{"id":14492,"date":"2023-03-26T17:09:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T06:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/?p=14492"},"modified":"2023-01-31T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T01:03:50","slug":"what-is-a-fractional-cfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/what-is-a-fractional-cfo\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a fractional CFO?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #166590;\">What is a fractional CFO?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #27aae2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14642 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/app\/uploads\/1574717-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"office, pen, calculator\" width=\"555\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/app\/uploads\/1574717-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/app\/uploads\/1574717-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/app\/uploads\/1574717-292x200.jpg 292w, https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/app\/uploads\/1574717-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/app\/uploads\/1574717.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A fractional CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is a finance professional who works on a part-time, retainer, or contract basis. They bring the experience and expertise of a high-level CFO to your business \u2013 without the cost of hiring a full-time, in-house employee.<\/p>\n<p>Fractional CFOs service several clients at once typically on a part-time, retainer, or contract basis. Their specialty is providing outsourced CFO services to small and medium businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Because their financial management skills are so well-developed, it\u2019s common to bring one on board to help navigate a challenge. Read on to learn more about what a fractional CFO does.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #27aae2;\">Navigating Challenges<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Small businesses and startups typically have a streamlined staff, which keeps costs down and allows the business owner to focus on healthy growth.<\/p>\n<p>But sometimes, a financial challenge comes up that is beyond the skill or experience level of those on the team. This is where a fractional CFO can be of great benefit. Some of the issues they assist with include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cash flow problems<\/li>\n<li>Low gross margins<\/li>\n<li>High expenses<\/li>\n<li>Existing systems that are no longer working<\/li>\n<li>Cost cutting analysis<\/li>\n<li>Getting through an audit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hopefully, these situations don\u2019t come up often, but when they do it\u2019s beneficial to have an expert on your side to guide you through.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #27aae2;\">Achieving goals<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most businesses start with a similar formula\u2013invest your time and money, create a product or service that customers want, and earn money by providing that product or service. Maybe you envision your business expanding somehow, or scaling up. Perhaps an exciting opportunity comes up but you aren\u2019t sure how to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n<p>A fractional CFO can help you make your dreams a reality by deciphering the numbers. They will look at where you are now and help you plan where to go next. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring the books are in order<\/li>\n<li>Performing financial forecasts<\/li>\n<li>Attending board meetings to get a sense of the company<\/li>\n<li>Helping with strategic relationships<\/li>\n<li>Overseeing due diligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are plenty of ways a fractional CFO improves your operations. The specific skills and experience they provide will clarify your situation and help you achieve what you want.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #27aae2;\">Managing growth<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Taking your business to the next level can seem daunting. You want to grow, but you don\u2019t want to risk your success by taking on too much or making a damaging misstep.<\/p>\n<p>Hiring a fractional CFO will help you navigate the steps ahead. If you\u2019re already growing at a rate that makes you feel like you\u2019re losing control, they will help you retake the reins.<\/p>\n<p>A fractional CFO will help by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Breaking down large amounts of financial information into helpful data<\/li>\n<li>Making a plan to develop existing employees and their skills<\/li>\n<li>Identifying the need to hire new employees to manage growth<\/li>\n<li>Implementing systems that will work going forward<\/li>\n<li>Exploring causes of revenue loss and cost overruns and developing solutions to address them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ultimately, a fractional CFO is helpful to guide you through the growth process so that you can feel confident as your business expands.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #27aae2;\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Many small- and medium-sized businesses and start-ups could benefit from the services of a CFO, especially during a growth stage, but the cost of hiring one in-house might be out of reach. By hiring a fractional CFO on an as-needed basis, you can enjoy the benefits of their expertise without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n<p>See below for our<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/meet-the-team\/\">bookkeeper locations<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #166590;\"><strong>Justine Day\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a style=\"color: #166590;\" href=\"https:\/\/g.page\/thebooksitters?share\">Southern Highlands Bookkeeper<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #166590;\"><strong>Petra Austing\u00a0|<\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #166590;\" href=\"https:\/\/g.page\/thebooksitters?share\">Southern Highlands Bookkeeper<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #166590;\"><strong>Nicole Navratil<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>|<\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #166590;\" href=\"https:\/\/g.page\/thebooksitters?share\">Southern Highlands Bookkeeper<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #166590;\"><strong>Karin Evans\u00a0|<\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #166590;\" href=\"https:\/\/g.page\/the-booksitters-gold-coast?share\">Gold Coast Bookkeeper<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #166590;\"><strong>Pru Hall\u00a0|<\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #166590;\" href=\"https:\/\/g.page\/thebooksitters?share\">Wollongong Bookkeeper<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #166590;\"><strong>Jackie Short\u00a0|<\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #166590;\" href=\"https:\/\/g.page\/the-booksitters-canberra?share\">Canberra Bookkeeper<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a fractional CFO? A fractional CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is a finance professional who works on a part-time, retainer, or contract basis. They bring the experience and expertise of a high-level CFO to your business \u2013 without the cost of hiring a full-time, in-house employee. Fractional CFOs service several clients at once &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thebooksitters.com.au\/what-is-a-fractional-cfo\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[68,87,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is a fractional CFO? - The BookSitters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is a fractional CFO? 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