Senior finance leadership. Without the senior price tag.
An Outsourced CFO from MAP brings the discipline of executive finance to businesses that need it but can't yet justify a full-time hire. Forecasting, reporting, capital, and the commercial conversations that turn financial data into better decisions.
What this is
Most businesses outgrow their bookkeeper before they're ready for a CFO. Revenue starts to scale, the lender wants real forecasts, the shareholders asks questions the bookkeeper can't answer, and the founder ends up running finance in evenings and weekends. That's where an Outsourced CFO fits.
We provide assitance with forecasting, reporting, capital structure, lender relations, and the strategic finance conversations that need someone with executive-level judgement in the room. You get the function without the full-time cost, and we scale up or down as the business does.
The MAP angle is the operating background. Felix has run finance and operations inside operating businesses with turnovers in excess of $100M, not just observed them from across the table. That perspective shows up in OCFO work. We ask the questions an operator would ask, not the ones a textbook would.
What's included
- Quarterly cash flow forecasting
- Annual budgeting and quarterly re-forecasts
- Monthly management reporting and board packs
- KPI design and performance tracking
- Lender and investor communications
- Capital raising support (debt and equity)
- Pricing reviews and margin analysis
- Working capital optimisation
- Commercial decision support (pricing, hiring, capex, acquisitions)
- Acting on management's behalf in dealings with banks, investors, and external advisors
Who this works best for
- SMEs with $2M-$30M revenue scaling toward needing executive finance
- Founder-led businesses where the founder is running finance themselves
- Businesses preparing for capital raises, refinancing, or sale
- Companies with active lender relationships that need credible forecasts
- Boards wanting independent financial oversight without hiring a CFO
Not the right fit for businesses needing a five-day-a-week presence (at that point hire a permanent CFO and we'll help you find them).
Frequently asked questions
How is OCFO different from having a bookkeeper or accountant?
A bookkeeper processes transactions. An accountant prepares statements. A CFO interprets the numbers and helps you decide what to do with them. OCFO is the third one, delivered on a fractional basis.
How much time do you spend per month in our business?
Depends on the stage and complexity. Most engagements are one to four days per month, with structured monthly meetings and ad-hoc availability between. We start with what you actually need, not a generic retainer.
Can you attend our board meetings?
Yes. For many clients that's a core part of the engagement. Preparing the board pack, presenting it, and answering questions. We treat it the way a permanent CFO would.
Do you replace our existing accountant?
Usually not. OCFO is the strategic finance layer; your existing accountant typically continues to handle compliance. Where it makes sense to consolidate, we can - but we won't push it.
What revenue size makes OCFO worthwhile?
Generally $2M+ in revenue, though we've worked with smaller businesses where the complexity is high (multiple entities, international operations, active fundraising). Below that, the simpler bookkeeping-plus-advisory model usually does the job.
How do you bill? By the hour, by the day, or fixed retainer?
Typically a fixed monthly retainer scoped to a defined number of days. Project work (capital raises, sale processes) is scoped separately.
Often paired with
Bookkeeping (the data foundation), Tax Advisory (structuring decisions), Business Intelligence & Management Reporting (the dashboards we report from).
Get the finance function your business has outgrown its size for.
Twenty-minute consult, no obligation. We'll scope what good would look like for your business.