Overview
Description: Finance Manager Delhi.
About the Organisation: A fast-growing E-commerce fashion and lifestyle startup offering a curated range of mens and womens clothing and accessories designed for the modern, style-conscious consumer. Our mission is to bring quality, trend-forward, and affordable fashion directly to customers through our online platform and leading marketplaces.
Job Summary: We are seeking a Finance Manager to lead financial planning, cash flow management, and investor reporting for our rapidly expanding fashion e-commerce business. The ideal candidate will bring both analytical strength and operational understanding, managing everything from daily accounting to strategic financial modelling. Youll play a crucial role in helping the founders make informed decisions, maintain profitability, and prepare for future growth and funding rounds.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Financial Planning & Business Strategy:
– Develop and maintain financial models and forecasts aligned with sales, marketing, and inventory plans.
– Conduct SKU-level profitability analysis to support pricing and discount strategies.
– Partner with leadership to prepare budgets, revenue projections, and cost analyses.
– Provide financial insights for new product launches, marketing campaigns, and expansion initiatives.
Cash Flow & Treasury Management:
– Manage daily cash flow, vendor payments, and collections across online and offline channels.
– Forecast shortand long-term cash needs; optimize working capital for inventory, logistics, and operations.
– Handle banking operations, reconciliations, and payment gateway settlements.
– Liaise with financial institutions for credit lines and working capital facilities.
Fundraising & Investor Relations:
– Prepare financial statements, pitch decks, and business performance summaries for investors.
– Support fundraising efforts, investor due diligence, and audit processes.
– Manage monthly MIS and investor reports, ensuring financial transparency and accuracy.
– Collaborate with founders on valuation, forecasting, and investor communications.
Financial Control & Compliance:
– Oversee accounting accuracy, inventory valuation, and expense tracking.
– Ensure compliance with GST, TDS, Income Tax, and ROC filings.
– Coordinate with external auditors for statutory and financial audits.
– Establish strong internal controls and cost monitoring processes.
Budgeting & Expense Optimization:
– Prepare annual and departmental budgets with variance analysis and recommendations.
– Monitor marketing spend ROI, logistics costs, and operational overheads.
– Identify areas for cost reduction and profitability improvement.
– Partner with the marketing and operations teams to align spending with business goals.
Technology, Analytics & Reporting:
– Use accounting and ERP tools such as Tally, Zoho Books, or QuickBooks for end-to-end financial management.
– Build and maintain dashboards tracking sales, profitability, cash flow, and expenses.
– Support automation of reconciliation, reporting, and vendor management processes.
– Prepare reports for e-commerce marketplaces (Amazon, Myntra, Flipkart, etc.) and D2C sales channels.
Role Requirements:
Education: Masters degree in Finance, Commerce, Accounting, or MBA (Finance).
Experience: 2+ years in financial management, accounting, or FP&A, preferably in E-commerce, Retail, or Fashion sectors.
– Prior experience in fashion, apparel, or lifestyle retail (D2C or marketplace).
– Strong understanding of inventory accounting, revenue recognition, and online retail finance.
– Proficiency in Excel, financial modelling, and business reporting tools.
– Solid knowledge of GST, TDS, and Indian accounting standards.
– Excellent analytical, communication, and team collaboration skills.
– Exposure to fundraising, investor relations, and startup financial operations.
– Hands-on experience with marketing analytics, inventory costing, and logistics finance.
– Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment.
Work Schedule: Monday Friday.
Salary: As per industry standards / commensurate with experience.