Livspace - Business Finance Manager

A. Day-to-Day Ownership

Own capex planning and approvals:

- New stores

- Refurbishments

- Format changes

- Store closures

- Track store-level economics:

- Sales, contribution, EBITDA

- Payback and breakeven timelines

Monitor retail Opex:

- Rent, manpower, utilities, local marketing

- Perform cohort analysis of stores:

- Month 1-24 ramp

- Underperformers vs plan

Support decisions on:

- Store openings

- Closures

- Format resets

B. Key Analyses & Outputs

- Store payback dashboards

- Capex utilisation reports

- Cohort performance curves

- Opex efficiency benchmarks

- Retail ROI and sensitivity analysis

C. Stakeholder Interactions

- Retail business heads

- Expansion & real estate teams

- Operations

- FP&A / CFO office

D. Success Looks Like

- No "surprise" loss-making stores

- Capex deployed only with clear payback visibility

- Early intervention on underperforming stores

- Retail growth does not stress cash runway

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

- CA / MBA / Cost Accountant / CWA/CFA/ CA with 3-4 years of experience in Retail Finance, Capex Finance, or Business Finance

- Strong understanding of store-level P&L, capex economics, payback analysis, and retail operating models

- Experience working with multi-store or large-format retail businesses preferred

- Sound knowledge of capital budgeting, ROI analysis, and cohort-based performance tracking

- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, particularly for payback and sensitivity analysis

- Ability to partner effectively with retail, operations, and expansion teams

- Highly organised, execution-focused, and comfortable managing multiple store-level initiatives in parallel

- Ability to work under pressure and deliver time-sensitive analysis for investment decisions