The Business Finance Partner acts as the financial co-pilot to Category, Growth, Supply Chain, and Customer Support teams-driving profitability, optimizing commercial decisions, and ensuring disciplined execution across revenue, margins, spends, and working capital. This role blends FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering, and strategic decision support for a fast-scaling e-commerce marketplace.
Key Responsibilities :
1. Revenue & Margin Ownership
- Drive sourcing margin, net margin, and cohort / repeat profitability analysis
- Evaluate brand deals, margin structures, turnover support, ad-monetization, discount planning
- Partner with Category teams for pricing, promotions, deal structures, and laddering
- Build and improve contribution margin (CM1 / CM2 / CM3) visibility for weekly / monthly reviews
2. FP&A and Business Planning
Lead monthly MIS, budgeting, forecasting (incl. category-wise, channel-wise, and contribution margin forecasts)Build models for AOV, conversion rates, repeat cohorts, category mix, CAC-LTV, and funnel metricsDevelop forward-looking variance analysis with actionable insights3. Cost & Spend Governance
Track and own performance marketing ROI with Growth teamsBuild guardrails for promo spends, category discounts & performance marketing efficiencyPartner with Ops & Supply Chain to drive fulfilment cost optimisation (warehouse, dark stores, last mile)4. Commercial Decision Support
Run business cases for new categories, brands, geographies, stores, and capexAnalyse assortment, ABC-XYZ mix, SLA impact on cancellations, and lost sales implicationsAssess unit economics at brand, category, cohort, order and region level5. Working Capital & Cashflow Management
Drive inventory turns, reduce ageing & at-risk inventoryPartner on procurement cycles, MOQ decisions, replenishment efficiencyOptimise credit cycles with brands and improve payables / receivables efficiency6. Cross-Functional Partnering
Work closely with Category, Growth, SCM, CX, Tech, and LeadershipBring financial discipline into operational decisions while enabling growthCreate clear dashboards, weekly trackers, and insight notes for leadership7. Strategic Projects
Lead automation of finance ops dashboards (PowerBI / Tableau / GSheets)Build profitability frameworks for tentpole campaigns & NPI launchesDrive special projects (pricing engines, demand forecasting inputs, inventory ordering logic, etc.)Qualifications & Experience :
CA / CFA / MBA Finance with 2-4 years in business finance / FP&A / commercial financeExperience in e-commerce, retail, FMCG, marketplace, D2C or high-growth startups preferredStrong modelling skills (Excel, Sheets); BI tools preferredDeep understanding of unit economics, funnels, cohorts, supply chain metricsStrong stakeholder management & ability to influence without authority(ref : iimjobs.com)