About the Team
It’s no secret that Meesho is making massive leaps towards becoming the most used e-commerce app in India. Our Finance team has a key role to play in the company's success. Here’s your chance to be a part of the Meesho success story!😎
As Deputy Manager - Finance, you will be one among the 50+ professionals working in domains such as Financial Reporting, Finance Operations, Business Finance, Treasury Management and Taxation. The team consists of Chartered Accountants, Business experts and Engineers, who have previously worked for internationally renowned organizations.
Our team believes in working hard and partying harder. We organize team trivia nights, board game marathons, and other fun events to foster our team spirit 💥.
About the Role
We are looking for an Deputy Manager Finance who can enable the scale-up of Supply Chain for Meesho’s overall Marketplace platform by providing value-added finance solutions. Meesho’s Supply Chain quantum is >$500m/annum and we are the biggest customer for all the large Supply chain solution companies in India. Meesho has also developed its captive supply chain solution which is unique and helps us transform our logistics offering to our sellers. You will also contribute to the Finance operations for the strategic Food Retail business i.e. Grocery for Meesho. It is one of the fastest growing businesses in Meesho and receives the maximum mindshare of Meesho’s leadership.
In this role you will take ownership of the finance operations of this Business. You will
work in a fast-paced environment, creating new systems and processes. You will also ensure that we are balancing customer needs, competitive landscapes and strategic priorities constantly.
What will you do
Developing automated programs that help validate the invoices raised by our external Logistics Partners. Add significant value by critically analysing instances of billing errors that are not in sync with the rate cards and work closely with the Operations team for closure of disputes raised with logistics partner.Identify cost optimization opportunities.Lead a team of 2-4 members and supervise interactions with logistics partner for resolving disputes and any other queries.Liaison with Internal & Statutory Auditors for timely closure of audit requirements.Help de-bottleneck supply operations by providing innovative finance solutions to business challenges.Set up systems for maintaining positive vendor relationships through effective communication and timely issue resolution.Effectively leverage our Oracle Fusion ERP system including Vendor Management module to automate end-to-end payment systems and build a scalable structure.Collaborate with Product for strengthening controls in logistic payouts and automating new use cases.Collaborating with Business teams and enabling multi-location scaleup and profitable growth of the business. Be a solution architect for the Business around financial workflows.Implement 360-degrees best-in-class financial controls & processes around receivable & collection, payments, inventory etc. Create business levers through smart vendor financing solutions. Collaborate with Product team and embed necessary checks & guardrails in critical business facing applications (eg: WMS, OMS, ops-tech etc)Monitor & report business performance with timely & correct books close. Insulate the business from financial surprises through adequate and practical provisioning, external/internal stakeholder management etcCollaborate with multiple teams maintain PL accuracy by implementing checks on provisional v/s actual expensesWhat will you need
Chartered Accountant or MBAArticleship experience in Big 4 preferred.2-3 years of post qualification experience majorly in a startup. Experience in Supply Chain controllership is an added advantage.Strong business acumen with a financial inclinationGood understanding of Accounting nuancesDemonstrated experience in Business Partnering & external stakeholder management.Strong bias for speed for executionAbility to multitask, think critically and execute tacticallyHave a proven track record of finding innovative solutions to business problems
