Assistant Manager - Finance

About The Team

It’s no secret that Meesho is making massive leaps towards becoming the most used e-commerce app in India. Our Finance team has a key role to play in the company's success. Here’s your chance to be a part of the Meesho success story! Our team believes in working hard and partying harder. We organize team trivia nights, board game marathons, and other fun events to foster our team spirit .

About The Role

• We are looking for an Assistant Manager Finance who can enable the scale-up of Supply Chain for Meesho’s overall Marketplace platform by providing value-added finance solutions. Meesho’s Supply Chain quantum is >$500m/annum and we are the biggest customer for all the large Supply chain solution companies in India. Meesho has also developed its captive supply chain solution which is unique and helps us transform our logistics offering to our sellers. You will also contribute to the Finance operations for the strategic Food Retail business i.e. Grocery for Meesho. It is one of the fastest growing businesses in Meesho and receives the maximum mindshare of Meesho’s leadership. In this role you will take ownership of the finance operations of this Business. You will work in a fast-paced environment, creating new systems and processes. You will also ensure that we are balancing customer needs, competitive landscapes and strategic priorities constantly and You will also support the Accounts Payable vertical of Meesho.
  
  
  

What You Will Do

• Develop automated programs that help validate the invoices raised by our external Logistics Partners. Add significant value by critically analysing instances of billing errors that are not in sync with the rate cards and work closely with the Operations team for closure of disputes raised with logistics partner
• Identify cost optimisation opportunities
• Lead interactions with logistics partner for resolving disputes and any other queries
• Liaison with Internal & Statutory Auditors for timely closure of audit requirements
• Help de-bottleneck supply operations by providing innovative finance solutions to business challenges
• Supervise and manage the accounts payable team in processing invoices accurately and efficiently for non-trade payments of >$2bn annually
• Set up systems for maintaining positive vendor relationships through effective communication and timely issue resolution
• Effectively leverage our Oracle Fusion ERP system including Vendor Management module to automate end-to-end payment systems and build a scalable structure
• Collaborate with Product for strengthening controls in logistic payouts and automating new use cases.
• Collaborate with Business teams and enabling multi-location scaleup and profitable growth of the business. Be a solution architect for the Business around financial workflows.
• Implement 360-degrees best-in-class financial controls & processes around receivable & collection, payments, inventory etc. Create business levers through smart vendor financing solutions.
• Collaborate with Product team and embed necessary checks & guardrails in critical business facing applications (eg: WMS, OMS, ops-tech etc)
• Monitor & report business performance with timely & correct books close. Insulate the business from financial surprises through adequate and practical provisioning, external/internal stakeholder management etc.
  
  
  

What Will You Need

• Chartered Accountant
• Articleship in Big 4 preferred.
• 0-1 years of post qualification experience majorly in a startup. Experience in Supply Chain / Accounts Payable is an added advantage.
• Strong business acumen with a financial inclination.
• Good understanding of Accounting nuances.
• Demonstrated experience in Business Partnering & external stakeholder management.
• Strong bias for speed for execution.
• Ability to multitask, think critically and execute tactically.
• Have a proven track record of finding innovative solutions to business problems.