Group CFO – Real Estate – CA

The Opportunity:

Lead financial strategy and project finance across a diversified real estate portfolio, driving capital efficiency, project profitability, governance, and sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Strategy & Project Finance:

– Lead project financing, budgeting, feasibility studies, land acquisition evaluation, ROI analysis, and capital allocation across residential, commercial, mixed-use, and infrastructure developments.

2. Treasury & Capital Management:

– Oversee project cash flows, construction funding, escrow accounts, banking relationships, project loans, structured finance, refinancing, and investor relations.

3. Financial Governance & Compliance:

– Ensure robust project accounting, SPV/JV consolidation, RERA compliance, taxation, audits, internal controls, and statutory compliance across project entities.

4. Board Advisory & Business Performance:

– Drive MIS, project dashboards, cash flow forecasting, and Board reporting on project profitability, IRR, debt exposure, funding requirements, investment strategy, and risk mitigation.

Ideal Candidate:

1. Credentials:

– CA

2. Experience:

– 18 – 25 years of experience, including substantial exposure to real estate development, project finance, and multi-entity business structures.

3. Industry:

– Real Estate companies with $100M+ revenue.

4. Leadership:

– Proven success to lead finance teams, drive financial transformation, and partner with the Founder/MD and Board on strategic growth.

5. Skills:

– Technical Expertise: Strong expertise in real estate funding, treasury, financial modelling, project feasibility, cash flow management, SPV/JV structures, taxation, and regulatory compliance, including RERA.

6. Location:

– Chennai (Work from office) / Willing to relocate to Chennai.