Group Chief Financial Officer (Group-CFO) - Hyderabad

Summary of the role:

Title: Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO)

No. of Positions: 01

Employment Type : Full-Time

Work Location: Hyderabad

Coverage : Telangana & Andhra Pradesh

Working days: 6 days a week

Pay : As per Industry

Reports to : CEO (HKM Charitable Foundation)

Organisation :HKM Group (HKM Charitable Foundation & Allied Trusts)

About HKM Group

HKM Group is a values-driven, fast-scaling organization operating at the intersection of social impact, education, culture, and infrastructure The group functions through independent trusts under a unified vision, delivering large-scale programs with deep societal relevance. HKM Charitable Foundation is a large-scale social impact organization engaged in various feeding and welfare initiatives across Telangana and beyond. These include breakfast schemes in schools for underprivileged children and multiple charitable community feeding programs. The Foundation also operates high-capacity centralized kitchens that serve lakhs of meals every day.

Key Verticals:

HKM Charitable Foundation (HKM-CF)

o Large-scale feeding programs

o Education initiatives (Basil Woods Schools)

o Eco Village Project

Hare Krishna Heritage Tower Trust (HKHT)

o Cultural and heritage infrastructure projects

The Group manages multi-crore budgets, government-linked welfare programs, donor-funded initiatives, education-based revenue models, and long-horizon infrastructure projects all requiring strong governance, transparency, and financial foresight.

For more details on the Hare Krishna Movement Group, please visit www.harekrishna movement.org

Why This Role Exists

As HKM Group enters its next phase of growth, the organization seeks a Group CFO who can architect robust financial governance, enable scale, and institutionalize systems across multiple trusts and projects. This role goes far beyond traditional finance management. The Group CFO will serve as a strategic co-pilot to the CEO, a custodian of donor and stakeholder trust, and a key enabler of sustainable impact at scale.

Role Overview

The Group CFO will lead end-to-end financial strategy, governance, compliance, and controls across all group entities. All finance, accounts, MIS, audit, and compliance functions will report into this role. This is a senior leadership position requiring the ability to manage complexity, build systems, and balance financial discipline with mission-led growth.

Responsibilities

1. Group Financial Strategy & Governance (Across All Verticals)

Act as the financial architect for all group entities and trusts

Partner with the CEO on long-term strategy, sustainability, and scale

Drive annual budgets, long-range plans, and rolling forecasts

Ensure optimal capital structure and disciplined fund deployment

Establish strong financial governance aligned with donor, regulatory, and stakeholder expectations

2. Financial Planning, Controls & Performance Management

Design standardized budgeting, costing, and performance frameworks

Drive cost optimization, unit economics, and margin discipline

Monitor cash flows, working capital, and liquidity across entities

Enable data-driven decision-making through structured financial insights

3. Funding, Banking & Capital Structuring (Group-wide)

Manage relationships with banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions Structure term loans, working capital, and project finance Oversee donor funds, grants, and restricted fund utilization Support fundraising and funding strategy with financial rigor

4. MIS, Reporting & Institutional Systems

Build a single source of financial truth across trusts and projects

Establish robust MIS, dashboards, and consolidated reporting

Lead ERP / accounting system implementation and optimization

Deliver timely and insightful reports to the CEO and leadership

5. Audit, Compliance & Risk Management

Lead statutory, internal, and trust audits across all entities

Ensure compliance with Income Tax, GST, FCRA (where applicable), and other regulations

Proactively identify financial, operational, and compliance risks

Maintain high standards of transparency and audit readiness

6. SOPs, Internal Controls & Process Discipline (Critical Mandate)

Institutionalize SOPs across departments and verticals

Strengthen approval matrices, delegation of authority, and controls

Standardize financial and operational workflows

Enable governance-led scale rather than people-dependent processes

7. Team Leadership & Capability Building

Lead and mentor finance and accounts teams across the group

Build scalable, future-ready finance capabilities

Drive accountability, performance culture, and professional growth

8. Vertical Applications

The above responsibilities apply across all group verticals, including:

Large-scale feeding and social welfare programs

Education initiatives (Basil Woods Schools)

Eco Village and infrastructure projects

Cultural and heritage trust operations (HKHT) Each vertical will require tailored financial models, compliance approaches, and controls, while operating within a common institutional framework.

Qualifications & Skills Required :

Chartered Accountant (CA) Mandatory

Minimum 15 years of post-qualification experience

Experience in NGOs, education institutions, infrastructure projects, or multi-entity organizations preferred

Proven ability to manage complexity, scale, and governance

Key Attributes we're looking offer :

Strong strategic and financial acumen

High integrity and governance orientation

Systems-builder mindset

Comfort operating in mission-driven environments

Ability to balance financial discipline with long-term impact

Compensation & Opportunity :

CTC: 45 60 Lakhs per annum

Opportunity to shape the financial backbone of large-scale initiatives in education, food security, and social infrastructure

A rare chance to build institutions that create lasting societal impact

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Contact Dhananjay Dasa, 9000772315