Role Overview

We are looking for a high-calibre Strategy & Business Analytics professional to work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team on strategic business initiatives, financial analysis, business performance, and data-driven decision-making.

The role will involve working across business, finance, credit, operations, risk, collections, and technology to analyse business performance, identify opportunities, support strategic decision-making, and drive key initiatives.

The ideal candidate would have a combination of solid analytical capability, commercial understanding, structured problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.

A CA + MBA profile with experience in a reputed consulting or professional-services organisation such as EY, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, or similar would be preferred. Alternatively, an engineer with strong analytical/business experience and preferably fintech exposure can be considered.

Key Responsibilities1. Strategic Business Analysis

- Work closely with the CEO and leadership team on strategic business priorities and key initiatives.
- Analyse business performance and identify key trends, opportunities, risks, and areas requiring management attention.
- Develop structured analysis and recommendations to support business decisions.
- Conduct market, competitor, product, and business-model analysis as required.
- Support evaluation of new business opportunities, products, partnerships, and growth initiatives.

1. Business & Financial Analytics

- Analyse key business and financial metrics to understand business performance and profitability.
- Develop financial/business models to evaluate different scenarios and strategic decisions.
- Analyse revenue, costs, margins, customer acquisition, portfolio performance, productivity, and other relevant business metrics.
- Track actual performance against business plans, budgets, and strategic targets.
- Identify key drivers impacting business performance and provide actionable insights to leadership.

1. Management Reporting & Business Reviews

- Prepare management-level analysis and presentations for CEO and senior leadership reviews.
- Develop structured dashboards and performance reports covering key business metrics.
- Consolidate information from multiple functions and translate data into meaningful business insights.




- Support monthly/quarterly business reviews and strategic performance discussions.

1. Cross-Functional Strategic Initiatives

- Work with Business, Finance, Credit, Risk, Operations, Collections, Product, and Technology teams on strategic projects.
- Drive special projects assigned by the CEO/leadership team from analysis through execution.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to identify issues, develop solutions, and track implementation.
- Monitor progress of strategic initiatives and highlight key dependencies, risks, and outcomes.

1. Business Planning & Forecasting

- Support annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and long-term business plans.
- Build scenario analysis and sensitivity models to assess potential business outcomes.
- Support leadership in evaluating growth, profitability, cost optimisation, and resource-allocation decisions.
- Track business performance against agreed objectives and highlight variances.

1. Process & Performance Improvement

- Identify opportunities to improve business processes, operating efficiency, and profitability.
- Use data and analytics to identify bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
- Work with functional teams to develop and implement improvement initiatives.
- Establish appropriate metrics/KPIs to measure the effectiveness of business initiatives.

Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to understand complex business problems and structure them into actionable solutions.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen.
- Excellent Excel and financial-modelling skills.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Ability to work with large datasets and derive meaningful insights.
- Strong stakeholder-management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to independently drive strategic projects.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving fintech environment.




- High attention to detail with the ability to maintain a broader strategic perspective.

Preferred Candidate ProfilePreferred Profile – CA + MBA
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with an MBA from a reputed institution.
- 5–10 years of experience in strategy, consulting, financial advisory, business analytics, corporate finance, or related areas.
- Experience with a reputed consulting/professional-services organisation such as EY, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, or similar preferred.
- Strong experience in financial analysis, business modelling, strategic projects, and management reporting.
- Exposure to financial services, fintech, lending, NBFC, banking, or related sectors will be an advantage.

Alternative Profile – Engineering + Analytics
- B.E./B.Tech or equivalent engineering degree.
- 5–10 years of strong analytical/business experience.
- Experience in business analytics, strategy, consulting, product analytics, financial analytics, or business planning.
- Fintech/digital lending/financial-services exposure preferred.
- Strong Excel, data analysis, business modelling, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with senior stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives.

Qualification

Preferred: CA + MBA

Alternative: B.E./B.Tech with strong analytical/business experience.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who can operate as a thought partner to the CEO and leadership team, rather than someone focused only on routine reporting.

The individual should be able to:

Understand the numbers identify the business issue analyse the root cause develop options present insights drive the initiative to execution.

The role requires a combination of financial acumen, strategic thinking, analytical ability, business understanding, and execution orientation.

Ideal Industry Background

Candidates from the following backgrounds can be considered:

- Fintech
- Digital Lending
- NBFC
- Banking / Financial Services
- Management Consulting
- Big 4 / Professional Services
- Corporate Strategy
- Business Analytics
- Corporate Finance / FP&A;
- Financial Advisory

Fintech experience is preferred but not mandatory for the CA + MBA profile. For the engineering profile, fintech/financial-services exposure would be strongly preferred.

📌 Strategy & Business Analytics Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Bhanix
📍 Mumbai