Business Finance & Founder's Office Lead

Job Title: Business Finance & Founder’s Office Lead

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About Cumin Co

health-first cookware and kitchenware brand

India’s first homegrown enamel-coated cast iron brand

Funded by India’s best consumer funds — Fireside Ventures and Huddle Ventures —

Role Overview

business finance, analytics, and strategy

You’ll work directly with the Founders to drive financial planning, consumer analytics, strategic decision-making, and business performance tracking.

analytical depth with strategic execution

Key Responsibilities

Business Finance & Planning

• Build and manage

  integrated financial models

  for revenue, cost, and cash-flow forecasting.
• Lead

  AOP planning, monthly MIS, and performance variance tracking.

• Conduct

  unit economics and margin analysis

  by SKU, category, and channel.
• Partner with teams to optimize spends, pricing, and profitability; track CM1 / CM2 / CM3 levers.
• Build

  scenario-based models

  to guide growth and investment decisions.

Consumer & Cohort Analytics

• Partner with marketing and product teams to derive insights on

  cohort behavior, retention, and repeat rates.

• Lead

  LTV/CAC, attribution, and channel efficiency

  analysis across D2C, Amazon, and retail.
• Build and automate

  dashboards

  that provide visibility on category performance, consumer funnel, and ROI.
• Work with analytics teams to build

  data models and tagging frameworks

  for clean, actionable insights.

Founder’s Office / Strategic Projects

• Collaborate with Founders on

  fundraising materials, investor updates, and board decks.

• Create

  consulting-grade presentations

  for strategic reviews and market expansion initiatives.
• Drive

  special projects

  — from category launches to new channel pilots (EBOs, exports, Q-commerce).
• Support OKR tracking, governance, and inter-departmental alignment.

Governance & Partnering

• Track

  fund utilization, marketing efficiency, and working capital.

• Partner with finance, legal, and audit for compliance and reporting.
• Design frameworks for

  business health reviews

  and decision dashboards.

Ideal Candidate

• CA + MBA (Tier-1 preferred)

  with

  4–8 years

  of experience in:

• Business Finance / Strategy / Founder’s Office

  in high-growth consumer startups, or

• Consulting (Big 4 / Tier-1 firms like Deloitte, EY-Parthenon, Bain, etc.)

• Strong analytical and storytelling abilities — connects numbers to business narrative.
• Experience in

  consumer analytics, cohort tracking, and financial modeling.

• Highly proficient in

  Excel & PowerPoint;

  exposure to

  SQL, GA, or BI tools

  a plus.
• Entrepreneurial, structured, and detail-obsessed — thrives in high-velocity environments.

Why Cumin Co

• Work directly with

  ISB-alumni Founders

  (ex-Zomato, Meta, Deloitte, Mastercard).
• Funded by

  Fireside Ventures & Huddle Ventures

  , India’s top consumer funds.
• Exposure across

  finance, analytics, and strategy

  in a 0→1→100 journey.
• A team that values

  clarity, curiosity, and precision.