Simply Fresh - Financial Analyst

About Us:

Precision Farming Asia, backed by Proterra Investment Partners, is a Singapore headquartered global AgTech platform. Proterra Investment Partners is a leading global Private Equity Fund (~US$4.0 billion in committed capital) with specialist insights in food & agriculture. Precision Farming Asia is the lead investor in "Simply Fresh", which has commissioned India's largest precision farming site the "Plant Factory".

Simply Fresh (the Company) is a one-stop leader which is spread across ~140 acres (near Hyderabad). providing healthy, fresh, and high-quality agricultural produce for direct consumption and nutraceutical usage. The Company is a technology-driven, precision farming company that uses innovation and recognized global farming techniques to facilitate sustainable agriculture with fresh produce. Simply Fresh prides in using AI with insights into plant biology to develop better farming practices that do not exhaust the natural resources and maintain the nutritional value of the produce.

Simply Fresh produce ranges in nutraceutical plants, herbs, leafy greens, microgreens, and vine crops. The Company's produce is grown at its greenhouses in Hyderabad which are equipped with the latest growing systems. The greenhouses support some of the most effective growing techniques- benches, gutters, pots which are further supported by AI-driven fertigation and irrigation systems. by strong institutional investors a) a leading global food & agriculture focused PE fund with AUM of ~$3.7 billion, b) Promoter of a leading listed South India dairy processor and c) Serial Entrepreneur & Investor who has extensive global experience and a successful track record in building high growth enterprises and start-ups.

Position Description:

The candidate will be responsible for working on the business plan and analyzing financial statements of the company. This may include forecasting future revenues and expenditures, as well as modeling capital structure and budgeting.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking

- Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support

- Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews

- Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements

- Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting

- Guide cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures

- Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials

- Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards

- Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools

- Perform market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation comps

- Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models

- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; familiarity with data query/data management tools (Access, SQL, Business Objects)

Skill Requirements:

- 4-6 years of business finance or other relevant experience, MBAs from Top B school or a Chartered Accountant are preferred. Preferably the candidate should have a work experience with a Big 4 Audit Firm or Strategic Business Unit of a FMCG Co.

- Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Statistics are preferred major fields

- Strong quantitative and analytical competency

- Strong financial modelling experience

- Ability to streamline functions and passion to learn and grow

- Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills

- Ability to handle multiple demands and priorities with very tight deadlines

- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a dynamic, high-energy, high-performing team environment

- Excellent communication and presentation skills; be comfortable interacting with executive-level management