You get senior financial leadership without the full-time price tag. We built our careers inside multi-billion-dollar companies. Now we work for the ones trying to get there.
Most companies don’t have a revenue problem. They have a visibility problem. The data exists — the signal doesn’t. REVALANCE comes in, reassesses what’s really there, and builds the financial infrastructure to scale from it.
A fractional CFO delivers executive-level financial leadership on a flexible basis. Unlike a full-time CFO — who may command $200K–$400K annually — REVALANCE embeds into your business, attends your meetings, and delivers the same strategic guidance at a fraction of the overhead.
The difference: we’ve sat in the seat. At Palo Alto Networks we owned the global revenue forecast for a $4B+ business. At Confluent we managed a $160M operating budget to sub-1% variance. That’s not consulting theory — that’s operator experience.
| REVALANCE (Fractional) | Full-Time CFO | Bookkeeper / Controller | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Cost | $36K – $120K | $200K – $400K+ | $40K – $80K |
| Commitment | Flexible, monthly | Full-time employment | Ongoing transactional |
| Strategic Scope | Enterprise-grade | Enterprise-grade | Bookkeeping only |
| Multi-Industry Insight | Yes | Typically no | No |
| Revenue Forecasting | Yes | Yes | No |
Decades of operator experience, applied to your business on your timeline. From fractional CFO to full FP&A buildout.
There’s no magic revenue number. Look for these triggers — any one of them is reason enough to have a conversation.
Engagements typically range from $3,000 to $10,000 per month depending on scope, complexity, and hours required. Most clients find this delivers 80% of the value of a full-time CFO at 20% of the cost. We design a custom engagement based on your specific needs after the initial assessment.
A bookkeeper records what happened. A CFO drives what happens next. REVALANCE works at the strategic layer — forecasting, scenario modeling, cash management, investor relationships, and operational decision-making. We work alongside your existing accounting team, not instead of them.
Most clients see meaningful improvements within 30–60 days. Quick wins typically come from cash flow visibility, close cycle improvements, and fixing broken forecasting models. Strategic impact compounds over the first two to three quarters as we build deeper understanding of the business.
Yes — and they work well together. A controller manages the accuracy of historical financial data. A CFO uses that data to drive forward-looking decisions. REVALANCE operates at the strategic layer your controller isn’t designed to fill: forecasting, board reporting, investor relations, and growth planning.
Absolutely — this is one of the highest-leverage engagements. We build investor-grade financial models, prepare data rooms, develop board presentations, and help management articulate the financial story clearly and credibly. Having operated inside companies that raised significant capital, we know exactly what sophisticated investors look for.
Typically companies with $2M–$50M in revenue that have outgrown basic bookkeeping but aren’t yet at the scale to justify a full-time CFO. That said, we’ve worked across a wide range — from pre-revenue startups preparing for their first raise to established businesses with complex multi-entity structures.