Fractional CFO Needed for Multi-Entity Oversight and Strategic Partnership

I’m looking for a high-caliber Fractional CFO to sit across multiple businesses and operate as the financial lead above our existing accountants, bookkeepers, and internal office managers. This is not a bookkeeping role. This is a top-of-stack financial operator who ensures everything underneath is accurate, timely, and driving real business insight. You will act as the central financial brain across the portfolio - bringing structure, accountability, and forward-looking strategy. Scope of Role: 1. Oversight & Quality Control

• Oversee external accountants and internal finance/admin staff
• Ensure monthly reporting is accurate, complete, and on time
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or risks in financials
• Implement and enforce best-practice reporting standards
• *2. Financial Reporting & Insights**

• Build clean, consistent monthly reporting packs across entities

• Translate numbers into clear insights and actions
• Identify trends, anomalies, and performance drivers
• Provide simple, sharp summaries (I value concise, high-signal reporting)
• *3. Strategic Financial Leadership**

• Act as a thought partner to me and business leads

• Provide recommendations on growth, cost control, and capital allocation
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling
• Help pressure test key decisions (investments, hiring, expansion, etc.)
• *4. Driving Accountability**

• Actively engage with business leaders to ensure financial discipline

• Follow up on actions, enforce deadlines, and keep things moving
• Not just reporting -

driving outcomes

• *Ideal Candidate:** • Proven experience as a

Fractional CFO / Finance Director

across multiple entities

• Strong operator - not just advisory (you get into the detail when needed)
• Experience managing external accountants + internal teams
• Comfortable working with founders and pushing for clarity + accountability
• Strong commercial mindset (not just compliance/accounting)
• Excellent communication - can simplify complex financials into clear insights
• Bonus: Experience in startups, marketplaces, or multi-entity structures
• *Working Style:**

• Ongoing engagement (not a one-off project)

• Weekly/fortnightly check-ins + monthly reporting cadence
• Ability to scale involvement as needed
• Prefer someone proactive who takes ownership vs waiting for direction
• *Goal:**

Create a

clean, reliable, and insight-driven financial layer

across all businesses - so we can move faster, make better decisions, and avoid blind spots.

• *To Apply:**

Please include: 1. Brief overview of your experience across multiple businesses 2. Examples of reporting packs or dashboards you’ve built 3. How you typically work with founders and leadership teams 4. Availability (hours per week) Looking for someone sharp, proactive, and high-trust to grow with long term. We operate on Xero fyi.