The fractional finance system · Trusted since 1996

Run your finances
like the companies
outpacing you.

A complete finance operation: virtual bookkeeping, fractional CFO leadership, and strategic advisory, engineered as one system. Get the financial infrastructure of a billion-dollar company at a fraction of the cost.

Cash position
$2.847M
+12.4% vs last quarter
Q3 KPIs · reviewed
Gross margin 62.4%
Burn multiple 1.2x
Runway 18 mo
DSO 32 days
12-mo forecast · conservative
$8.2M
projected ARR
+34% YoY
Trusted by founders & operators since 1996
30+
Years in practice
1,000+
Engagements delivered
25yr
Avg. team experience
7
Industries served
The CFO For Rent System

A complete finance operation, built to scale.

We don't sell hours. We deliver a system. Every engagement runs on the same proven framework, the one we've refined across 1,000+ companies over three decades.

01
Diagnose

We map your current state: books, systems, controls, cash position. Most clients learn something new about their own business in the first week.

02
Stabilize

Clean the books. Tighten the controls. Set up the reporting cadence. You stop fighting fires and start seeing your numbers in real time.

03
Optimize

Forecasting, KPI dashboards, scenario planning, and capital strategy. The kind of insight that separates winning operators from everyone else.

04
Scale

Whether you're raising, selling, acquiring, or just compounding, the financial machinery is ready when you are. No scrambling. No surprises.

Your competitors aren't waiting. While you're piecing together QuickBooks and a spreadsheet, they're running monthly board meetings off real-time dashboards.
Catch up
Services

Hire the function, not the headcount.

Four service lines, one integrated team. Engage one or all of them, by the hour, by the project, or as your ongoing finance leadership.

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Virtual
Bookkeeping

Day-to-day financial operations handled remotely by a senior team. The foundation that everything else is built on: accurate, timely, audit-ready.

  • Daily transaction recording
  • AP / AR management
  • Reconciliations
  • Payroll prep
  • Expense management
  • QuickBooks & Xero
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Fractional CFO
& Controller

Senior financial leadership embedded in your team. Strategic thinking, board-ready reporting, and the kind of judgment that comes from 25+ years in the seat.

  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Budgeting & planning
  • Investor & lender reporting
  • Board prep & KPI design
  • Capital strategy
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Strategic
Advisory

High-stakes decisions, navigated by people who've made them before. Restructurings, turnarounds, growth strategy: the work that determines what kind of company you become.

  • Capital structure
  • Operational turnarounds
  • Profitability redesign
  • Strategic planning
  • Crisis management
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Transaction
Advisory

Buying, selling, or raising? You only get one shot at the deal. We've sat at the table for hundreds of transactions and know where value is created, and where it leaks.

  • M&A advisory
  • Due diligence
  • Quality of earnings
  • Capital raises
  • Exit planning
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Most efficient virtual bookkeeping in the industry

12 financial functions, one virtual team.

Stop spending nights and weekends on data entry. Our virtual bookkeepers handle the entire financial backend, accurately, securely, and at a fraction of in-house cost. Delegate confidently and get your time back.

Day-to-Day Bookkeeping

Recording daily transactions, posting debits and credits, maintaining the general ledger.

Accounts Payable

Vendor bills processed, payments scheduled, supplier relationships managed end-to-end.

Accounts Receivable

Invoices generated, payments tracked, overdue accounts followed up, cash collected faster.

Reconciliations

Bank, credit card, and balance sheet accounts reconciled, every discrepancy caught.

Payroll Preparation

Wages, deductions, taxes, and reporting: fully prepped, fully compliant, fully on time.

Financial Reporting

P&L, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and custom reports, delivered on schedule.

Expense Management

Categorized, tracked, and reported. Reimbursements processed without the back-and-forth.

Inventory & COGS

Stock levels monitored, cost of goods calculated, valuation methods applied accurately.

Tax Preparation Support

Records organized, summaries prepared, tax accountants given exactly what they need.

Compliance & Audit Support

Regulatory adherence maintained, audit trails preserved, examiner inquiries handled.

Document Organization

Receipts, invoices, statements digitized and filed in a secure, structured system.

Systems Setup & Maintenance

QuickBooks, Xero, integrations, automations: configured right and kept running clean.

Most businesses overlook professional bookkeeping until it costs them. Don't be most businesses.
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Industries we know cold

Deep, specific experience across the sectors that matter.

