OlaCabs - Manager - Business Finance

Responsibilities of the position:

- Develop, implement and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Company's portfolio of businesses.

- To prepare and approve the budget, expenses of the business units and other expenses. To manage the overall profitability of the business unit.

- Works with category teams in identifying new projects, defining cost and business savings, developing business cases and doing rigorous analysis of numbers during implementation to capture plan vs actual benefits

- Routinely communicate business unit and company consolidated financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics. Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications.

- To prepare and review the closing P&L reports

- Lead scenario modelling efforts for the development and growth of the portfolio. Participate as a key thought leader of the business finance team.

- Lead the strategic aspects of the annual/half yearly/quarterly operating plan and budget process for the company. Support the strategic business planning process. Monitor competitive dynamics of the sectors

- Prepare presentations in support of board and stakeholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company.

- Partner with accounting, treasury, tax, legal as appropriate

Position Requirements:

- 3 to 7 years work experience, MBA/CA. + minimum 2 years of Business finance/Audit experience preferred

- Strong blend of analytical and Business understanding skills

- Advanced capability with Microsoft Office applications Excel and PowerPoint.

- Must be able to design reports that present both actual and budget data in a concise manner for use by top management in decision making

- Heavy stakeholder management experience .This role requires a lot of cross functional working and engagement with senior leaders