Lead - Business Finance

About the Role

This is not a traditional FP&A or reporting role.
As Lead – Business Finance, you will serve as the finance business partner to the business leadership team, helping shape the commercial and strategic direction of the company.
You will own the financial architecture that supports growth—building scalable frameworks for profitability, capital allocation, planning, commercial decision-making and business performance across SuperK's omnichannel ecosystem.
You will work closely with leaders across Operations, Category, Supply Chain, Marketing, Technology and Expansion to ensure every major business decision is financially sound, scalable and aligned with long-term value creation.
If you enjoy solving ambiguous business problems, influencing strategic decisions, building from first principles and working in a high-ownership environment, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to create one of the strongest Business Finance functions in Indian retail.

Roles & Responsibilities

Business Performance & AOP
Co-own the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), rolling forecasts, and business performance reviews.
Partner with business leaders to deliver revenue, margin, profitability, and cash flow commitments.
Drive data-led decision making through structured business reviews and actionable performance insights.

Commercial Finance & Unit Economics
Own the commercial and financial architecture across stores, channels, categories, memberships, and private labels.
Continuously improve pricing, gross margins, promotions, vendor funding, product mix, customer acquisition economics, and channel profitability.
Build scalable profitability frameworks and strengthen unit economics across all business models.

Capital Allocation & Investment Decisions
Evaluate and govern investments across store expansion, new formats, supply chain, technology, and strategic initiatives.
Build robust business cases using ROI, IRR, NPV, payback, and scenario analysis.
Monitor post-investment performance to improve capital allocation and investment discipline.

Working Capital & Capital Efficiency
Partner with Category, Supply Chain, and Operations to improve inventory productivity, cash conversion, working capital, and ROCE.
Embed cost-of-capital thinking into business planning and decision making.

Strategic Finance
Support leadership on high-impact strategic decisions including expansion, pricing, partnerships, new business models, and profitability improvement initiatives.
Provide financial clarity through commercial analysis, scenario modelling, and structured problem-solving.

Business Partnering
Act as a trusted finance partner to Operations, Category, Supply Chain, Marketing, Membership, and Technology teams.
Influence business decisions through commercial insight, financial rigour, and cross-functional collaboration.

Performance Management & Analytics
Build scalable performance management frameworks, KPIs, dashboards, and financial operating mechanisms.
Institutionalize metrics that improve accountability and enable leadership to manage a rapidly scaling omnichannel retail business.

What we are looking for?

Education
CA, MBA (Finance/Strategy) from Tier-1 institutions preferred.
Candidates from IIMs, ISB and other leading institutions are encouraged to apply.
Strong academic track record preferred.

Experience
4–8 years of experience in Business / Strategic Finance.
Experience in retail, FMCG, grocery, consumer internet, e-commerce, quick commerce or omnichannel businesses is strongly preferred.
Experience partnering directly with business leaders on commercial decisions.
Exposure to high-growth startups or scale-up environments will be an advantage.

Technical Capabilities
Exceptional financial modelling skills.
Strong commercial and strategic thinking.
Expertise in business case evaluation and investment appraisal.
Advanced Excel and financial analysis capabilities.
Strong understanding of unit economics and profitability analysis.
Experience working with ERP systems, BI platforms and large datasets.
Ability to simplify complex problems into structured financial frameworks.

Leadership Competencies
We're looking for someone who:
Thinks like an owner.
Has strong commercial instincts.
Challenges assumptions respectfully.
Influences without authority.
Thrives in ambiguity.
Demonstrates intellectual curiosity.
Has a bias for action.
Balances strategic thinking with execution excellence.
Is comfortable working directly with founders and senior leadership.