Chief Financial Officer – Travel Retail – CA SP Consultants

The Corporate Institute; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute seeks a highly experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead the end-to-end finance ecosystem and partner with the CEO and Board. The role focuses on financial strategy, capital allocation, cash discipline, governance, and finance transformation to enable ambitious expansion.

Responsibilities cover FP&A, treasury, controllership, risk, and M&A due diligence, with a strong emphasis on ERP/SAP implementation and scalable reporting for high-transaction environments.

Qualifications

• CA qualification is required.
• 12–18 years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Experience as CFO, Head of Finance, or Senior Finance Director.
• Proven track record in multi-unit operations (Retail, F&B, QSR, Consumer Goods, Travel Retail).
• Strong blend of commercial acumen, treasury oversight, ERP implementation, and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial direction to CEO and leadership, guiding P&L management, margin expansion and capital allocation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on store-level profitability and revenue-share dynamics.
• Lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, and multi-year strategic planning.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Financial Modeling

Treasury & Cash Management

ERP Implementation

FP&A

P&L Management

Store Economics

Commercial Finance

Stakeholder Management

ERP/SAP

Education

CA / Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking an agile, commercially focused Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the end-to-end finance ecosystem and act as a co-pilot to the CEO and Board. The leader will drive financial strategy, capital allocation, cash discipline, governance, controllership, and finance transformation to support ambitious expansion plans.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering

• Provide financial direction to the CEO and executive leadership, steering P&A management, margin expansion, unit economics, and return on capital.
• Partner closely with Business, Operations, Commercial, and Procurement teams on store-level profitability, revenue-share dynamics, and margin optimization.

FP&A & Performance Management

• Spearhead enterprise-wide budgeting, rolling forecasts, and multi-year strategic business planning.
• Build robust financial models for store rollouts, commercial tenders, joint ventures, and new business expansions.
• Institute advanced business MIS, executive dashboards, and variance reviews.

Treasury, Liquidity & Working Capital

• Manage banking relationships, fundraising, liquidity, and active treasury operations.
• Drive working-capital discipline, cash-flow forecasting, inventory velocity, and debtor management.
• Direct capital allocation strategies across store capex, special projects, and long-term investments.

Controllership, Governance & Risk

• Ensure timely, audit-ready financial closures, compliance with accounting standards, and direct/indirect taxation frameworks.
• Strengthen internal financial controls, approval frameworks, SOPs, and inventory loss-prevention systems.

Finance Transformation & Systems

• Drive digital transformation across the finance function, including ERP/SAP implementation and workflow automation for scale.
• Re-engineer reporting architecture to support high transaction volumes seamlessly.

M&A & Strategic Deals

• Evaluate and execute financial due diligence for M&A, franchise agreements, concession contracts, and revenue-sharing partnerships.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Qualification: Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA).
• Experience: 12 to 18 years of progressive finance leadership experience, currently operating as a CFO, Head of Finance, or Senior Finance Director.
• Sector Background: Proven experience in multi-unit operations such as Retail, F&B, QSR, Consumer Goods, or Travel Retail.
• Core Strengths: Strong blend of commercial acumen, unit economics, treasury/working capital oversight, ERP implementation experience, and statutory compliance.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, executive presence, and communication skills.

Key Skills

• CFO
• Chief Financial Officer
• Finance Head
• Retail Finance
• QSR
• FP&A
• Working Capital Management
• Treasury
• P&L Management
• Financial Modeling
• Store Economics
• Statutory Compliance
• ERP Implementation
• Commercial Finance