Financial Planning Analyst_CXO Office

About the Role

We are looking for a Strategy & Business Finance Analyst – CXO Office to work closely with the CXO team on high-priority business initiatives across the organisation. This is a high-ownership role at the intersection of strategy, business analytics, FP&A and execution. The role will involve solving complex business problems, identifying opportunities, developing data-backed recommendations and driving initiatives from problem definition to measurable business outcomes.

1. Business Strategy & Performance

·        Analyse business performance across brands, markets, channels and functions to identify opportunities, risks and performance gaps.

·        Develop structured analyses and recommendations to support CXO-level decision-making.

·        Build business cases for strategic initiatives, investments, expansion opportunities and new business ideas.

·        Track key business metrics and identify trends, exceptions and areas requiring intervention.

·        Conduct market, competitor and customer analysis to support strategic decisions.

2. Commercial Initiatives

·        Identify opportunities to identify pockets of profitability, cost measures and direct lines that impact contribution margins.

·        Work with Operations, Strategic sourcing and growth teams to identify and address profitability bottlenecks.

·        Develop hypotheses and evaluate growth initiatives through structured experiments and data.

·        Assess the commercial impact of initiatives and recommend what should be scaled, modified or stopped.

3. Strategic & Special Projects

·        Work directly with the CXO team on high-priority strategic projects that cut across functions.

·        Own projects from problem definition → analysis → recommendation → execution → outcome measurement.

·        Support initiatives such as new market/city expansion, brand launches, business transformation, cost optimisation and process redesign.

·        Conduct rapid analysis on emerging business questions and convert findings into actionable recommendations.

·        Take ownership of projects that may not naturally sit within a single function.

4 . Cross-functional Execution

·        Work closely with Operations, Finance, Marketing, Product, HR and other functions to execute strategic priorities.

·        Drive alignment between stakeholders, timelines and expected outcomes.

·        Track critical initiatives and proactively highlight risks, dependencies and deviations.

·        Ensure strategic recommendations translate into actual business outcomes.

·        Influence stakeholders without direct authority and drive initiatives to closure.

6. CXO Office

·        Prepare business reviews, leadership presentations, decision notes and strategic analyses.

·        Support the CXO team in evaluating business performance and prioritising critical interventions.

·        Bring together data and inputs from multiple functions to create a clear view of business issues.

·        Support leadership discussions with fact-based insights, scenarios and recommendations.

·        Handle sensitive and high-priority business projects with a high degree of ownership and discretion.

What We Are Looking For

·        4–7 years of experience in strategy, business analytics, consulting, business operations, growth, category management or similar roles.

·        Experience in food-tech, QSR, D2C, consumer businesses, startups or multi-brand businesses would be an advantage.

·        Strong commercial understanding with the ability to interpret P&L, revenue, growth and unit economics.

·        Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

·        Ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop clear, actionable recommendations.

·        Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to senior stakeholders.

·        Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

·        High ownership, curiosity and bias for action.

·        Ability to move seamlessly between strategy and hands-on execution.