Fractional CFO + Controller
Fractional Controller and advisory together: books closed and accurate, your team paid, plus forward-looking financial leadership. A finance department for a fraction of the cost of building one.
A full-time CFO and controller is out of reach for most founder-led businesses, and often more capacity than they'd use. A fractional arrangement gives you the whole finance function for a fraction of the cost, without giving up a fraction of the quality.
In practice, the controller side keeps the books closed and accurate and payroll running. The CFO side is in the room for the decisions that matter: pricing, financing, major hires, expansion, partner conversations, lender negotiations. It's all of it under one team, plus the standing relationship and the willingness to tell you when a plan doesn't hold up.
Most firms will file your return and stop there. Forward-looking financial leadership is what they don’t offer, and it’s the clearest difference between working with us and working with a typical CPA.
Not sure you need a CFO and controller?
That’s a fair question, and we’ll answer it honestly.
You may not need one yet
Plenty of healthy businesses run well on strong books and a good forecast. If that’s you, we’ll say so.
Full-time can be too much
A full-time finance team is a large fixed cost, and often more capacity than a business your size would use.
Fractional fits the gap
Real attention on the decisions that matter, at a fraction of the cost and never a fraction of the quality.
- Businesses past the point where the owner can carry finance alone
- Companies preparing for a financing round or major expansion
- Owners who want a second set of eyes on big decisions
- Businesses with a bookkeeper but no strategic finance function
- Companies navigating a complex or uncertain period
- Everything in Fractional Controller: bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, monthly close, and financial statements
- Everything in Advisory (FP&A)
- Regular leadership meetings on a set cadence
- Lender and investor reporting packages
- Decision support for major initiatives
- Financial systems and process improvement
- Direct availability between scheduled sessions
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