Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - QSR Division

As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the QSR Division of a leading Indian food & beverage brand, you will play a crucial role in driving financial excellence and long-term value creation during a phase of accelerated growth and international expansion. Your responsibilities will include:

Role Overview:

• Leading the overall financial strategy, governance, capital planning, and performance management of the fast-growing QSR business.

• Acting as a strategic thought partner to the Business Head and leadership team to ensure disciplined financial management and enable aggressive expansion across India and overseas markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Leadership:

- Defining and driving long-term financial strategy aligned with domestic scale-up and international expansion.
- Leading capital allocation decisions for new store rollouts, format expansion, and overseas market entry.
- Evaluating franchise, JV, and partnership models from a financial and governance perspective.

• Business Partnership & Performance Management:

- Acting as a financial advisor to the Business Head and Board on strategic decisions.
- Driving annual operating plans, budgeting, and rolling forecasts across outlets and regions.
- Monitoring KPIs including same-store sales growth, gross margins, working capital, and cash flow.

• Financial Operations & Governance:

- Leading accounting, FP&A, treasury, taxation, audit, compliance, and MIS functions.
- Ensuring timely closure of books and accurate reporting to leadership.
- Establishing robust financial controls across inventory, procurement, outlet cash management, and supply chain.

• Cost & Margin Optimization:

- Driving structured margin improvement initiatives across product mix, procurement, and operations.
- Improving cost visibility at outlet and SKU level.
- Partnering with procurement and operations teams to optimize supply chain efficiency.

• Expansion & International Readiness:

- Leading financial planning for international expansion including market entry strategy.
- Managing FX exposure, overseas compliance, and cross-border structuring.
- Supporting evaluation of acquisitions, alliances, or new business formats.

• Team Leadership:

- Building and scaling a high-performance finance organization.
- Institutionalizing systems, processes, and digital finance tools.
- Mentoring finance leaders and instilling strong financial discipline across business teams.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Proven CFO/Senior Finance Leader with 15-20 years of experience in QSR, retail, hospitality, or consumer businesses.

• Strong exposure to multi-unit retail operations and franchise models.

• Deep expertise in financial strategy, capital planning, governance, and risk management.

• Demonstrated experience in scaling businesses and driving profitability.

• Strong executive presence with Board-level stakeholder management capability.

• Experience in managing expansion, transformation, or structured growth environments.

• Chartered Accountant preferred; MBA Finance with a strong controllership foundation considered. As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the QSR Division of a leading Indian food & beverage brand, you will play a crucial role in driving financial excellence and long-term value creation during a phase of accelerated growth and international expansion. Your responsibilities will include:

Role Overview:

• Leading the overall financial strategy, governance, capital planning, and performance management of the fast-growing QSR business.

• Acting as a strategic thought partner to the Business Head and leadership team to ensure disciplined financial management and enable aggressive expansion across India and overseas markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Leadership:

- Defining and driving long-term financial strategy aligned with domestic scale-up and international expansion.
- Leading capital allocation decisions for new store rollouts, format expansion, and overseas market entry.
- Evaluating franchise, JV, and partnership models from a financial and governance perspective.

• Business Partnership & Performance Management:

- Acting as a financial advisor to the Business Head and Board on strategic decisions.
- Driving annual operating plans, budgeting, and rolling forecasts across outlets and regions.
- Monitoring KPIs including same-store sales growth, gross margins, working capital, and cash flow.

• Financial Operations & Governance:

- Leading accounting, FP&A, treasury, taxation, audit, compliance, and MIS functions.
- Ensuring timely closure of books and accurate reporting to leadership.
- Establishing robust financial controls across inventory, procurement, outlet cash management, and supply chain.

• Cost & Margin Optimization:

- Driving structured margin improvement initiatives across product mix, procurement, and operations.
- Improving cost visibility at outlet and SKU level.
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