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JOB DESCRIPTION - BUSINESS FINANCE About Pepper Pepper Content (www.peppercontent.io) is building a global content marketplace that brings companies and content creators together to scale up content creation processes across 75+ content verticals and 150+ content categories. Over the past 5 years, over 100,000+ freelance content creators have applied to be part of the Pepper network of which we work with the top 5% talent, and on the other end - we work with over 2500+ customers like Amazon, Airtel, Google, HDFC Bank, Adani, Infosys and majority of the startup ecosystem. We are building a global SaaS-enabled marketplace for fast-growth SMB, mid-market and enterprise customers that helps marketers manage all their activities ranging from content creation to workflow management and content distribution. To fuel all this, we have some exciting plans, and we are looking for someone in the capacity of an Senior Executive / Assistant Manager - Business Finance. At Pepper, you will handle the following: 1) Overall Metrics Responsibility ● Gross Margin Profile - Need to analyse margins for every customer month on month across categories, geographies, content type, customer type, and industry ● NRR and GRR - Create detailed customer segmentation and drive cohorts’ expansion with focus on both Revenue expansion and Churn Mapping ● Quality of Revenue – Benchmarking each customer acquisition based on revenue type and driving quality and predictability in revenue growth ● Contribution Margins and EBITDA margins - Identify what are the key drivers and cost-centres / what does our contribution margin profile look like and how do we drive bottom line improvement 2) Budgeting and Forecasting (AOP) ● Cost Forecasting on a monthly level and doing a detailed analysis across cost centres ● Determine the predictability & projections of revenue monthly, quarterly and annually ● Giving directional sense on how the P&L is shaping up vis-à-vis our initial goals 3) P&L Management, FP&A & Business reviews ● Identifying leading and lagging metrics and accordingly working with the business leaders to drive performance and accountability ● Setting up & maintaining a robust reporting framework on metrics that impact P&L and indicate the health of the business across multiple cuts ● Presenting analysis to the Board across board meetings / investor requests ● Establish ROI on sales & marketing investments, with the right assessment of risks and opportunities ● Conducting business case analysis of new programs and services ● Burn optimisation ● Guide the team on rigorous data-based analysis for any decision-making scenario, bringing out business insights not visible in regular reviews 4) Special Projects ● Collaborate and work with cross-functional teams to drive strategic projects ● Help analyse the impact (Before and After) and drive adoption, course-correct as required 5) Financial Reporting & Analysis ● Oversee all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, and Revenue Recognition. ● Prepare and publish timely financial statements. ● Liaising with the auditor and solving audit related queries ● Ensure adherence with the applicable compliances such as GST, TDS etc. You should apply if: ● Semi-Qualified Chartered Accountant or MBA Finance with a minimum of 0-1 years of experience ● Experience in Business Finance, FP&A, accounting, taxation, and reporting ● Experience in Zoho or any other accounting ERP ● Experience in excel, word ● Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must ● Startup experience in venture-backed startups is a big plus (Series A to Series D) ● Have all that it takes to succeed in a startup environment - flexibility, working beyond the call of duty, ability to multitask and deliver under pressure, and a high level of ownership Show more Show less
