Also called: Outsourced CFO, Part-Time CFO
A senior finance expert who works part-time as the CFO for several small companies at once.
Monday you build a startup's fundraising model, Wednesday you help a family business get a bank loan and Friday you review another client's monthly results.
Usually self-employed, billing monthly retainers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 14 years after high school. Bachelor's in accounting or finance; CPA or MBA; years as a controller or CFO.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Accounting, Finance.
Growing much faster than average. Fast-growing as small companies outsource finance leadership.
Low risk for 10 years. AI lets one finance expert serve more small companies; owners want a trusted advisor, so demand for fractional CFOs grows.
Classes: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, AP Statistics, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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