Husk Power Systems - Analyst - Global CFO's Office - IIM

Job Description Analyst to Global CFOs Office

Location: Mumbai, India

About Husk:

Husk Power Systems (Husk) is an award-winning climate-resilient company serving rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2023, it was named Worlds Best Challenger Brand in the energy industry and is a 3-time Global Cleantech 100 company. The CEO has been recognized by TIME magazine as one of the 100 climate leaders in the world. The companys AI-powered platform provides 24/7 clean, renewable power to rural households, Commercial customers, institutions and small factories. It also delivers a range of other products and services ,including e-commerce and credit-financing of branded appliances for home and commercial use, as well as community-based solutions for e-mobility and the agricultural value chain. Husks mission is Powering Rural Prosperity & driving economic growth and social wellbeing in rural communities while also nurturing the planet by deploying low-carbon technology.

Benefits:

Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that align with global best practices. These include clear career growth planning, transparent performance review and reward processes that are gender neutral, maternity and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions with special attention given to the safety and security of our employees, 18-day annual paid leave, family health insurance. Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their life.

Position Objective

Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that align with global best practices. These include clear career growth planning, transparent performance review and reward processes that are gender neutral, maternity and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions with special attention given to the safety and security of our employees, 18-day annual paid leave, family health insurance. Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their life.

Ideal Candidate Profile

- Education: MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, or Stanford GSB; engineering undergraduate background preferred.

- Experience: 4 years of strong analytical, consulting, corporate finance, or strategy experience.

- Experience in Analytics, transformation programs, due diligence, or cross-functional project management is preferred.

- Mindset: Ability to deal with ambiguity and establish clarity. Structured thinker with strong analytical orientation. Mature communicator capable of influencing senior leaders without authority. High ownership and action orientation.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Strategic Design &Business Alignment

- Assist the CFO in designing, implementing, and running the CFO Office OKR framework and performance dashboards.

- Provide insights for decision-making briefings, dashboards, and prioritization summaries

- Track and drive multiple high-stakes initiatives simultaneously across countries.

- Ensure alignment between CFO and cross-functional leaders on strategy and performance

Strategic Program, Project & Initiative Management

- Support strategic programs led by Finance (cost optimization, compliance, budgeting cycles, transformation, business performance management)

- Drive governance through structured follow-ups, milestone tracking, and risk escalation

- Track finance KPIs across FP& A, Controllership, Treasury, Corp Dev, ESG, and Business teams.

- Set up and run weekly and monthly review rhythms, including templates, insights, follow-up actions, and governance flows.

Research, Insights &Executive Decision Support

- Prepare high-impact presentations for the board, investors, and executive leadership.

- Conduct deep-dive research on competition, market intelligence, peer benchmarking, regulatory developments, and financial themes.

- Build financial and analytical models for scenarios, business cases, and transformation projects.

- Provide fact-based insights that strengthen CFO decision-making.

Executive Engagement & Advisory

- Anticipate CFOs needs and ensure they are set up for success in all engagements

- Interface with global leadership teams, board office, and strategic partners

- Represent the CFOs office in selected leadership forums and decision meetings

Communication &Stakeholder Influence

- Draft executive communication talking points, business updates, enterprise memos

- Ensure consistent narrative and messaging across Finance leadership globally

- Strengthen stakeholder trust and improve turnaround responsiveness

Operational Excellence &Enablement

- Manage global calendars with strategic prioritization

- Optimize execution through streamlined workflows, governance cadence, and action tracking

- Ensure confidential document control, cross-border coordination, and compliance

External Relationship Facilitation

- Liaise with consultants, auditors, and regulatory partners as required

- Enable effective collaboration for M&A, investment, and transformation projects

Requirements:

- Experience: At least 4-5 years of proven experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally supporting C-suite or senior executive-level leaders in a global environment.

- Education: MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, or Stanford GSB; engineering undergraduate background preferred.

- Location: Must be based in Mumbai and willing to work on-site.

Skills:

- Exceptional organizational and time management skills with a meticulous attention to detail.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with corporate travel/expense management software. High-quality PowerPoint and presentation structuring aligned with management consulting standards. Advanced analytical skills with strong Excel and financial modelling capabilities.

- Experience with OKR management, dashboards, and program management tools (Notion, Monday.com, Asana, Smartsheet)

- Ability to convert ambiguous or unstructured business problems into clear frameworks and actionable plans. Strong research and synthesis skills.

- Superior written and verbal communication skills in English.

About You

- Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion, judgment, and maintain the highest level of confidentiality.

- Ability to handle ambiguity effectively and consistently bring clarity, structure, grounded reasoning, and a first principles approach to simplify complex issues.

- Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working independently to anticipate needs and resolve issues before they arise.

- Ability to work effectively under pressure and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Husk is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, or religion. Husk is committed to improving gender balance within its teams worldwide. Female candidates are, therefore, highly encouraged to apply even if all requirements are not met.

DISCLAIMER: This is an exhaustive list of all principal accountabilities, dimensions of the job, and person specifications. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, change in personnel, workload, technological developments, or organization developments).