Tampa Fractional CFOs

Our fractional CFO service based in Tampa offers adaptable assistance to strengthen and optimize your finance operations.

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McCracken takes immense pride in its extensive network of Fractional CFOs who are dedicated to serving the city of Tampa. By leveraging our customized Fractional CFO services, your company can enjoy the advantages of personalized and flexible support.

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Should I explore hiring a Fractional CFO in Tampa?

Fractional CFOs offer businesses a flexible and efficient financial support solution, providing assistance without the need for a long-term commitment to a full-time hire.

Maritime Industry

Fractional CFOs specializing in Tampa's maritime industry play a pivotal role. They craft financial strategies, manage risks, and control costs, tailored to this unique sector. Compliance with maritime regulations is a priority, as is providing accurate financial reporting. These CFOs optimize capital allocation, support growth initiatives, and safeguard financial health, crucial for Tampa's maritime businesses.

Tourism

Fractional CFOs in Tampa's tourism sector offer tailored financial guidance. They grasp the unique needs of businesses in travel and hospitality. Their support ensures effective financial management, allowing tourism-related companies to flourish in the Tampa area.

Growing Businesses

Fractional CFOs are essential for fostering business growth. They bring their financial knowledge to the table and provide strategic advice. They excel at examining financial data, creating useful financial models, and developing strategies that support and enhance growth efforts.

Large Companies

Large companies with full-time CFOs can benefit significantly from engaging a Fractional CFO for particular projects and expertise. These fractional financial professionals provide customized support, partnering with large organizations to address specific requirements and leverage their specialized skills and vast experience.

Benefits of a Fractional CFO

Why should businesses in Tampa consider hiring a Fractional CFO?

Fractional CFO services provide you with an on-demand, seasoned finance executive who can help you solve challenges and discover new opportunities in finance and throughout your business.

Financial Reporting

Financial reporting is essential for owners and stakeholders to assess a business's well-being. Fractional CFOs assess your accounting processes, ensuring accuracy, adherence to rules, and streamlined operations. They bring in improved methods, simplify reporting, and fine-tune accounting procedures. 

Finance Assessment

A Fractional CFO expertly evaluates your organization's finance function. They assess financial processes, systems, and controls with a fresh perspective, suggesting improvements and advocating for best practices to enhance financial operations by pinpointing efficiencies and gaps.

Performance Management

Fractional CFOs enhance your company's performance and align it with strategic goals. Collaborating with management, they aid in establishing performance metrics, including KPIs that match company objectives. They review financial and operational data, offering practical advice to enhance performance.

Finance Technology

Fractional CFOs are experienced in different technology solutions and can aid in choosing and implementing platforms that match your business requirements. They utilize finance technology to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and strategy, empowering organizations to make well-informed decisions in today's ever-evolving digital landscape.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I ask a CFO to do something when I don't know what needs to be done?

You don't know what you don't know, which makes it difficult to ask for help in areas where you are not sure what the improvements are or if they're even needed. We will commonly perform an assessment of your organization's finance function at the start of any engagement. It is the CFO's job to inform the CEO about both what is needed from a finance perspective as well as where finance can contribute additional value to the overall vision of the company.

How many hours does a Fractional CFO work?

Fractional CFOs work a flexible number of hours based on the changing needs of the business they serve. This could be a few hours a month up to 10 or 20 hours a week.

What if I don't know how often I need the Fractional CFO?

Fractional CFOs are used to working flexibly and on-demand. This means that you may need them close to full-time for a few weeks before converting to a low number of hours for ongoing guidance. Your business may not need the full-time support of a CFO, but having fractional guidance to support your controller and advise your CEO can be an invaluable asset in creating company strategy.

When does a startup need a fractional CFO?

A startup can benefit from the council of a seasoned industry CFO from day one, but realistically the startup won't have demands on their finance and accounting function that warrant the involvement of a CFO until they've raised seed capital. Preparing for future rounds of funding is just one of the many areas that a fractional CFO can add value to a startup.

What to look for in a fractional CFO?

A fortune 500 CFO may not make the best fit in a startup environment. Similarly, a fractional CFO with a background in telecommunications is unlikely to have the expertise needed in a healthcare organization. A CPA can be a great credential to find in a CFO, but not every company will need a CFO with a heavy background in accounting. Circumstances vary for each company depending on the stage and needs of the organization.

What should a fractional CFO do at a company?

A fractional CFO's involvement depends greatly on the stage and needs of the organization. In smaller companies, the fractional CFO may personally take on a broad set of responsibilities, including managing the books, negotiating contracts, and more. In a larger company, the fractional CFO may oversee and guide the controller who manages the accounting function as well as other leaders in the finance function.

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