Manager – Business Finance – Financial Planning & Analysis – Interior Design – CA

About Company:

The company operates in the luxury interior design and turnkey home execution industry, delivering bespoke residential and hospitality spaces.

Role Overview:

The Business Finance Manager will play a critical role in strengthening the business finance function at the organization. This is a hands-on role involving financial planning and analysis, collections, cash flow management, project profitability, MIS, budgeting, forecasting, controllership, and process improvement. You will work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams including Sales, Design, Execution, Purchase, and Operations to improve financial visibility, strengthen cash discipline, track business performance, and drive better financial decision-making across Bengaluru and Gurugram operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Finance & Planning:

– Own collection planning and tracking, ensuring adherence to collection SOPs and achievement of monthly and annual targets

– Monitor customer collections against project milestones and drive closure of overdue receivables

– Manage day-to-day cash flow and liquidity planning across business locations

– Prepare and review location-wise MIS for Bengaluru and Gurugram covering both cash and accounting performance

– Track project-level revenue, costs, margins, and profitability and highlight deviations requiring business action

– Drive budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and company-wide expense planning

– Lead the Annual Operating Plan and support target-setting across business functions

– Track targets versus actual performance and provide actionable insights to leadership

– Own incentive workings including calculation logic, SOPs, validations, and payout processing

– Review business dashboards and reports maintained by internal and external teams for accuracy and relevance

Controllership & Financial Reporting:

– Own the monthly books closure process and ensure closure within defined timelines

– Maintain and review financial statement schedules and supporting workings

– Manage deferred revenue workings, including monthly movement and reconciliation

– Review accounting entries and financial data across Bengaluru and Gurugram operations

– Maintain and continuously improve finance trackers, including accurate nature-wise mapping of transactions

– Support advance tax workings and other management-level financial analysis

– Coordinate with statutory auditors and internal stakeholders for timely audit closure

– Ensure operational and accounting data remain reconciled and aligned

ERP, MIS & Process Improvement:

– Drive the ongoing migration from Tally to Zoho, including data validation, process mapping, reconciliation, and implementation

– Build and improve MIS, dashboards, trackers, and management reports using Excel and Google Sheets

– Identify opportunities to automate recurring finance processes and improve reporting efficiency

– Build and continuously refine finance SOPs, controls, and review mechanisms

– Strengthen data integrity and ensure consistency across operational and financial systems

Commercial & Cross-Functional Finance:

– Review customer and vendor agreements from a commercial and financial risk perspective

– Partner with Sales, Design, Execution, Purchase, and Operations teams to ensure financial alignment with on-ground business activity

– Review estimate trackers, payment trackers, sales MIS, project margins, collection trackers, and other operational data from a finance perspective

– Identify financial and commercial risks early and work with respective teams to drive closure

– Provide leadership with actionable insights on collections, cash flow, margins, costs, and overall business performance

Education & Experience:

Qualification:

– Chartered Accountant (CA) – Mandatory

Experience:

– 3 – 5 years of relevant experience in Business Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, Controllership, or a similar role

– Strong hands-on experience in MIS, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, working capital, and financial analysis

– Experience in project-level profitability and cost analysis will be strongly preferred

– Hands-on expertise in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Tally, and Zoho Books

– Experience in project-based industries such as interior design, construction, real estate, contracting, or similar businesses will be preferred

– Exposure to multi-location business operations will be an advantage

Skills Required:

– Strong financial and analytical understanding with the ability to connect operational data with financial outcomes

– Good understanding of cash flow, working capital, project profitability, and management reporting

– Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills with strong comfort working with large datasets

– Ability to independently analyse numbers and identify business issues rather than only prepare reports

– Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

– Ability to work closely with multiple cross-functional teams

– High attention to detail and strong ownership mindset

– Process-driven approach with the ability to build systems and improve existing ways of working