Fractional CFO
Finance leadership for funding rounds, reporting and control.
When numbers arrive too late, liquidity is unclear or investor questions get too big, what you need is experienced finance leadership, not more bookkeeping. A fractional CFO brings it one to three days a week, without carrying a full-time C-level function all year.
Typical mandates: building reporting and forecasting, preparing a financing round, professionalising controlling, or giving the board reliable numbers to steer by.
When it makes sense
- Your numbers come from a fiduciary or bookkeeper, but nobody turns them into decisions.
- A financing round, acquisition or exit is on the horizon and investors expect solid financials.
- Cash flow is tight or opaque and you need forecasting you can trust.
- You need a sparring partner for pricing, budgets and investment decisions, not someone junior.
Typical problems solved
- No reliable monthly reporting or forecasting
- Fundraising preparation: data room, financial model, investor reporting
- Liquidity planning and cash-flow management
- Pricing, margin and cost-structure decisions
- Building the finance team and processes for the next stage
What a mandate looks like
Most fractional CFO mandates start with a clearly defined problem and one to two days per week, on site or remote. Once the structures stand, the workload often drops, and many mandates continue at that reduced cadence.
Related situations
Scaling after funding
The round is closed. Now the plan has to happen, with leadership that has scaled before.
Turnaround & restructuring
When results and liquidity are under pressure, experience matters more than ever.
Succession & generational change
Handing over a company takes years, not months. Experienced leadership makes the transition safe.
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