E-commerce operator: Finance & Growth

This role is the financial backbone of brand performance.You will own complete financial visibility across multiple e-commerce brands, ensuring that ad spends, revenue, and profitability are accurately tracked, reconciled, and forecasted.Your job is simple:Numbers should always be right. Insights should always be clear.This is not an internal finance role. You will work on brand-level performance data, directly impacting how money is allocated and scaled.Accountabilities1. Monthly Spend Reconciliation (Non-Negotiable)Reconcile ad spend data across platforms vs reported numbers of vs actualsValidate spends across Meta, Google, and other performance channelsIdentify:MismatchesOver-reporting / under-reportingData inconsistenciesEnsure clean, reliable, audit-ready numbers every month2. Brand-Level P&L TrackingBuild and maintain accurate P&Ls for each brandTrack:Revenue vs spendsContribution marginsEnsure numbers reflect reality, not assumptionsFlag profitability risks early3. Growth Forecasting (Data-Driven)Create forecasting models based on actual performance dataProject:Spend vs revenue scenariosScaling impactEfficiency trendsContinuously update forecasts based on real-time inputs4. Performance AnalyticsAnalyse large datasets across brands to identify:Efficiency trendsScaling opportunitiesSpend inefficienciesSupport teams with clear, data-backed insightsMove beyond reporting → focus on what the numbers are saying5. Systems & Process BuildingBuild standardized:Reconciliation frameworksReporting templatesTracking systemsReduce manual errors and dependency on scattered dataBring structure to financial tracking across brandsIdeal Behaviour, Qualifications & Skills6–8 years of experience in:Finance / FP&A / Business Finance / AnalyticsStrong exposure to:P&L managementData-heavy environmentsExperience in:D2C / e-commerce / performance marketing setups (preferred)Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills (must-have)High attention to detailAbility to handle multiple brands and large datasets simultaneouslyKey Performance IndicatorsAccuracy of monthly reconciliations% variance between forecasted vs actual performanceReliability of brand-level P&L reportingIdentification of spend inefficienciesImprovement in data clarity and reporting systemsValuesWe take our values very seriously and ask that all team members reference (or keep in mind) values in dealing with conflict, challenges, opportunities and day to day operations.Each individual's role is to also hold others accountable and themselves.Accountability- own your part in it first.Collaboration- take initiative with discipline and humility.Resilience- to be steadfast, assess, and bounce back.Selflessness- ‘what does it take to scale’.Fun- be present and connect.Originally posted on Himalayas

This role is the financial backbone of brand performance.You will own complete financial visibility across multiple e-commerce brands, ensuring that ad spends, revenue, and profitability are accurately tracked, reconciled, and forecasted.Your job is simple:Numbers should always be right. Insights should always be clear.This is not an internal finance role. You will work on brand-level performance data, directly impacting how money is allocated and scaled.Accountabilities1. Monthly Spend Reconciliation (Non-Negotiable)Reconcile ad spend data across platforms vs reported numbers of vs actualsValidate spends across Meta, Google, and other performance channelsIdentify:MismatchesOver-reporting / under-reportingData inconsistenciesEnsure clean, reliable, audit-ready numbers every month2. Brand-Level P&L TrackingBuild and maintain accurate P&Ls for each brandTrack:Revenue vs spendsContribution marginsEnsure numbers reflect reality, not assumptionsFlag profitability risks early3. Growth Forecasting (Data-Driven)Create forecasting models based on actual performance dataProject:Spend vs revenue scenariosScaling impactEfficiency trendsContinuously update forecasts based on real-time inputs4. Performance AnalyticsAnalyse large datasets across brands to identify:Efficiency trendsScaling opportunitiesSpend inefficienciesSupport teams with clear, data-backed insightsMove beyond reporting → focus on what the numbers are saying5. Systems & Process BuildingBuild standardized:Reconciliation frameworksReporting templatesTracking systemsReduce manual errors and dependency on scattered dataBring structure to financial tracking across brandsIdeal Behaviour, Qualifications & Skills6–8 years of experience in:Finance / FP&A / Business Finance / AnalyticsStrong exposure to:P&L managementData-heavy environmentsExperience in:D2C / e-commerce / performance marketing setups (preferred)Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills (must-have)High attention to detailAbility to handle multiple brands and large datasets simultaneouslyKey Performance IndicatorsAccuracy of monthly reconciliations% variance between forecasted vs actual performanceReliability of brand-level P&L reportingIdentification of spend inefficienciesImprovement in data clarity and reporting systemsValuesWe take our values very seriously and ask that all team members reference (or keep in mind) values in dealing with conflict, challenges, opportunities and day to day operations.Each individual's role is to also hold others accountable and themselves.Accountability- own your part in it first.Collaboration- take initiative with discipline and humility.Resilience- to be steadfast, assess, and bounce back.Selflessness- ‘what does it take to scale’.Fun- be present and connect.Originally posted on Himalayas