CFO (CA) Sports/Gymkhana

Job description:Job TitleChief Financial Officer (CFO) Sports Club / GymkhanaLocation: South Mumbai

Role Summary

We are seeking a qualified and dynamic Chartered Accountant (CA) to take on the CFO role for our sports-club/gymkhana operations. The ideal candidate will combine strong financial acumen with firsthand understanding of club/sports-club operations, budgeting, member-based revenue models, and administrative oversight typical to gymkhana/sports-club environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end financial management: budgeting, forecasting, cash flows, revenue from memberships/events, cost control, financial reporting and compliance (statutory, tax, audit)

• Work closely with club management/operations team: manage payroll, vendor payments, capital expenditure for club facilities, maintenance costs, equipment purchases or upgrades
• Develop financial strategy: optimise membership revenue streams, event-based income (tournaments, tournaments fees, functions), sponsorships, and ensure sustainability
• Collaborate with operations/club manager to assess profitability of different sports/club segments
• Prepare regular financial reports for club committee/board/management, highlight financial health, identify cost overruns or revenue opportunities
• Ensure compliance statutory accounts, taxes, audits
• Possibly support fundraising, sponsorships or membership drives if club expands or upgrades
• Work with admin/HR teams overseeing staff salaries, club-staff accounts, contractual vendors, maintenance agreements, and other operational finances
• Required Qualifications & ProfileFully qualified Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Prior experience (ideally) in club management, gymkhana, sports-club, hospitality or recreation-club finance/administration
• Strong accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow, revenue & cost management skills
• Understanding of membership/recurring revenue model, event-based revenue, club maintenance/operational costs
• Excellent communication & stakeholder-management skills (members, vendors, club committee/management)
• Experience with financial reporting, statutory compliance, audit, taxation
• Ability to work in dynamic club environment result-oriented but also hands-on for club-specific demands (maintenance, events, variable revenue)
• Desirable (but optional):Prior sports / gymkhana / club administrative exposure (operations + finance)
• Familiarity with club operations: membership management, events, maintenance cycles, vendor contracts, facility management
• Some understanding of sports-club scheduling, events, membership retention strategies