Fractional CFO Services
Senior financial leadership without a full-time hire
A fractional CFO gives growing businesses access to the same financial strategy, forecasting discipline, and reporting rigor a full-time Chief Financial Officer would provide, without the six-figure salary, benefits, and equity commitment of a permanent hire. Mana CPA Services steps into this role part-time or on a project basis, working directly with ownership and leadership to build the budget, manage the monthly close, and turn raw financial data into decisions you can act on. This service is designed for businesses that have outgrown basic bookkeeping but aren’t ready, or don’t need, a full-time finance executive.
What's Included
- Budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow planning
- Monthly and quarterly close management
- KPI and management reporting packages
- Accounting policy design and implementation
- Interim Controller and CFO coverage
Who This Is For
Fractional CFO services fit businesses generating roughly $2Mu2013$50M in annual revenue that need senior financial oversight: cash flow planning, board or investor reporting, or a controller-level close process, but can’t yet justify a full-time CFO salary. It’s also a common solution during a leadership transition, a fundraising round, or a period of rapid growth when financial infrastructure needs to catch up with the business.
Frequently Asked Questions
A fractional CFO oversees your company's financial strategy on a part-time or contract basis: building budgets and forecasts, managing the monthly and quarterly close, producing KPI and management reports, and advising ownership on major financial decisions, without being a full-time employee.
A bookkeeper records transactions and an accountant closes the books; a fractional CFO interprets those numbers, builds forward-looking forecasts, and advises on strategy: pricing, hiring, cash runway, and growth decisions. Many clients use all three roles together.
Fractional CFO engagements are typically billed monthly or by scope of work, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time CFO's salary and benefits, making senior-level financial leadership accessible to businesses that don't yet need a full-time executive.
It depends on the engagement: some clients need a few hours a month for reporting and oversight, others need weekly involvement during a close, fundraising round, or growth push. Scope is set based on your businessu2019s current needs and can flex over time.