Associate Director - Business Finance (Inventory & Working Capital)

Designation : AD - Business Finance

Core Areas : Finance and Commercial

Qualification : CA / MBA (6-9 Years Works Experience) - Preferably with work experience in MNC’s / E-commerce domain.

Our Story

Founded in 2021 by Stanford University dropouts, Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, Zepto is India’s fastest growing e-grocery company valued at $1.4 Billion following its recent Series-E fundraise of $200 Million from marquee global investors including StepStone Group, Goodwater Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, Kaiser Permanente, Nexus Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital, and Lachy Groom. Headquartered in Mumbai, Zepto is present across 10 major cities in the country, 1000+ employees strong, and deliver 5000+ products, including fresh fruits and vegetables, daily cooking essentials, dairy, health-and-hygiene products, etc., to Indian homes within 10 minutes. Through strong tech capabilities, an efficient business model, and a network of highly optimized delivery centers across its 10 locations, the company is revolutionizing the Indian grocery segment currently pegged at $600 Billion,making it easier and more convenient. Beyond groceries, Zepto has also introduced a cafe offering that allows customers to order Coffee, Chai, and other Café items, along with their groceries.

Your Role

Own and drive governance of overall inventory , DOH, ageing, and stock health across categories and designing key intervention frameworks

Define & track inventory productivity metrics across categories

Use data and make recommendations to influence strategic decision-making and planning of overall Inventory health. Independently align financial and operational analyses with your business partners, challenging assumptions when necessary.

Prepare and manage weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts for overall Working capital and Operating cash flow along with building inventory projections and cash flow models

Work with cross functional teams to design and implement best practices for inventory management across value chain

Perform ad-hoc business analysis, and financial modeling.

Present recommendations to senior management on strategic decisions, and planned future initiatives.

You identify and implement opportunities to resolve finance issues, improve, scale, or simplify finance tools, technology, and processes across teams and organizations.

What We’re Looking For

Deep understanding of inventory metrics and working capital levers

Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally and influence decisions

People with Attention to detail & deep knowledge

Data driven and individuals with high level of ownership

People with Bias for action and intensity to drive business results

Why Join Us?

Zepto is on a blitzscaling path unlike any other startup today. Be the flagbearer for the financial process in this journey.

Interested? Reach out to careers@zeptonow.com