Fractional CFOEdmonton
Fractional CFO services for growing companies in Edmonton: forecasting, cash flow, reporting, financing and transactions. A CFO’s judgment on the decisions that matter, without the cost of a full-time hire.
When companies call us
Most companies bring us in at a turning point, when the decisions get bigger than the finance function behind them.
Profitable on paper, short at the bank. A rolling cash forecast and tighter control of receivables, payables and inventory show what is coming.
Investors and lenders will want a model, clean financials and clear answers. We prepare all three and stay through their questions.
Decisions run through one person’s spreadsheet. We put in reporting and forecasts the leadership team can use without them.
Revenue is up but margins are unclear. Reporting by product, customer and location shows what is earning its keep.
Directors and investors expect a regular package with KPIs, variance analysis and a forecast they can rely on.
Clean records, a defensible model and diligence-ready numbers before a buyer, a target or an investor asks for them.
How we help
Part-time CFO services for owner-led, family-owned and venture-backed companies in Edmonton. The support scales from a few hours a week to a major initiative such as a financing, a turnaround or an acquisition.
Driver-based budgets, rolling forecasts and scenario models that tie operations to the numbers, with a monthly review of results against plan.
A 13-week cash forecast, runway visibility and better terms on receivables, payables and inventory, so cash needs are seen months ahead.
Plans for growth, pricing and investment, tied to the capital they need, and the model and materials for investors or lenders when it is time to raise.
A reliable month-end close, reconciliations and internal controls, with oversight of your accounting team or external bookkeeper.
A monthly reporting package built around the few KPIs that drive results, and board and investor updates on a regular schedule.
Clean data, a clear model and investor-ready materials before an acquisition, a sale or a financing, and support through the diligence that follows.
Finance leadership in Edmonton
Edmonton’s growing companies include contractors and engineering firms, manufacturers and fabricators, suppliers to the Industrial Heartland and the oil sands, agri-food and logistics companies, and technology firms drawing on the University of Alberta and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute. Many are owner-led and reach a point where finance needs more than a controller and an outside accountant.
Companies here are financed by ATB Financial and Servus Credit Union, both headquartered in Edmonton, by the major banks and BDC, and by private equity firms and family offices. Each reads a set of numbers in its own way, and the forecasts and reporting have to meet that standard.
Contractors and fabricators win or lose money job by job. A CFO puts in job costing and work-in-progress reporting that show which projects, customers and estimates earn their margin, while there is still time to act.
Maintenance and service companies that support refineries and upgraders staff up for turnarounds, then wait to be paid. A CFO plans payroll, equipment and the operating line around that calendar.
Companies that sell to the province, health services or the universities, or that rely on research grants and programs, face procurement cycles, holdbacks and reporting conditions. A CFO plans cash around them and keeps contract profitability visible.
When an owner plans to step back, the finance function usually has to stand on its own first. A CFO builds the reporting, forecasts and controls that let a successor, a lender or a buyer rely on the numbers without the owner.
Our view
Clean books and timely reports are the foundation. The value of a CFO is in what comes next: which customers and products make money, how much cash growth will consume, and when to raise capital or hold back.
We join the leadership team rather than reporting to it from outside. The person who builds the forecast is in the room when it is used, and accountable for the decisions it supports.
Watch: Fractional CFO for Growth
How an engagement works
We start with a short review of the books, the reporting and the cash position, agree the priorities, then settle into a regular monthly cadence that can scale up for a raise or a transaction. You receive a written proposal with the scope and the fee before any work begins.
Need hands-on accounting support rather than strategic finance? Our fractional controller service covers the close, reporting and controls.
Need senior finance support without a full-time hire?
Selected clients
Frequently asked questions
The work of a chief financial officer on a part-time basis: planning and forecasting, cash management, reporting, financing and transactions, and oversight of the accounting function.
Usually when the business has outgrown basic bookkeeping but does not yet need, or cannot justify, a full-time CFO: before a raise, during fast growth, when cash gets tight or ahead of a sale.
It depends on the stage of the business and the work ahead. Some companies need a few hours a week, others more during a financing or a transaction. The proposal sets the cadence, and it can change as your needs do.
It depends on the scope and the time involved. After a first conversation we send a written proposal with the scope, cadence and fee, so the cost is clear before work begins. Our guide explains what drives the cost.
A controller makes sure the books are accurate and closed on time. A CFO uses those numbers to plan, raise capital and make decisions. Many companies need both, and a fractional CFO can oversee the controller or bookkeeper you already have.
When the volume of financial decisions, the size of the team or the demands of investors need someone in the seat every day. A fractional CFO can build the function that a full-time hire then takes over.
Yes. We prepare the forecasts, the covenant calculations and the lender package for a new operating line, an equipment loan or an annual review, and we answer the lender’s questions with you. See our capital raising service.
Yes. Our office is in Vancouver, and we work with companies in Edmonton and across northern and central Alberta, as well as in Calgary. We also provide business valuation in Edmonton.
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Sector depth across the businesses we advise, from early-stage ventures to established operators.
Perspectives on transactions, valuation, capital, performance and strategy.
An independent strategic finance firm, founded in 2016 and led by its principal on every engagement.
