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Specialised & Regulated Sectors

05 · REGULATION, ASSETS AND PROJECT CASH

Specialised & Regulated Sectors

Sectors where rules, assets or long projects shape the numbers.
Some businesses have regulators, designated accounts, exemptions or asset cycles that change how finance must run. Getting the structure right matters as much as getting the numbers right.
Regulation→Structure→Accounting→Controls→Reporting→Decisions

Healthcare

Hospitals, clinics, diagnostics and pharmacy

Real Estate & Construction

Projects, RERA and contractor cash

Financial Services

NBFCs, brokers, advisors and fintech

Hospitality

Hotels, resorts and stays

Non-Profits

Trusts, Section 8 companies, NGOs and CSR

Hospitals, clinics, diagnostics and pharmacy

Healthcare

Patient services, insurance and TPA billing, doctor payouts and pharmacy stock under one roof.

Patient volume→Revenue per patient→Doctor payouts→Insurance receivables→Department margin→Cash

Where finance gets stuck

  • Insurance / TPA receivables and deductions not tracked
  • Complex, disputed doctor payout structures
  • Department and doctor profitability unknown
  • Pharmacy and consumables stock leakage

What your MIS must show

  • Revenue and margin by department / doctor
  • Bed or chair occupancy
  • Insurance receivable days and disallowances
  • Pharmacy and consumables margin
  • Revenue per patient

Compliance to watch

  • GST exemption on healthcare services and blocked input credit
  • TDS on doctor and consultant payments
  • Pharmacy GST and stock records
  • Equipment capitalisation and depreciation

How Vasudhaiva helps

  • Department and doctor profitability
  • TPA and insurance receivable tracking
  • Pharmacy inventory controls
  • Equipment and expansion finance
Which departments fund the hospital, and which need it?
Projects, RERA and contractor cash

Real Estate & Construction

Development and contracting businesses where every project is its own business with its own cash cycle.

Bookings→Collections→Construction cost→Project margin→Funding→Cash

Where finance gets stuck

  • Project accounts mixed together
  • RERA designated-account withdrawals not planned
  • Cost overruns visible only at completion
  • Contractor bills, retentions and advances unreconciled

What your MIS must show

  • Cost to complete and margin by project
  • Bookings, collections and receivables
  • Budget vs actual by cost head
  • Unsold inventory
  • Funding and debt per project

Compliance to watch

  • RERA designated account and certifications
  • GST on under-construction property and works contracts
  • TDS on property purchase and contractors
  • Revenue recognition for projects

How Vasudhaiva helps

  • Project-wise accounting
  • RERA compliance support
  • Cost control and contractor reconciliation
  • Project finance and funding
What will this project really earn by the time it's handed over?
NBFCs, brokers, advisors and fintech

Financial Services

Lending, broking, wealth, insurance distribution and fintech businesses where the balance sheet and regulators lead.

Book / AUM→Yield→Cost of funds→Credit cost→Opex→Return on capital

Where finance gets stuck

  • Commission and brokerage income hard to reconcile
  • Unclear portfolio quality reporting
  • Regulatory returns built manually at month-end
  • Fintech growth outpacing controls

What your MIS must show

  • Book / AUM growth and yield
  • Cost of funds and spread
  • Collection efficiency and overdues
  • Commission income by product / partner
  • Opex to income

Compliance to watch

  • Regulatory returns where applicable (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI)
  • GST on financial and commission services
  • TDS on commissions and interest
  • Audit readiness and internal controls

How Vasudhaiva helps

  • Commission and income reconciliation
  • Portfolio and branch MIS
  • Controls and audit readiness
  • Fractional CFO and investor reporting
Is our growth earning more than it costs us to fund?
Hotels, resorts and stays

Hospitality

Rooms, food and beverage and events, with seasonal demand and heavy fixed costs.

Occupancy→Average room rate→RevPAR→F&B→Payroll→GOP→Cash

Where finance gets stuck

  • OTA commissions and settlements not reconciled
  • Departmental profit (rooms, F&B, events) unknown
  • Seasonality making cash unpredictable
  • Large capex and debt service

What your MIS must show

  • Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR
  • Departmental profit
  • F&B cost %
  • Channel mix and OTA commission
  • Gross operating profit and debt service

Compliance to watch

  • GST on rooms by tariff and on F&B
  • OTA TCS / TDS reconciliation
  • Payroll and service-charge handling
  • Fixed-asset and depreciation records

How Vasudhaiva helps

  • Departmental MIS
  • OTA and PMS reconciliation
  • Seasonal cash-flow planning
  • Project and renovation finance
After commissions and payroll, what does a room night really earn?
Trusts, Section 8 companies, NGOs and CSR

Non-Profits

Mission-led organisations funded by donors, grants and CSR, accountable for every rupee.

Grants & donations→Restricted funds→Programme spend→Utilisation→Donor reporting→Compliance

Where finance gets stuck

  • Restricted and unrestricted funds mixed
  • Donor and CSR utilisation reports built manually
  • Registrations and filings at risk
  • Programme cost per beneficiary unknown

What your MIS must show

  • Fund-wise receipts and utilisation
  • Programme vs admin spend
  • Cost per beneficiary / outcome
  • Grant balances and timelines
  • Compliance calendar status

Compliance to watch

  • 12A / 80G registrations and renewals
  • Application of income and audit reports
  • FCRA where foreign contributions are received
  • CSR utilisation reporting for corporate donors

How Vasudhaiva helps

  • Fund accounting
  • Donor and CSR utilisation reports
  • Compliance calendar and filings
  • Finance team for growing NGOs
Can we show every donor exactly where their money went?
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