What Is a CFO of a Company?
“CFO” stands for “chief financial officer.” A CFO manages all financial actions for a company, which means financial planning, cash flow tracking, and financial analysis. A CFO has specialized knowledge, so it’s not uncommon to not have one on staff. That’s where outsourced CFO services for small business can be a big asset. A small-business CFO from our team can handle all of the tasks someone on your staff would. By using our outsourced CFO services, you’ll be able to bundle CFO services with other accounting and bookkeeping needs for greater value. If you’re in the process of actively growing your company, a virtual CFO can keep your business on financial track.
Bookkeeping Services
As one of the leading accounting outsourcing firms, we will enter data, bill clients, pay your invoices, and conduct collection calls, among other tasks.
Prices at $349Financial Reporting
Proper Source staff can provide daily, weekly, or monthly financial reporting updates to make sure that you’re in the loop about your finances.
Prices at $449CFO Services
You'll have a weekly or monthly call with a controller/CFO who will prepare financial performance reports and discuss them with you.
Prices at $499Tax Services
When you're an Proper Source client, your bookkeeper and controller will give everything to your Proper Source CPA for a complete tax return.
Prices at $395
Benefits of CFO Consulting Services
Our outsourced CFO services start at just $750 a month and will help you:
- Understand your cash flow and projections
- Develop real wealth for your company
- Protect profits, hire at the right time, and control costs
- Build a financial plan that works
- Minimize your business risk and get better ROI
- Avoid major financial disasters
Examples of what you’ll get as a CFO Client
Cash flow forecasting:
One of the most common tools your small-business CFO will reference is a cash flow forecast. This tool helps you and your strategy team understand what could happen to your cash flow in the future based on the decisions you make today.
Budget-to-actual reporting:
Once a plan is in place, you’ll want to know how well you’re tracking to it. We all know how vital budgets are, but they don’t always get used. Your CFO can help get your budget in place and then analyze your company’s performance against it.
Break-even analysis:
For businesses on the verge of a cash crunch, knowing break-even points is crucial. Your sales and production teams must know how much work they have to deliver to keep the bills paid. Every business faces hard times, and if that ever happens to you, your CFO can help you dig deep and control the excess.
Debt planning and reduction:
If debt is a part of your growth strategy, your CFO will help you optimize your liabilities so that they support you in your goal. If you have debt because your company has seen hard times, then we need to create a reduction plan for getting your company back on top.
Labor cost management:
If you’re a staff-heavy organization, you must know as much as possible about your payroll costs. Is your staff operating efficiently? Should you give someone a raise, and if so, what will it do to your business over the long run? For businesses we’ve coached across the country, labor costs tend to be their biggest downfall. They have either over-hired or not staffed enough, and the bottom line gets strained.
Variable vs. fixed expense reporting:
Not all costs for your business are created equal. You will incur fixed costs regardless of what you do, and while you can reduce costs in this category, there’s only so much you can cut before the benefit to your business becomes less and less impactful. Meanwhile, your variable expenses are the costs you incur when you do work. The secret to getting wealthy is controlling these costs in an efficient manner. Your Proper Source CFO will be an expert at identifying these costs and keeping them in check.
Frequently Asked Questions
A CFO has a single focus: make your organization more valuable to all shareholders and increase the return on your business. This means more cash, more profit, and more opportunity throughout your organization. CFOs do this by forecasting cash flow, optimizing cost centers, managing corporate capital accounts, and employing other high-value processes. Outsourced CFO firms like Proper Source can offer all this in addition to other financial services.
All members of our virtual CFO team must have the following credentials:
- Certified public accountant (CPA) licensing
- 7+ years of experience in accounting-related work
- 3+ years of public accounting experience
- 3+ years of experience leading full accounting teams
- Master’s degree in accounting or taxation
- QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor status
Our outsourced CFO services cost $750 a month and up. The cost of your plan with Proper Source will depend on any other services you might need and how often you need them. We will work with you to create a customized plan that’s within your budget and suits your needs. Many clients find that pairing our CFO services for small business with other financial services is a great value. To get a full list of our prices, request our current pricing guide.
No Long-Term Contract
With Proper Source, our services are month-to-month, so you aren’t locked into a contract. We value performance, and our goal is to make your company bigger and more profitable over time.
Years of Experience
You can rely on in-depth knowledge from our chief financial officer services. We are a certified, full-service firm that has been in business for more than a decade.
Our clients love us, and you will, too, once you see what we can do to help you grow your business. Contact us to get started today.
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