Associate Director, Business Finance - Inventory & Working Capital

Designation: AD - Business Finance

Core Areas: Finance and Commercial

Qualification: CA / MBA (6-9 Years Works Experience) - Preferably with work experience in MNCs / E-commerce domain.

Our Story

Founded in 2021 by Stanford University dropouts, Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, Zepto is Indias fastest growing e-grocery company valued at $1.4 Billion following its recent Series-E fundraise of $200 Million from marquee global investors including StepStone Group, Goodwater Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, Kaiser Permanente, Nexus Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital, and Lachy Groom. Headquartered in Mumbai, Zepto is present across 10 major cities in the country, 1000+ employees strong, and deliver 5000+ products, including fresh fruits and vegetables, daily cooking essentials, dairy, health-and-hygiene products, etc., to Indian homes within 10 minutes. Through strong tech capabilities, an efficient business model, and a network of highly optimized delivery centers across its 10 locations, the company is revolutionizing the Indian grocery segment currently pegged at $600 Billion,making it easier and more convenient. Beyond groceries, Zepto has also introduced a cafe offering that allows customers to order Coffee, Chai, and other Caf items, along with their groceries.

Your Role

• Own and drive governance of overall inventory , DOH, ageing, and stock health across categories and designing key intervention frameworks
• Define & track inventory productivity metrics across categories
• Use data and make recommendations to influence strategic decision-making and planning of overall Inventory health. Independently align financial and operational analyses with your business partners, challenging assumptions when necessary.
• Prepare and manage weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts for overall Working capital and Operating cash flow along with building inventory projections and cash flow models
• Work with cross functional teams to design and implement best practices for inventory management across value chain
• Perform ad-hoc business analysis, and financial modeling.
• Present recommendations to senior management on strategic decisions, and planned future initiatives.
• You identify and implement opportunities to resolve finance issues, improve, scale, or simplify finance tools, technology, and processes across teams and organizations.

What Were Looking For

• Deep understanding of inventory metrics and working capital levers
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally and influence decisions
• People with Attention to detail & deep knowledge
• Data driven and individuals with high level of ownership
• People with Bias for action and intensity to drive business results

Why Join Us

• Zepto is on a blitzscaling path unlike any other startup today. Be the flagbearer for the financial process in this journey.
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