Financial Strategy and Cost Optimization Manager

As the Manager - Business Finance at Swiggy, your main responsibility will be to drive financial performance, support strategic decision-making, and ensure effective cost management across business operations. Your role will require strong analytical capabilities, a deep understanding of operational metrics, and hands-on experience in cost optimization. Experience within delivery, logistics, supply-chain, or similar operations-heavy businesses is highly preferred.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• **Financial Planning & Analysis**
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for business units.
• Analyze financial performance, conduct variance analysis, and identify actionable insights.
• Provide financial models, dashboards, and profitability analyses to support business decisions.
• **Cost Management & Optimization**
• Conduct periodic cost reviews across operational functions.
• Identify cost leakages and implement initiatives for cost efficiency and margin improvement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Operations, Supply Chain, Delivery, etc.) to track and optimize key cost drivers.
• **Business Performance Monitoring**
• Develop and monitor KPIs related to delivery operations, cost per order, productivity, utilization, and compliance.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly business review presentations for leadership.
• **Operational Finance Support**
• Work closely with operations leadership to understand ground-level processes and financial impact.
• Evaluate operational initiatives, new launches, and projects from a financial standpoint.
• Support contract negotiations, pricing, and vendor cost structures.
• **Reporting & Compliance**
• Ensure timely and accurate MIS, financial reports, and dashboards.
• Drive process improvements and enhance data accuracy and reporting efficiency.
• Ensure financial governance, internal controls, and audit readiness.
• *Must-Have:**
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Business Finance, FP&A;, or Operational Finance.
• Masters in business (Finance/Strategy) or CA preferred.
• Strong understanding of delivery/logistics/operations business models.
• Proven experience in cost analysis, cost optimization, and financial modeling.
• Proficiency in Excel, financial modeling, dashboards, and analytical tools.
• Ability to work with large data sets and derive meaningful insights.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience in high-growth or tech-enabled delivery businesses (e.g., logistics, e-commerce, hyperlocal, supply chain).

Swiggy is Indias leading on-demand delivery platform with a tech-first approach to logistics and a solution-first approach to consumer demands. With a presence in 500+ cities across India, partnerships with hundreds of thousands of restaurants, an employee base of over 5000, a 2 lakh+ strong independent fleet of Delivery Executives, we deliver unparalleled convenience driven by continuous innovation. Built on the back of robust ML technology and fueled by terabytes of data processed every day, Swiggy offers a fast, seamless, and reliable delivery experience for millions of customers across India. As the Manager - Business Finance at Swiggy, your main responsibility will be to drive financial performance, support strategic decision-making, and ensure effective cost management across business operations. Your role will require strong analytical capabilities, a deep understanding of operational metrics, and hands-on experience in cost optimization. Experience within delivery, logistics, supply-chain, or similar operations-heavy businesses is highly preferred.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• **Financial Planning & Analysis**
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for business units.
• Analyze financial performance, conduct variance analysis, and identify actionable insights.
• Provide financial models, dashboards, and profitability analyses to support business decisions.
• **Cost Management & Optimization**
• Conduct periodic cost reviews across operational functions.
• Identify cost leakages and implement initiatives for cost efficiency and margin improvement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Operations, Supply Chain, Delivery, etc.) to track and optimize key cost drivers.
• **Business Performance Monitoring**
• Develop and monitor KPIs related to delivery operations, cost per order, productivity, utilization, and compliance.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly business review presentations for leadership.
• **Operational Finance Support**
• Work closely with operations leadership to understand ground-level processes and financial impact.
• Evaluate operational initiatives, new launches, and projects from a financial standpoint.
• Support contract negotiations, pricing, and vendor cost structures.
• **Reporting & Compliance**
• Ensure timely and accurate MIS, financial reports, and dashboards.
• Drive process improvements and enhance