Website Bridge Associates
About the Role:
The Bridge Associates is partnering with an established multi-store retail business in Mumbai to hire a CFO / Head of Finance. This is the top finance seat in the organisation – owning end-to-end financial strategy, controls, and profitability as the business scales its store network. The mandate is confidential; company details will be shared with shortlisted candidates.
The role demands a leader who is equally comfortable in the boardroom shaping strategy and in the store-level detail understanding what drives unit economics.
Key Responsibilities:
– Own end-to-end financial strategy, planning, and performance across a multi-store retail operation.
– Drive multi-store P&L, store-level profitability, and unit economics; partner with business teams on new-store viability and expansion decisions.
– Lead FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, MIS, treasury, and cash-flow management.
– Establish and strengthen financial controls, compliance, audit, taxation, and governance frameworks.
– Manage fundraising, banking, investor and lender relationships, and capital allocation.
– Build, mentor, and lead the finance function as the store footprint grows.
– Serve as a strategic partner to the founders on growth, margins, and capital efficiency.
Ideal Candidate:
– Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) with a proven track record in a CFO / VP Finance / Head of Finance capacity.
– Strong retail / multi-store exposure – Retail, F&B, QSR, consumer, or D2C backgrounds strongly preferred.
– Deep command of P&L management, store economics, financial controls, and statutory compliance.
– Demonstrated experience in fundraising, capital management, and business partnering.
– Analytical, hands-on, and commercially sharp – able to connect financial rigour to business growth.
Leadership Expectations:
– Sets the financial vision and instils discipline across a scaling, multi-location business.
– Builds high-performing finance teams and robust processes from the ground up.
– Influences at the founder/board level while staying close to operational reality.
– Balances control and governance with the speed a growing retail business demands.
Working Model:
Full-time, on-site – Mumbai.
Confidential search; specifics shared with shortlisted candidates directly:
Whatsapp 8817160365
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