Fractional CFO

About this opportunity

CXOwork clients are looking for experienced CFO-level advisors who can help drive financial strategy, planning, and performance management while bringing rigor to decision-making in growing businesses.

This is a fractional leadership role designed for finance leaders who combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution — helping companies improve visibility, optimize financial performance, and prepare for growth, fundraising, or transformation.

We are looking to build a CFO bench from different industries — Fintech; Insurance & Insurtech; Healthcare & life sciences; AI & machine learning; Cybersecurity; Manufacturing & industrials; Logistics & supply chain; Climate-tech & clean energy; Consumer goods, retail & fashion; and Public sector & defence are all in active rotation. Different industries demand different financial leadership — regulated accounting and capital-adequacy reporting, capital-intensive manufacturing economics, inventory and gross-margin discipline, grant and public-fund management — and our clients want CFOs who have actually owned the P&L their business model runs on. If your career sits outside the venture-backed SaaS playbook, that depth is exactly what we're looking for.

Core responsibilities

• Advise founders and leadership teams on financial strategy, planning, and growth decisions — translating numbers into business choices the CEO and board can act on
• Develop financial models, forecasts, and operating plans aligned with business objectives; provide strategic guidance on pricing, profitability, and capital allocation
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management; build and track KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics that drive data-driven decision-making
• Lead the financial side of fundraising — financial storytelling, investor diligence, data rooms, and investor materials; guide leadership through funding rounds, investor conversations, and board reporting
• Improve financial processes, reporting systems, and operational discipline; establish internal controls, compliance frameworks, and governance structures
• Optimize financial workflows across accounting, reporting, and analysis; manage relationships with auditors, banking partners, and outside advisors
• Guide companies through growth phases, restructuring, or cost optimization; support financial planning during expansion, M&A, or strategic pivots
• Build a scalable finance function aligned with company stage — controller, FP&A, accounting — and the bench that lets the founder hire a full-time CFO when the moment is right

Required qualifications

• 15+ years in finance leadership; former or current CFO, VP Finance, Finance Director, or senior finance leader
• Experience working with startups, SMEs, or growth-stage companies — comfortable as the sole senior finance resource
• Strong background in financial strategy, planning, reporting, and governance
• Track record taking a company from Series A or B through Series C, D, or a transaction (acquisition, secondary, IPO)
• Strong command of GAAP, audit readiness, three-statement modeling, and unit-economics financial models
• Hands-on with the modern finance stack (NetSuite, QuickBooks, Carta, Mosaic, Pigment, or comparable)
• Comfortable working directly with CEOs, founders, boards, and institutional investors
• Ability to walk into a messy finance function and turn it into something predictable, auditable, and board-ready

Nice to have

Not required — but will strengthen your match quality.

• CPA, CFA, or MBA from a top-tier institution
• Investment banking or Big 4 accounting background (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, KPMG, EY, Deloitte, PwC)
• M&A close experience — buy-side or sell-side, including post-close integration
• IPO readiness work — SOX implementation, S-1 drafting, investor relations setup
• International or multi-entity consolidation experience (transfer pricing, R&D credits, cross-border tax)
• Prior fractional, interim, or consulting CFO experience

Application process

1. 01Application with at least one fundraise or financial transformation case study (10 min)
2. 0245-minute panel focused on financial modelling, forecasting, and investor narrative construction
3. 03Profile approved and surfaced to matched companies
4. 04Founder intro call — financial gap and runway assessment
5. 05Engagement kick-off within 10 business days