Manager - Business Finance - B2B SaaS Startup

Our client offers a future-proof Co-op Marketing Operating System - accelerating digital transformation across Enterprise Brands & its Channel Partner ecosystem. They are an Enterprise B2B SaaS startup, based out of Pune India. Several Enterprise OEMs across Auto, Retail, and CPG verticals and 7000+ Channel Partners are leveraging them to digitize Co-op Marketing budgets to personalize & localize Shopper experience at scale.

Role Introduction:

As the Business Finance Manager, you'll be a strategic partner in driving the company's financial success across multiple business units and geographies. Leading the finance team, you'll own the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function, ensuring accurate and insightful financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. You'll support monthly closures, and internal audits and fundraise while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to guide sound financial decision-making. Your contribution will be pivotal in maintaining robust financial analysis, supporting business growth, streamlining financial processes, and ensuring the company's financial health.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Work closely with the Finance Team to drive strategic insights, driving operational and strategic goals while seamlessly connecting multiple business units across global markets.

- Steer the ship on budgeting and forecasting, partnering with departments across regions to craft forward-looking financial roadmaps that align with big-picture objectives.

- Crunch numbers, spot trends, and flag risks, turning financial data into actionable insights that fuel senior management's decision-making process. Build financial models like a pro, running scenarios to guide pivotal business choices across diverse markets and business units.

- Keep your finger on the pulse of KPIs, delivering sharp, insightful reports to leadership that drive the conversation-and the company-forward.

- Reinvent financial processes and systems, creating scalable solutions that support rapid growth and streamline operations across different geographies.

Requirements:

- 2-3 years of post-qualification experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, mastering budgets and forecasts.

- Expertise in Indian GAAP, Ind AS, and IFRS, with the know-how to keep things sharp across different geographies and business units.

- A data-driven mindset, turning complex financials into actionable insights in no time.

- A+ communication chops-you can break down the numbers and deliver them with impact, whether it's to the team or the top brass.

- Love to take new initiatives, keep in line with the industry trends, and want to automate everything possible.

- A love for fast-paced environments, and you bring a sense of ownership with a no-excuses attitude.

- Prior experience working with leaders, and startup experience would be a feather in your hat.

- Qualified CA.