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About the Role
Seeking an analytical finance business partner to drive financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and data analytics in an omni-channel environment.
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Responsibilities
- Drive financial performance tracking across Retail Pharmacy, E commerce, Aster Opticals, and internal franchisee business
- Analyze channel wise and format wise profitability, margins, and cost structures
- Monitor KPIs such as sales per store/channel, conversion rates, basket size, footfall, fulfilment costs, returns, discounts, and shrinkage
- Support business in optimizing pricing, promotions, and product mix
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning cycles
- Perform variance analysis (Actual vs Budget vs Forecast) with actionable insights
- Develop financial models for new initiatives (store expansion, online growth, franchise performance)
- Own and consolidate budgets across multiple business units and channels
- Support monthly book closure ensuring accuracy and timelines
- Prepare detailed P&L analysis by channel, format, and category
- Build and manage Power BI dashboards for channel performance, store vs online comparisons, optical and franchise performance
- Use Power Query and Excel to automate data extraction and reporting from POS systems, Microsoft D365, and e commerce platforms
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Commerce
- CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) preferred
- 3 8 years of experience in Business Finance, FP&A, or Commercial Finance
- Strong business finance acumen in retail/healthcare omni channel environment
- Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, dashboards, automation)
- Hands on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Query, and Power BI
- Strong understanding of multi channel revenue and margin structures
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- We are seeking a highly analytical Assistant Manager – Business Finance to support financial planning, performance management, and decision support across Aster’s omni channel ecosystem including Retail Pharmacy, E commerce, Aster Opticals, and Omni channel operations.
- This role will act as a finance business partner, enabling profitability, cost optimization, and data driven decision making across multiple revenue streams and business formats.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive financial performance tracking across Retail Pharmacy, E commerce, Aster Opticals, and internal franchisee business
- Analyze channel wise and format wise profitability, margins, and cost structures
- Monitor KPIs such as sales per store/channel, conversion rates, basket size, footfall, fulfilment costs, returns, discounts, and shrinkage
- Support business in optimizing pricing, promotions, and product mix
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning cycles
- Perform variance analysis (Actual vs Budget vs Forecast) with actionable insights
- Develop financial models for new initiatives (store expansion, online growth, franchise performance)
- Own and consolidate budgets across multiple business units and channels
- Support monthly book closure ensuring accuracy and timelines
- Prepare detailed P&L analysis by channel, format, and category
- Build and manage Power BI dashboards for channel performance, store vs online comparisons, optical and franchise performance
- Use Power Query and Excel to automate data extraction and reporting from POS systems, Microsoft D365, and e commerce platforms
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting / Commerce
- CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) – preferred
- 3–8 years of experience in Business Finance / FP&A / Commercial Finance
Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong business finance acumen in retail/healthcare omni channel environment
- Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, dashboards, automation)
- Hands on experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Query, and Power BI
- Strong understanding of multi channel revenue & margin structures
- Retail & e commerce KPIs
- Budgeting, forecasting, and book closure
- Ability to convert complex data into clear, actionable insights
- Excellent stakeholder management skills across business and operations teams
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