Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

Were Hiring | FP&A Analyst E-Commerce

Location: Gurugram

Working Days: 6 days a week

Joining: Immediate joiners preferred

Note - CA/CMA preferred with hands-on FP&A experience, including budgeting and forecasting. E-Commerce background is preferred

We are a fast-growing e-commerce business with operations managed from the GCC (Dubai) and are looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst to join our team in Gurugram. This is a high-impact, hands-on role ideal for someone who thrives in a startup / scale-up environment and wants to be at the center of data-driven decision-making.

Role Overview

You will act as the financial backbone of the business, supporting the Dubai leadership team with forecasting, performance tracking, unit economics, and strategic insights. The role demands strong ownership, business acumen, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Prepare annual budgets, quarterly plans, and rolling forecasts
• Build bottom-up financial models (GMV, revenue, margins, marketing, logistics, fixed costs)
• Support cash flow planning and burn-rate monitoring

Management Reporting & MIS

• Develop daily, weekly, and monthly MIS dashboards
• Track key metrics: GMV, Net Revenue, Gross Margin, Contribution Margin, CAC, ROAS
• Ensure MIS alignment with books of accounts

Variance Analysis & Cost Control

• Analyze actual vs budget/forecast with actionable insights
• Identify cost leakages and margin improvement opportunities

Unit Economics & Business Analysis

• Build SKU-level, category-level, and order-level unit economics
• Analyze pricing, discounts, promotions, and vendor commercials
• Support strategic initiatives (new category launches, pricing strategy, business models)

Stakeholder & GCC Support

• Primary FP&A support from India for Dubai-based leadership
• Coordinate with Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Tech teams
• Support ad-hoc strategic and board-level analysis

Systems & Automation

• Work closely with Zoho Books
• Build automated dashboards using Excel / Zoho Analytics
• Establish scalable FP&A processes

Key KPIs

• Forecast accuracy
• MIS quality and timeliness
• Contribution margin improvement
• Cost control and cash burn visibility
• Decision-support effectiveness

Qualifications & Experience

• CA / CMA preferred
• 13 years of FP&A / Business Finance experience
• Mandatory exposure to e-commerce / D2C / marketplace / retail
• Startup or high-growth experience strongly preferred
• GCC or international reporting exposure is a plus

Core Skills

• Advanced Excel & financial modeling
• Strong understanding of e-commerce P&L and unit economics
• Data-driven, business-oriented mindset
• Strong communication and ownership

Working Model

• India-based role supporting GCC operations
• Flexible working hours with UAE time overlap

Interested? Please share your resume at shivangi.tanwar@ourshopee.com