Business Analyst

About Company

DeHaat, a leading Agri-Tech startup, offers end-to-end solutions to India's farmers using AI technologies. With a presence in 12 states, 18,000+ DeHaat Centers, and 500+ FPOs, we impact 13 million+ farmers. Our AI crop advisory covers 30+ crops in regional languages & we export to 30+ countries. Founded by top institute alumni, DeHaat is fully funded, achieving consecutive Great Place to Work certifications . Recognized by NASSCOM, Forbes, ET, Niti Aayog, and Bill Gates Foundation, our 13-year journey reflects impactful innovation in the agricultural sector.

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Role Overview:

We are seeking a Business Analyst with 1–4 years of experience to partner with business teams and drive financial planning, profitability analysis, working capital management, and business performance reporting. The role requires strong commercial acumen, analytical capability, and exposure to export-oriented, manufacturing, or food processing businesses. The incumbent will support strategic decision-making through insights on margins, costs, pricing, cash flows, and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Planning & Analysis

• Prepare annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and monthly business projections.
• Monitor performance against budgets and identify key variances and improvement opportunities.
• Analyze revenue, margins, profitability, and cost drivers across products, customers, channels, and geographies.
• Support management with commercial insights for strategic decision-making.

Business Partnering

• Collaborate with Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, and Commercial teams to improve profitability.
• Evaluate pricing strategies, export margins, customer profitability, and product-wise contribution.
• Support new market entry, product launches, capacity planning, and commercial negotiations through robust analysis.
• Partner with processing teams to review conversion costs, yield, wastage, and operational efficiency.

Export & Commercial Analysis

• Track export sales, foreign currency exposures, and realization cycles.
• Monitor export incentives, duty benefits, and government schemes applicable to agri exports.
• Analyse landed costs, freight, cold-chain expenses, logistics costs, and route-wise profitability.
• Support evaluation of export contracts, pricing, credit terms, and commercial viability.

Working Capital & Cash Flow Management

• Monitor receivables, inventory, and payables to improve cash conversion cycles.
• Support optimization of working capital across procurement, production, and sales cycles.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and ensure adequate liquidity for business operations.
• Review inventory ageing, wastage, shelf-life risks, and working capital efficiency.

MIS, Reporting & Dashboards

• Prepare monthly business review presentations and management dashboards.
• Develop KPIs related to sales, procurement, production, inventory, wastage, margins, and profitability.
• Provide actionable recommendations based on performance trends and business insights.
• Strengthen and automate reporting through Excel, Power BI, and ERP-based MIS.

Controls & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to internal controls, commercial policies, and business processes.
• Support statutory audits, internal audits, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate with accounting and reporting teams to ensure accurate and timely business information.

Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CA), Cost Accountant (CMA/ICWA), or MBA in Finance.
• 1–4 years of relevant experience in business analysis, FP&A, commercial analysis, or business performance management.

Preferred Experience:

• Exposure to manufacturing, food processing, agri-processing, FMCG, or export-oriented businesses.
• Understanding of export documentation, forex transactions, and international trade processes.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, margin analysis, pricing, and working capital management.
• Familiarity with production costs, yield analysis, procurement cycles, and inventory management.

Skills Required:

• Strong analytical, modelling, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI/MIS reporting skills.
• Working knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, seasonal, and operations-driven business environment.