaaS, e-commerce, fintech, consumer)
• Exposure to strategic planning, investor reporting, or M&A support
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight timelines

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who combines financial expertise with strong business instincts. You are comfortable challenging assumptions, presenting to senior leadership, and rolling up your sleeves to dig into the numbers. You thrive in ambiguity and bring clarity, structure, and commercial perspective to everything you do.