Fractional CFO: Part-Time Finance Leadership for Growth
Crafting Your Path to Sustainable Growth
As a fractional CFO, Roemer Capital leads the finance function of technology companies with a product in the market and running revenue, part-time and without a permanent hire. We plan cash, compare plan and actuals, report to investors and prepare the next round. You pay a fixed monthly fee based on the number of days agreed per month.
Working with top companies around the globe
A fractional CFO is an experienced chief financial officer who works for your company part of the time, but on a lasting basis. This fits when your numbers get more complex but a full-time role does not pay off yet.
An interim CFO fills a gap for a few months; a fractional CFO works with you on fixed days each month over a longer period. The model is also called an outsourced CFO or CFO as a service.
When Your Company Needs a Fractional CFO
Usually when founders spend more time on spreadsheets than with customers. Typical triggers are an upcoming funding round, new investors with reporting duties or a runway that is getting shorter. An experienced outside view also helps when the budget and the hiring plan no longer fit together.
Before a Funding Round
You need a financial model, a data room and answers to investor questions. When the process starts, your cash should last another 12 to 18 months.
After a Funding Round
Investors expect regular reports with metrics that show the real business, not just reach and clicks.
When the Numbers Get Complex
Several products, markets or entities make planning and control harder than a founder can manage on the side.
Without Finance Leadership or with a Fractional CFO
Many growth companies do not fail because of the idea, but because of missing financial control. This is what the difference looks like.
What Our Fractional CFO Does
We take on the finance leadership tasks your team does not cover. Bookkeeping and annual accounts stay with your tax adviser, and we build on them. You see the results in our client portal, Roemer Capital OS: budget versus actuals, benchmarks and a financial health check, integrated planning of profit and loss, balance sheet and cash, and reports explained in plain language.
Planning and Financial Model
Integrated planning of profit and loss, balance sheet and cash over at least three years, in three cases. We show what new hires or higher marketing spend mean for runway and valuation.
Controlling and Reporting
Ongoing budget versus actuals, budgeting, metrics such as LTV/CAC and CAC payback, and reports for management, the board and investors.
Funding and Investors
Preparing the next round, the data room and answers to investor questions. When a round is due, we can also run the capital raising process.
How We Work Together
We start with a review of your figures, systems and goals. Then we agree how many days per month you need and which reports arrive when. We work with your team and your tax adviser and keep adjusting the plan.
Answers Instead of Theory
A good financial model answers real questions. What happens if the conversion rate drops? How long does the cash last if the sales team doubles? We give you the answers before you decide. Our models are built to hold up in due diligence.
A Fixed, Predictable Fee
You pay a fixed monthly fee based on the number of days agreed per month. We do not bill by the hour. If we also run your funding round, the CFO work is part of that mandate's fixed monthly amount, plus a success fee set out in a fee agreement that is signed before the investment agreement. We publish no price list.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a fractional CFO?
A fractional CFO is an experienced chief financial officer who works for your company part-time and without a permanent contract. They handle planning, controlling, investor reporting and the preparation of funding rounds. You get the experience of a finance leader without filling a full-time role.
How much does a fractional CFO from Roemer Capital cost?
You pay a fixed monthly fee based on the number of days agreed per month. We do not bill by the hour and do not publish a price list. If we also run your funding round, the CFO work is part of that mandate's fixed monthly amount, plus a success fee set out in a fee agreement that is signed before the investment agreement.
Who is a fractional CFO for?
For technology companies with a product in the market and running revenue, typically between Series A and Series C. It makes sense when the numbers get more complex but a full-time role does not pay off yet.
When does a startup need a CFO?
At the latest when a funding round is coming up or investors expect regular reports. Another sign: nobody on the team can say for sure how long the cash will last. When a round starts, runway should be 12 to 18 months, and someone has to plan it.
What is the difference between a fractional CFO and an interim CFO?
A fractional CFO works on a lasting basis with fixed days each month; an interim CFO fills a gap for a few months, usually full-time. Interim assignments often bridge an open position. A fractional CFO builds planning and reporting and stays with you over a longer period.
What is the difference between a fractional CFO and a controller?
A controller prepares reports and checks figures; a CFO helps decide what the figures mean for strategy and funding. The fractional CFO builds the plan, talks to investors and prepares rounds. A controller on your team can support that work.
When is a fractional CFO better than a full-time CFO?
As long as the work does not fill a full role. You pay for the days you need instead of a full salary. When the need grows, the fractional CFO prepares the handover to your own finance lead.
What does a fractional CFO do day to day?
Cash planning, budget versus actuals, budgets, metrics and reports for management and investors. On top of that come the three-case financial model and the preparation of the next round, including the data room. You see the results at any time in our client portal, Roemer Capital OS.
How does working with Roemer Capital work?
After a free first call we look at your figures, systems and goals. The offer sets out how many days per month you need and which reports arrive when. We then work with your team and your tax adviser.
Does a fractional CFO replace my tax adviser or bookkeeping?
No. Bookkeeping, annual accounts and tax stay with your tax adviser, because we are not a tax advisory firm. We build on their figures and turn them into planning, control and investor reporting.
What are the benefits of a fractional CFO?
You always know how long your cash lasts and where you deviate from plan. You test decisions on hires and budgets before you make them. And you go into the next round with figures that hold up in due diligence.
Who is Roemer Capital?
Roemer Capital GmbH is an independent fundraising and M&A advisory boutique based in Düsseldorf, Germany. It advises technology companies with a product in the market and running revenue on funding rounds from EUR 1 million (Series A to C), company sales and as a fractional CFO. Lucas E. Roemer, author of the book "Kapital folgt Struktur", founded the company in July 2023. It is not connected to companies with the same or similar names in other countries.