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The 90-Day Operating CFO Sprint

If your business is pulling $10M and your monthly close still takes 17 days, you do not have a finance problem. You have an operating-grade-decision problem. The 90-Day Operating CFO Sprint installs the financial spine in 12 weeks. Fixed scope. Fixed price.

Start with clarity before action.

At $5M to $30M, the Controller-only finance function runs out of runway.

Reporting starts lagging reality. Forecasts feel directionally right but never precise. Cash surprises become explainable only in hindsight. Nothing looks broken — but the operating decisions quietly degrade. The business has outgrown the finance function it was built on.

By Week 12, the leadership team has the working pack, the cash forecast, and the cadence to make decisions weekly instead of after-the-fact.

Working monthly close (under 10 days)
Board-grade reporting pack
13-week rolling cash forecast
Functional finance team structure
Departmental P&L
KPI dashboard
Operating cadence (weekly / monthly / quarterly)
Path to permanent CFO or fractional retainer

Engagement Structure

Duration
12 Weeks
Structured sprint from kickoff to handoff
Cadence
1.5 days / week
Embedded presence + weekly leadership working session

This is for founder-led businesses outgrowing their first finance function.

Founder / CEO-led $5M–$30M Canadian operating businesses
No in-house CFO yet; Controller-only finance team
Trigger event: board pressure, lender requirement, growth event, or first major capital decision

A finance function the business actually runs on — not one that produces deliverables.

By Week 12 the leadership team has the working pack, the cash forecast, the close cycle, and the cadence to make decisions weekly instead of after-the-fact. The Controller is unblocked. The CEO has the numbers in time to act.

A Deliberate Conversation

Most relationships begin with a 30-minute diagnostic call — not a proposal. If your finance function is running out of runway, we can talk.