Club Factory - Head - Finance

About the company :

ClubFactory is an E-commerce platform present across multiple geographies, high-growth, VC backed rapidly growing across Home, Lifestyle & Fashion categories. Launched in the year 2016, it is the largest cross border commerce firm in India.

The Company is a leading e-commerce platform for the curation of highly desirable goods for purchase (B2C) combined with an enabling platform (B2B) for merchants to sell their products. The company has been able to crack the product market fit for both B2B and B2C business models to ensure sustained long-term profitable growth.

Key Strategic Objectives-

- As senior member of the Management Team, this position provides the leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure that the organization has the appropriate finance direction, financial and operational controls, the necessary administrative and reporting procedures, and the required information technology / systems in place to effectively grow the organization while ensuring ensure financial strength and operating efficiency.

- The role has primary responsibility to ensure we deliver a great customer experience at competitive and sustainable transportation costs and requires partnering with many internal teams (Operations, Transportation, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Accounting, Category Finance, Accounts Payable, Engineering, Real Estate, Treasury and IT) to drive performance and simultaneously build a world class Operations Finance team.

- The candidate will be responsible for setting the team's strategic goals including growing the business and driving cost-out, lead the operational planning process, influence senior executives across Finance, Operations and Category management.

- The successful candidate will drive new insights into key financial and operational performance drivers and become a trusted leader within the organization. Will be a strong and inspirational leader who has a proven track record for hiring, developing and retaining the best talent.

Key Responsibilities:

- Partner with Operations and category management teams to drive continuous improvement in financial and operational performance

- Develop and support the growth strategy of the business to get big fast

- Lead the annual operational planning process and development of the three year strategic plan

- Ensure timely and accurate metrics and forecasts are created and maintained Partner with teams across the organization to drive optimal cross functional decisions that maximize the company's long term free cash flow

- Identify and develop key business opportunities and drive efficiency while balancing customer promise

- Support integration and expansion projects for new business initiatives

Experience and leadership qualities

- 15+ years of large corporate finance experience with heavy emphasis on analytics and directing the work of other professionals

- Results-oriented, highly energetic, dynamic individual with hands-on approach

- Advanced analytical skills and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture

- Ability to work with staff at all levels of the organization

- Industry experience in e-commerce, distribution, retail would be preferable

- Demonstrated experience of successfully driving complex projects

- Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and rapidly changing operating conditions while still delivering to expectations

- Experienced in business forecasting and spreadsheet modeling

- Business ownership and developing a strong partnership with the operations team

Basic Qualifications :

- CA and MBA from premier business schools.