14 April 2026 · Product

Team roles, permissions, and one operational truth

The homepage calls this one operational truth across teams. In practice, that means permissions: who can change COGS mappings, who can approve dispositions, and who can only read dashboards. This article complements CSV governance.

Why roles fail in spreadsheets

Shared drives multiply conflicting copies. Email approvals disappear. Profitru centralises numbers so arguments are about decisions, not about which file is newest.

Suggested separation of duties

Finance owns chart-of-accounts level mappings and tax treatment sign-off.

Warehouse owns dispatch, returns QC, and physical adjustments with evidence.

Growth owns campaign tags and promo calendars that explain spikes—not silent overrides to margin.

Audit trail mindset

Even without formal SOX, Indian brands benefit from knowing who changed a mapping and when. That trail makes claims and investor diligence less painful.

Related on the blog & guides

Channel economics: multi-channel margin, Amazon payouts, D2C COD & RTO. Operations hub: warehouse & marketplace operations. Walkthroughs: homepage guides, Amazon, Flipkart, ecommerce, multi-channel calculators.