Finance Strategy Manager

**Finance Strategy Manager – Circle (Bengaluru)** **About Circle** 100 Million Indians. One Trusted C2C Platform. Circle is India's most trusted C2C marketplace, addressing key gaps in the secondary market: trust, verification, pricing, and logistics. We offer AI-verified listings, transparent pricing, managed doorstep logistics, and trust at every step. **About the Role** As a Finance Strategy Manager, you'll manage Circle's finance function across two key areas: - 50% FP&A & Business Finance: Forecasting, financial modelling, performance analysis, cash runway, unit economics, budgeting, and decision support for founders. - 50% Finance Controllership: Month-end close, accounting oversight, reconciliations, compliance, payments, audits, and finance operations. You'll collaborate with founders and cross-functional teams to translate business metrics into financial decisions, ensuring accuracy and audit readiness. **Key Responsibilities** **Financial Planning & Business Finance** - Manage annual planning, monthly forecasts, and reforecasting across GMV, revenue, margins, burn, and runway. - Develop driver-based financial models connecting business metrics to financial outcomes. - Prepare integrated P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow projections with scenario analysis. - Partner with Growth, Product, Operations, and Category teams on budgets and forecasts. - Track budget vs actuals, explain variances, and recommend actions. - Analyze unit economics, CAC, payback, contribution margins, logistics, and subsidies. - Build MIS dashboards and performance reports for founders. - Support fundraising, board reporting, and strategic decision-making. **Finance Controllership & Compliance** - Manage monthly financial close with external accounting partners. - Review P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, accruals, provisions, and reconciliations. - Manage reconciliations for banks, payment gateways, refunds, seller payouts, payroll, GST, and TDS. - Coordinate statutory filings (GST, TDS, PF, ESI, PT) and ensure timely compliance. - Manage vendor payments, payroll inputs, reimbursements, and finance operations calendar. - Build approval workflows, controls, documentation standards, and audit-ready records. **What Success Looks Like** - Reliable driver-based financial models and forecasts. - Clear visibility into performance, cash runway, and key business risks. - Actionable financial insights influencing growth, pricing, hiring, and expansion. - Accurate books, timely reconciliations, payments, and compliance without constant founder follow-ups. **Who We're Looking For** - Strong financial modelling skills in Excel/Google Sheets. - Experience in FP&A, Business Finance, Corporate Finance, Controllership, or similar roles. - Solid understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, accounting, and statutory compliance. - Analytical, commercially curious, and comfortable working with imperfect data. - High ownership and excited about building processes from scratch in a fast-paced startup. - Startup, marketplace, or consumer internet experience is a plus. **Missing Points** - Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets is mandatory. - Strong financial modelling experience is preferred.