The bulk drug capital, with a software city beside it
Hyderabad's pharma industry, from the bulk drug units around Jeedimetla, Patancheru and Bollaram to the research parks of Genome Valley, supplies active ingredients and intermediates to drug makers around the world. HITEC City and the Financial District host IT services firms and the global capability centres of multinational companies. The city also has a booming real estate sector, defence and aerospace suppliers, and the seed companies that serve much of Indian agriculture.
Pharma and chemicals are capital-hungry: imported key starting materials, long batch cycles, regulatory inspections and export buyers who pay in 90 days or more. Margin depends on yield and solvent recovery as much as on price.
Follow ₹120 crore of sales through a typical Hyderabad API intermediates maker
Here is the cash cycle of an illustrative maker of API intermediates selling to Indian and export customers:
At ₹120 crore of sales a year, 120 days means about ₹39.5 crore is permanently tied up in the cycle. That is what your bank limit and your own capital are really funding. Shorten customer credit by 15 days and about ₹4.9 crore comes back, with no new loan and no new customer.
Illustrative composite figures, not a client's. Your own cycle comes straight from your balance sheet: stock, receivables and payables, each divided by a day's sales or purchases.
The money problems we see most in Hyderabad
Yield is the real margin
A few percentage points of yield or solvent recovery swing batch profit more than price does. We cost every product by batch, including rework and failed batches.
Raw material and currency risk
Key starting materials imported in dollars, prices that move with China's supply, and export sales in dollars. We track the net exposure and price quotes accordingly.
Regulatory and capacity spending
Inspections, filings and new capacity need money years before they pay back. We separate these investments from operating cash and fund them properly.
Stock statements and stock audits
Material near its retest date, rejected batches and valuation at cost all affect the bank's drawing power. We keep the statement accurate and audit-ready.
Real estate project cash
Developers need project-wise cash flows, RERA account discipline and lender reporting. We build all three.
IT and GCC service providers
Firms serving global capability centres bill monthly in dollars or rupees. We track utilisation, unbilled revenue and collection days.
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A senior CFO, a team behind them, an AI CFO in between
A senior CFO who has run finance in a large company owns your relationship, chairs the monthly review, faces your bank and signs off the advice that matters.
Analysts and accountants close your books, build the MIS, the forecast and the bank papers, and keep GST, TDS, PF and ESI on schedule.
Connects to your accounting system and watches cash, receivables, margin and compliance every day. It answers questions in plain language and flags problems before month-end.
What clients say about working with us
Some of the businesses we work with.
Their structured MIS reports have given us clear visibility into our business performance, enabling faster and more informed decisions. The budgeting and cash flow monitoring system introduced by their team has helped us plan our funds more effectively and manage our operations with greater confidence.
Soatech’s thorough Business Assessment opened our eyes showing us several areas to improve resource utilization, follow statutory compliance, optimize cash flow. Soatech asked us several tough questions that every business owner should ask themseves. I believe implementation of just a few suggestions given by Soatech team could save us multiple times of fees we would pay them.
They have facilitated us in putting both process and financial systems in place as well as take some very difficult but required decisions. We are indeed pleased to record our appreciation of their individualized, friendly and timely support in our activities during the course of their association.
Quoted word for word from our clients. Some quotes use our former name, Soatech.
How we deliver CFO services in Hyderabad
Virtual, every month
The monthly review runs on video, books close by the 5th working day, and CFOAvatar shows your cash, receivables and margin at any hour.
On site, when it matters
Our CFOs travel to you for the moments that need a person in the room: the first walk-through, a bank meeting, the annual budget.
Questions owners ask us
Do you have an office in Hyderabad?
We work with Hyderabad businesses virtually every month, and our CFOs travel to you for plant visits, bank meetings and budget reviews whenever the work needs it.
Do you work with bulk drug and API manufacturers?
Yes. We cost products by batch and yield, track imported raw material and currency exposure, keep stock statements audit-ready, and forecast cash around long export cycles.
Can you help a real estate developer?
Yes. We build project-wise budgets and cash flows, track the separate RERA project account, and prepare lender reporting.
How much do CFO services cost in Hyderabad?
It depends on your size, the number of entities and branches, and how often your CFO meets you. Plans start from ₹50,000 a month, and we fix your fee after a free assessment, so you pay only for what your business needs.
Will you replace our auditor or CA?
No. Your statutory auditor must stay independent. We work inside the business and alongside your CA, and hand them cleaner, reconciled books.
