Associate Director Business Finance

About the Team:

'Democratise internet commerce in India'' is what Meesho is trying to do. >500MM downloads LTD, millions of suppliers, 150+ MM visitors every month, >100MM orders every month - Meesho is the fastest growing ecommerce marketplace of India. Our Finance team has a key role to play in making a difference. Here's your chance to be a part of this great impact

As an Associate Director - Business Finance, you'll be one among the 50+ professionals working in domains such as Financial Reporting, Finance Operations, Business Finance, Treasury Management and Taxation. The team consists of Chartered Accountants, MBA - who have previously worked for internationally renowned organizations. Our team believes in working hard and partying harder.

About the Role:

As an Associate Director - Business Finance, you'll strategise with the business team and tell us how and where to spend our money. While you ensure governance and controllership are best in class, more importantly you actively work with CXOs to drive prioritisation/ choices around growth and profitability. You will lead a team of expert finance professionals - who will aid you in problem discovery, implementing complex business solutions, playing the critical challenger role in business orgs and being co-pilot in leadership level decision-making. You'll also manage business development activities according to a financial plan. You'll modify financial plans and budget amounts based on the changes in business plans. You'll also provide financial support and advice to management in closing business deals and short/medium/long term strategies.

What you will do (hands on leader supported by an expert set of individuals - CAs/ MBAs):

● To work closely with the business unit and actively participate in its operations and management decision making● To develop financial plans along with various business and technology teams with rigor on bottom's up approach

● To review the plans vs actuals on regular basis; in depth analysis of variance and communicating the same proactively creating right visibility and enabling planning of actionable

● To track and measure key financials and business metrics

● To jointly own the OKRs of the respective business unit and build an AOP to achieve the same. Completes account level month-end closing reviews, procedures, and corrections as needed

● Directs and oversees the overall policies, objectives, and initiatives of the revenue cycle activities to optimize operations

● Conduct periodic meetings with direct reports to assure staff understand assigned tasks and can manage time constraints

● Do scenario analysis and develop business plans on product enhancement or business initiatives, present top management with analysis

● Review the plans vs actuals on a regular basis; in-depth analysis of variance and communicating the same proactively creating right visibility and enabling planning of actionable

● Handle Adhoc requests and problem-solving with a short turnaround time and supplement such requests with appropriate analysis and comments to support decision making

● Participate & Drive standardization automation projects for process efficiency

What you will need:

● 8 to 10 years Exp, Chartered Accountant or Post-Graduate in Finance

● Should hold atleast 7 years of experience in Business Finance

● Strong analytical rigor and problem-solving skills

● Strong communication & Interpersonal skills

● Proactive takes initiative, self-motivated, team player

● Strong collaboration, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills

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