Manufacturing
Defense Contracting
SaaS
E-Commerce
Construction
Professional Services
Real Estate
Healthcare
Logistics
Trusted by operators at
Vertex Defense
Halcyon SaaS
Brandt Mfg.
Northbound Capital
Coral Logistics
Kestrel Health
Anvil Industries
Linden & Co.
Foundry Group
Pioneer Build
Meridian Realty
Sable Commerce
Founded 1996
Engagements 1,000+
Avg. Tenure 25 years
Client Retention 94%
30+
Years building businesses
About the firm

Built by operators, not consultants.

CFO For Rent has been in the room when it counts, for thirty years and counting. Our leadership has built, scaled, sold, and turned around companies across seven industries. We don't run plays from a textbook. We run them because we've run them before.

Every engagement is staffed by senior professionals with 25+ years in the seat. No junior associates billing out at senior rates. No handoffs to a team you've never met. Just the people who've actually done the work, doing the work.

Embedded leadership

We work as part of your team, not from a podium.

Senior-only staffing

Every engagement led by a 25-year veteran.

Proven system

A four-phase framework refined across 1,000+ engagements.

Anywhere, any size

Remote-first, in-person when needed. $1M to $250M revenue.

From the operators we work with

Results, in their words.

We're not the loudest firm in the room. We're the one that gets called back. Here's what that sounds like.

"

We thought we needed a bookkeeper. What we got was an entire finance department that helped us close our Series B six months ahead of plan. The diligence team called our books "the cleanest set we've seen this year." That doesn't happen by accident.

JM
CEO, B2B SaaS Platform
$18M ARR · Series B
"

They walked into a mess and walked out with a finance operation that runs itself. I get my weekends back.

SR
Founder, Manufacturing Co.
$42M revenue · 110 employees
"

We've used three other firms before this one. None of them sent us senior people who'd actually run a P&L. This team has.

DP
COO, Defense Contractor
DoD-cleared · 8(a) certified
Insights

Field notes from thirty years of practice.

Practical perspectives on selling, financing, and reading the numbers that actually matter.

The market is shifting. Are you ready to sell?

The last few years have been remarkable for owners selling privately held companies, but the playbook is changing. Here's what we're seeing on the ground right now.

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Where leverage destroys deals before they close.

Two decades of advising on commercial real estate and capital raises has taught us where leverage works, and where it quietly kills value.

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KPIs are not what you think they are.

Most call them KPIs. We call them Critical Performance Factors, and the distinction is the difference between a dashboard you watch and a dashboard you act on.

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Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

The things every founder asks us in the first call. We figured we'd save you the question.

What size companies do you work with?
Companies between roughly $1M and $250M in revenue. Some clients engage us before they have revenue, others bring us in after a $50M raise. The right fit isn't about size; it's about whether your finance function can keep up with where the business is going.
How is this different from hiring a bookkeeper or a CFO?
A bookkeeper handles transactions. A CFO sets strategy. We deliver the entire stack: bookkeeping, controller, CFO, advisory, as one integrated team. You get the function, not a single person, at a fraction of what those hires would cost separately.
How quickly can you start?
Most engagements are operational within 7–14 days. For urgent situations, including pending audits, transaction timelines, and regulatory deadlines, we've started in 48 hours. There's no junior team to staff up. The senior people who'd run your engagement are the ones you meet in the consultation.
Are you a CPA firm?
No, and that's intentional. CPA firms primarily exist to file your taxes and audit your statements. We exist to run your finance operation. We work alongside your tax team and audit firm, and most clients tell us we're the most useful partner they have.
What does pricing look like?
Three engagement models: hourly for project work, fixed monthly for ongoing finance operations, and milestone-based for transactions. Fixed monthly engagements typically run a fraction of what a single in-house controller would cost, and you get the entire team. We'll quote specifically once we understand the scope.
Do you work remotely or on-site?
Both. The default is remote: secure systems, weekly cadence calls, real-time dashboards. For transactions, turnarounds, or board work we travel on-site as needed. Most clients find the remote model more responsive than their previous in-house finance hires.
Schedule a consultation

The clock is running. Let's not waste it.

A 30-minute conversation with senior leadership. We'll review where your finances are, where they need to be, and whether we're the right team to close that gap.

Senior leadership, not a sales rep. The people you talk to are the ones who'd run your engagement.

No pitch deck, no obligation. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you and point you to someone who is.

You'll leave with something useful. Even a 30-minute call with a 25-year CFO produces actionable insight.

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