Business Finance Associate

What would you be doing?

Planning & forecasting:

• Own the annual budgeting and planning process along with periodic (monthly/quarterly) forecasting. Review actuals against plan every month and drive the re-forecast / estimate cycle.

Board & leadership reporting:

• Prepare monthly flash results and highlights, board decks, and leadership MIS reports that give management a clear, timely view of performance.

Business & competitor analysis:

• Track and analyze competitor and market financial performance and benchmarks to inform strategy.

Decision support:

• Build metric and unit-economics frameworks (GMV, take-rate, contribution margin, CAC/payback, burn) to evaluate proposed business decisions — new bets, pricing, spend, and go/no-go calls.

Quarterly reviews:

• Drive quarterly business reviews (QBRs), competitor reviews, and investor/board reporting cycles.

Ad hoc & strategic analysis:

• Run ad hoc analyses and structured problem-solving that complement the regular FP&A cadence and address open strategic questions.

Cross-functional partnering:

• Partner with commercial, growth, and ops teams on time-critical financial deliverables and act as their finance point of contact.

Senior-stakeholder & diligence support:

• Prepare review materials for senior leadership and for investor / due-diligence / audit reviews (e.g., fundraises, statutory and internal audits).

Financial governance:

• Help maintain sound financial controls and ensure compliance with applicable laws, accounting standards, and internal policy, applying strong ethical judgment and escalating issues transparently.

What we're looking for

• CA, MBA (Finance), CFA, or equivalent.
• ~2-4 years in business finance, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or startup finance.
• Strong financial modeling and advanced Excel; comfort working with large datasets (SQL a strong plus).
• Experience building forecasts, budgets, and board/investor-facing reporting.
• Sharp business judgment — able to operate with limited supervision, exercise independent judgment, and act as a finance SME to senior stakeholders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth, ambiguous environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in creator economy, quick commerce, consumer tech, or marketplaces.
• Familiarity with BI tools (Metabase, Looker, Power BI) and data-driven decision-making.
• Prior exposure to fundraising or due-diligence processes.

Required Skills

• business finance
• MS Excel