Manager / Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Reporting: CFO

Location: Bengaluru HQ

About DriveX:

DriveX is India's leading pre-owned two-wheeler platform, backed by TVS Motor Company. We are redefining the used vehicle ecosystem by building transparency, efficiency, and trust across retail, finance, and digital layers. As we scale our multi-city operations, our FP&A function sits at the core of every growth decision we make from city expansions to inventory investments to investor reporting.

About the Role:

This is a high-ownership role for a finance professional who wants to move beyond bookkeeping and into the engine room of business strategy. You will own the planning, forecasting, and analytical infrastructure that drives decisions across Sales, Procurement, Operations, and Technology - partnering directly with the CFO to translate numbers into actionable insight. You will be working in a fast-paced environment where your models and dashboards directly influence real capital allocation decisions - not just reviewed but acted upon.

Key Responsibilities:

01. Annual Operating Plan (AOP):

- Own the end-to-end AOP process across all business verticals.

- Work with Operations, Sales, Marketing & Tech to build bottom-up budgets.

- Track actuals vs plan and publish monthly variance commentary with actionable insights.

- Flag budget overruns early and recommend corrective levers to leadership.

02. Rolling Forecasts & Scenario Planning:

- Prepare monthly rolling cash forecasts and quarterly reforecasts.

- Build scenario models base, bull, and bear for leadership and board reviews.

- Provide investor-ready variance commentary with forward-looking views.

- Stress-test financial plans against key business risks and macro variables.

03. Financial Modelling:

- Build dynamic models for vehicle inventory economics, reconditioning cost, take-rate, and warranty liability.

- Simulate the impact of pricing changes on Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) and net margin.

- Evaluate ROI on new city/store expansions and technology investments.

- Develop sensitivity analyses to support strategic and capital allocation decisions.

04. MIS & Management Reporting:

- Prepare board packs, investor dashboards, and weekly / monthly MIS.

- Drive cohort-level analysis city-wise EBITDA, channel profitability, vehicle contribution margin.

- Publish performance scorecards for senior leadership with clear business narrative.

- Automate recurring reports through ERP and BI tool integration.

05. Business Partnering:

- Partner with Sales, Procurement, and Operations to identify cost arbitrage opportunities.

- Provide financial perspective to business decisions hiring, capex, new verticals.

- Translate financial data into business language for non-finance stakeholders.

- Act as a trusted advisor to BU Heads on financial planning and target setting.

06. Working Capital & Unit Economics:

- Monitor Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) and drive faster cycle times.

- Track burn rate, cash runway, and working capital efficiency on a weekly basis.

- Support treasury and financing decisions with analytical inputs and projections.

- Identify and flag working capital leakages across procurement, logistics, and collections.

Qualifications & Experience:

- CA (1st or 2nd attempt) or MBA Finance from a reputed institution.

- Experience supporting investor reporting or fundraising processes.

- 5 - 8 years of progressive finance experience.

- Working knowledge of BI tools Tableau, Power BI, or Metabase.

- Minimum 3 years in a dedicated FP&A or business finance role.

- Exposure to NBFC or vehicle financing economics.

- Prior exposure to startup, auto, fintech, or e-commerce strongly preferred.

- Familiarity with IND AS and GST implications on P&L.

- Strong financial modelling and Excel / Google Sheets expertise.

- Experience in a multi-city or multi-entity finance setup.

- Proficiency in ERP systems (Zoho, SAP B1, or Oracle).

Competency Profile:

Core Competencies:

- Financial modelling & scenario analysis.

- AOP, forecasting & variance analysis.

- Unit economics & contribution margin.

- MIS design & management reporting.

- Working capital & cash flow management.

Leadership Competencies:

- Business partnering & stakeholder management.

- Cross-functional influence.

- Comfort with ambiguity & speed.

- Strong communication & data storytelling.

- Integrity & analytical rigour.

Why DriveX:

You will have a direct line to the CFO and management team, with your models and insights shaping real capital allocation decisions. This is not a reporting-and-consolidation role it is a seat at the strategy table in one of India's fastest-growing mobility platforms, backed by TVS Motor Company. If you are ready to own the financial narrative of a scaling business, this is your role.