Ninjacart - Pioneer. Challenge Yourself. Create Better Lives.

Ninjacart is a pioneer in agritech. We believe in fostering a culture of innovation. We develop professionals who pioneer new ideas, simplify customer experiences, and impact the lives of millions. Our employees take complete ownership and truly belong.

Ninjacart is India's leading agri-platform, leveraging technology and data to organize the agri commerce ecosystem. Over the last 7 years, our made-for-India technology and India-centric solutions have disrupted the way fruits and vegetables move from farms to consumers' plates. We empower farmers and other players in the ecosystem in ways never done before.

Ninjacart aims to be the digital network for global agri-commerce, solving structural problems such as information asymmetry, payment hassles, distribution inefficiency, and discovering new buyers and sellers with tech-first solutions. Ninjacart has raised over $350mn from Walmart Group, Tiger Global, Accel US, Accel India, Syngenta, and others. We are one of the top 25 startups to work for, according to LinkedIn.

We are a highly motivated, results-driven community, focused on proactive approaches to problem-solving. We cherish entrepreneurial spirit and provide significant operating autonomy to senior leaders. There are ample opportunities and challenges to be solved at scale and in real-time.

Location: Bangalore, KA, IN

Responsibilities:

Strategic planning:

- Drive development, implementation, and adherence of all financial and accounting policies & procedures for upcoming projects/businesses in compliance with applicable financial and accounting standards.

- Assist BU Head by recommending business actions based on financial planning and analysis, along with performance and efficiency improvement measures.

- Provide timely inputs on strategic matters relating to legal, compliance, and taxation areas affecting the organization and the market it operates in.

Monitoring Business performance:

- Define key financial and operational metrics and track the financial health of existing Business Units.

- Review financial information, identify exceptions/inconsistencies, initiate action, and follow-up for logical closure.

- Develop a data-driven decision framework to execute key business strategy decisions and develop a metric-driven performance management system across the company.

Business Planning/Budgeting and cost control:

- Develop a clear understanding of key business drivers, analyze key financial metrics, provide value-add analysis for upcoming business objectives, and create weekly/monthly/quarterly financial projections. Ensure adherence to these by all business teams.

- Provide regular reports and input for designing the strategy, risk and mitigation plans, and forward strategy pertaining to the financial aspects of various business plans.

Stakeholder management:

- Manage stakeholders across all BUs and functions to align on budget projections, expectations, and key deliverables.

- Work in close coordination with the Business Finance Head in the preparation of the Monthly & Quarterly Business Reports with detailed commentary.

- Prepare Annual Operating Plans.

Qualifications:

- CA, B.Tech., or MBA Finance with 3-6 years of finance experience, preferably in FMCG/Retail Commerce (experience in Startups will be a plus).

- Expertise in financial planning and analysis, cost transformation, and cost reduction.

- Ability to work in an entrepreneurial atmosphere and closely with business.

- Experience with stakeholder management in complex settings and diverse groups.

- Strong analytical skills and a data-driven decision-making mentality.

- Strong business acumen to understand business requirements.

- Ability to manage tight deadlines, prioritize workload, and achieve results in a fast-paced, dynamic, ever-growing and often ambiguous environment.

- Proactive and self-motivated with a keen interest in solving problems and driving initiatives to closure.

- Hustle and get things done attitude.

Additional Information:

At Ninjacart, we are creating a workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities, and the business.

Check out what Life at Ninjacart looks like!

Read More:

- How Ninjacart has evolved in the last 8 years: [Evolution Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Kts-O7tv4)

- Ninjacart Blog: [Ninjacart Blog](https://www.ninjacart.in/blog/)

- Nandan Nilekani on Ninjacart: [LinkedIn Post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninja-cart_tech-pioneersatwork-ninjacart-activity-7027281166617505792-pciW)

- Building a great workplace - Ninjacart's top priority: [Great Workplace Blog](https://www.ninjacart.in/blog/building-a-great-workplace-ninjacarts-top-priority/)

- Ninjacart Culture CODE: [Ninja Code](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninja-cart_ninja-code-our-values-activity-7076821402548387840-KuL1)