Virtual CFO for retail

Every store should earn its rent.

For multi-store retail chains, franchise networks and brands selling in stores and online. We bring store-wise P&L, inventory control and buying discipline, with a monthly pack you can act on.

What we see in retail businesses

Problems we fix every month

A store P&L nobody trusts

Rent, staff and head office costs are not allocated consistently, so nobody knows which stores really make money.

Inventory that keeps growing

Buying runs ahead of sell-through, and cash ends up sitting on shelves and in the warehouse.

Markdowns decide the margin

End-of-season discounts go deeper every year, without a markdown budget by category.

Rent escalations and renewals

Leases are signed store by store and reviewed only when the renewal is due.

Online and stores counted differently

Returns, fulfilment and marketplace fees make online margin hard to compare with stores.

Stock and cash leakage

Shrinkage, cash handling and gaps between POS, payment gateways and bank go unreconciled.

What we put in place

A finance function built for retail

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01

Store-wise P&L

Sales, gross margin, rent, staff and running costs for every store, every month.

02

Inventory and buying controls

Inventory days, ageing and sell-through by category, feeding the next buying plan.

03

Markdown and margin tracking

Markdown budgets by category, tracked through every sale.

04

Lease register and store reviews

Every lease with its rent, escalation and renewal date, and a fix-or-close review for weak stores.

05

POS, bank and stock reconciliations

Daily sales reconciled to bank and payment gateways, and stock counts reconciled to the books.

See it in numbers

What a monthly finance pack looks like for a retail chain

KPIs, budget against actual, an EBITDA bridge, cash, and CFO commentary on what moved and what to do next. Illustrative data, no client names.

View the sample dashboard

You deal with the principal, not a junior.

Amit Tiwary

Founder-Director, ProCFO

Amit has spent 20+ years in corporate finance and advisory, and has guided 100+ businesses through fundraising, CFO services, operational finance and M&A. He leads every ProCFO engagement personally, backed by a multi-qualified team of accountants, company secretaries and analysts, with maker-checker review on every deliverable.

He is a Chartered Accountant, Cost and Management Accountant and Company Secretary, with an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from CIMA, London.

How we can help

Services that fit retail businesses

Managed CFO Office

Your entire finance department as a service, from daily books to the board pack. See the tiers

CFO Services

Planning, MIS, profitability, cash and working capital, led by a senior CFO. Learn more

Specialist Advisory

Valuation, ESOPs, pricing, projections and finance SOPs. Learn more

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can you build a P&L for every store?

Yes. We agree how rent, staff and head office costs are allocated, then produce a store-wise P&L and contribution every month.

Do you help with inventory and buying?

We give your buying team the numbers: sell-through, inventory days and ageing by category and store. Buying decisions stay with you.

Can you work with our POS and ERP?

Yes. We work with your existing POS and accounting systems and build the reconciliations and reports on top of them.

We sell in stores and online. Can you compare them fairly?

Yes. We bring fulfilment, returns, marketplace fees and rent onto the same contribution basis, so channels can be compared like for like.

Do you handle GST across states?

Yes. GST returns and reconciliations, including multi-state registrations, are part of our accounting, tax and compliance work.

Your next step

Find out which stores really pay their way.

One conversation will show you where your margin and cash are going, store by store.

+91 97314 05575
info@procfo.co.in