About StrideOne:

StrideOne is a unified, tech-enabled financial platform and NBFC focused on enabling MSMEs and SMEs through structured credit solutions, receivables financing, and receivables management. We simplify access to capital, improve cashflow visibility, and enable risk-aware financial decision-making for growing businesses across industries.

With a steadily expanding disbursement footprint, growing anchor partnerships, and strong collaborations with multiple lending institutions, StrideOne is entering its next phase of growth. We are building a scalable financial ecosystem that integrates lending, receivables management, and data-driven workflows while maintaining strong governance, portfolio quality, and operational discipline.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a high-impact FP&A professional to drive financial planning, business performance tracking, and strategic decision support across the organization. The role will work closely with leadership, business, risk, and operations teams to enable data-driven decision-making and support StrideOnes growth journey.

Key Responsibilities:

- Financial Planning & Budgeting

- Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-term financial planning

- Develop and maintain financial models for lending, receivables financing, and new business initiatives

- Partner with business teams to align financial plans with growth targets

Business Performance & MIS:

- Drive monthly MIS, variance analysis, and performance reporting across verticals

- Track key metrics such as disbursements, yields, cost of funds, portfolio quality, and collections efficiency

- Provide actionable insights to leadership on financial and operational performance

Strategic Finance & Decision Support:

- Support senior management in strategic initiatives, including new product launches, partnerships, and market expansion

- Build scenario models for credit risk, pricing strategies, and portfolio growth

- Evaluate business cases, ROI, and capital allocation decisions

Stakeholder Management:

- Collaborate with business, risk, credit, treasury, and operations teams

- Work closely with lenders and external stakeholders for financial reporting and analysis

- Support board-level and investor reporting requirements

Process & Systems:

- Improve financial reporting frameworks and automation of dashboards

- Strengthen data integrity, controls, and governance in financial reporting

- Drive adoption of data-driven decision-making across teams

Qualifications & Experience:

- CA / equivalent qualification

- 7-10 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or business finance

- Prior experience in NBFCs, fintech, lending, or financial services preferred

- Strong understanding of lending business models, unit economics, and financial metrics

Skills & Competencies:

- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills

- Ability to translate data into business insights

- Proficiency in Excel; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) is a plus

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

- High ownership, structured thinking, and problem-solving ability

What We're Looking For:

- A hands-on finance professional who can operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

- Someone who can bridge finance and business, not just report numbers

- A candidate who is comfortable with ambiguity and can build processes from scratch