When does your company need a fractional CFO?
Senior financial leadership without a full-time executive salary — and the signs it's time.
Many growing companies outgrow their bookkeeping long before they can justify a full-time CFO. A fractional CFO fills that gap: senior financial leadership for a set number of days each month.
Signs it's time
- You are preparing to raise money or talk to banks.
- Cash flow surprises you more than once a quarter.
- Month-end close takes weeks, not days.
- Leadership decisions are made without reliable numbers.
- You are expanding into a new market or launching a new business line.
What a fractional CFO does
Builds forecasts and budgets, sets up reporting the leadership team can act on, manages cash flow, prepares the company for investors and audits, and makes sure the finance team runs on clear processes.
Fractional or full-time?
If you need strategic finance a few days a month, fractional is usually the smarter choice. As the company grows, the same person or team can scale up to full-time.
Restart provides accountants, financial analysts and CFOs — see our finance teams.
