Interim & fractional finance leadership
Experienced CFO and Controller leadership, right when you need it.
We step in as your interim or fractional CFO and Controller to stabilize the finance function, strengthen reporting, improve cash visibility, and give owners a dependable financial partner.
20+
Years leading finance and accounting
$3M
to $50M revenue: the companies we serve
Pressure signals
Four things owners say on the first call
Each one has a cause in the finance function, and each one has a fix that does not require hiring an executive full time.
You cannot see cash past Friday
The bank balance is a number. A forecast is a plan. If the difference between them is a feeling, that is the first thing to fix.
The close is late and the numbers move
Reports arrive on the twentieth, get revised on the twenty-fifth, and nobody in the room quite believes the version in front of them.
The lender is asking questions
A covenant calculation, a borrowing base, a WIP schedule. Someone has to answer, and it should be someone who has answered before.
Management is carrying the finance workload
The owner does the forecast at night. The operations manager chases receivables. The office manager runs payroll and prays.
Start with the problem
Why did you come here today?
Recognize your situation first. The service follows.
- 01My accounting is a messBooks are not closing, accounts do not reconcile, and reports cannot be trusted.Route: Fractional Controller
- 02I need ongoing CFO guidanceCash flow, forecasting, profitability, and decisions need executive ownership.Route: Fractional CFO
- 03My CFO just leftProtect key decisions and relationships, stabilize the role, and prepare a handoff.Route: Interim CFO
- 04My controller just leftKeep the close, reporting, and accounting team moving during recruitment.Route: Interim Controller
- 05I need to clean everything upRebuild processes, reporting, controls, documentation, and accountability.Route: Finance Department Reset
- Not sureTell us what is happening. We will tell you which door.Schedule an Assessment
Four service paths
Interim for an open seat. Fractional for an ongoing need.
The role is the same. The duration and the cadence are different.
- Interim CFOImmediate executive continuity. Cash, forecasts, stakeholders, financing decisions, team direction, and the permanent-CFO handoff.Learn more
- Interim ControllerImmediate accounting continuity. Close, reconciliations, reporting, controls, CPA coordination, and team accountability.Learn more
- Fractional CFORecurring executive finance partner. 13-week cash, forecasts, KPIs, margin, capital allocation, lender and ownership reporting.Learn more
- Fractional ControllerRecurring accounting leadership. Reliable close, balance-sheet integrity, AR and AP controls, statements, staff supervision, and SOPs.Learn more
Priority specialty: construction and skilled-trade finance. WIP, over and under billings, job cost, retainage, committed costs, backlog, labor burden, bonding, banks, margin fade, and cash exposure. This is where our deepest experience lives.
Construction CFO & ControllerCore process
Fix it. Run it. Document it. Hand it off.
Five phases, in order. The same arc whether the engagement is a 90-day reset or a multi-year fractional relationship.
Assess
Accounting, people, systems, cash, reporting, controls, and processes. Two weeks. A written diagnosis.
Clean up
Reconciliations, balance sheet, AR, AP, intercompany, job cost, and chart of accounts.
Stabilize
Close calendar, cash forecast, management reporting, KPIs, controls, and accountable roles.
Document
SOPs, calendars, checklists, role descriptions, and recurring responsibilities.
Transition
Recruitment support, onboarding, training, knowledge transfer, and a clean handoff.
Pricing preview
Transparent starting points
Priced by deliverables and cadence, not hours. Final pricing depends on size, volume, entities, condition, and urgency.
Fractional Controller
$2,500/ month
DetailsFractional CFO
$3,500/ month
DetailsCFO Advisory
$5,000/ month
DetailsOperating CFO
$8,500/ month
Details
Leadership model
CFO judgment. Controller discipline. Partner accountability.
Most finance problems in a growing company are two problems wearing one coat: the books are not right, and the decisions are not made. A controller fixes the first. A CFO handles the second. We have held both seats and we know which one your situation needs, which is usually the one you did not call about.
Interim engagements cover an empty chair for a defined period. Fractional engagements supply the role on a recurring cadence at a fraction of the full-time cost. Both are led by a person who is accountable for the result, not a firm that is accountable for the hours.
Experience
Earned in the seat, not in a slide deck
- 20+ years in finance and accounting leadership
- CFO and former Controller perspective
- Treasury, 13-week cash forecasting, and lender relationships
- Construction accounting, job costing, WIP, and bonding reporting
- Restructuring and Chapter 11 financial leadership alongside counsel
- Acquisition integration across a $1 billion building-materials platform
- Public-company reporting discipline applied to private companies
Industries
Finance leadership that knows how your industry gets paid
Construction, building materials, real estate, retail, and service organizations. Written for the way each one makes and loses money.
Insights
Operator-level finance, written for owners
- TurnaroundFinancial Management During a Business RestructuringWhether the restructuring is a quiet workout with the bank or a court-supervised case, the finance function's job is the same: know the cash, control the cash, and report it before anyone asks. Here is what that looks like week by week.10 min read
- Cash FlowWhat Is a 13-Week Cash-Flow Forecast?One page, 13 columns, updated every Monday. The forecast that tells you which Friday is the problem, and how many weeks you have to fix it.9 min read
- Construction FinanceHow to Calculate WIP for a Construction CompanyThe WIP schedule is the one report that tells a contractor the truth about every open job. Here is how to build it, line by line, with the formulas, a full worked schedule, and the mistakes that make bonding agents nervous.10 min read
- 13
- Weeks of cash visibility, updated every Monday
- 10
- Business days to a close you can trust
- 90
- Days to a documented, stabilized finance function
- 1
- Business day to hear back from us
Financial assessment
Let us look at what needs attention.
A confidential conversation about cash, reporting, and the decisions in front of you. We reply within one business day. If the answer is a bookkeeper, we will say so.
- (480) 415-8832
- cfo@interimcontrollercfopartners.com
- Scottsdale, Arizona. Serving clients nationwide.
Financial assessment
Get the financial house in order.
An experienced finance executive enters the room, understands the problem, and establishes control. That is the whole offer.