Manager - Business Finance

Job Title: Manager - Business Finance

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Job Summary:

The Business Finance Manager is responsible for providing financial insights, strategic analysis, and planning support to business units to drive financial performance and business outcomes. This role will partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of financial goals and operational strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing financial insights to support decision-making.
• Collaborate with operations, sales, marketing, and product teams on budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Lead the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and monthly reporting processes.
• Analyze variances between actuals, forecasts, and budgets, and present findings with actionable insights.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and business drivers.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and management reports.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies.
• Monitor spends and ensure alignment with financial targets.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial reports for senior management.
• Conduct business case analysis, ROI modeling, and scenario planning.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA/CPA/CFA is a plus).
• 3+ years of experience in business finance, FP&A.
• Strong understanding of financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting techniques.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deliver under tight deadlines.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong business acumen and understanding of operational metrics.
• Ability to present complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience in similar industry is a plus

Company profile:

Inshorts Group is a leading tech startup in the short form content space. Our innovative platforms Inshorts and Public have been downloaded by more than 300 million users.

• Inshorts, our flagship product,is India's highest-rated and #1 short news app, serving over 12 million active users in India with concise 60 word shorts tailored to smartphone users wanting to get updated of news quickly.

• Public, our second platform is the largest platform for hyperlocal content in India, with 70 million active users in India, providing timely updates and information relevant to the users towns and cities. We also provide cutting-edge and bespoke advertisement solutions for brands. Brands continue to trust us year after year owing to the multiple innovative award winning campaigns we have delivered for them across sectors and seasons.