To:
an overworked Fractional CFO

The problem isn't your skills.
The problem isn't your experience.
You know your value.
And you're right.Clients trust you deeply, and they absolutely should.
You're exceptional at what you do.But the operational tasks...
...the never ending ad-hocs that interrupt your daily flow,
...the monthly closes you really shouldn't be doing,
...the forecasts that rely on messy data you don't really trust,
...dashboards that seem to break right before board meetings.They are slowly, steadily eroding the joy and effectiveness of your practice.


Every fractional CFO I speak with reaches this exact tipping point.You started with one or two clients, and everything felt manageable, you'd even say enjoyable.You felt strategic, aligned, impactful.But then you onboarded the third, fourth, maybe the fifth client.And suddenly you're not advising anymore - you're fighting fires.


Maybe you've tried to fix this by yourself already.
You thought about hiring a junior analyst or maybe even a full-time controller.
Maybe a whole new fractional CFO to brute force scaling the business.But every time you consider this path, you hesitate.


The thought of recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, managing, and handling turnover feels heavier than continuing to handle things yourself.Even as the burden slowly builds to breaking point.Or perhaps you've tried a freelancer or outsourced team once before, and it went poorly.They didn't "get it".
You spent more time correcting, supervising, and second-guessing than if you'd just done it yourself.


I've watched great CFOs find themselves stuck here, exactly where you are now.Not enough time to do it all to your standard.
Not enough time to simulate every scenario.
Not enough time to answer all questions.And the toughest part?
There's no magic solution you haven't already considered:- Hiring internally feels like building the very team you deliberately avoided by going fractional.- Contracting out has left a bitter taste, proving to be unreliable, inconsistent, and stressful.- Doing it all yourself, though familiar, has already proven unsustainable.


So what's the actual solution?The truth is, the solution isn't about finding cheap labor, nor is it about finding magical software that automates all your problems away.You've probably already tried every productivity tool and platform promising quick fixes.


You know they don’t deliver.


The real solution is partnering with someone who truly understands Fractional CFO operations and can seamlessly step into your shoes to handle non-advisory delivery exactly as you would.Someone who deeply "gets" your standards, knows your workflows intimately, and can be trusted fully.Someone who pokes around, double checks and finds holes on their own.
Someone who says "done" before you ask.That's what makes that difference.Not more hands.
Not more technology.
Not even more hours in your day.But someone who sees your business exactly as you do and runs the operational execution exactly how you need it to be run.


This approach works not because it's clever marketing or a slick new service, but because it's fundamentally aligned with what you really need:- Complete trust and reliability, so you're never second-guessing or double-checking.- Absolute ownership of execution. No follow-ups, no chasing, no problems left unattended.- The freedom to stay entirely client-facing and strategic, allowing you to do the work you actually love and were hired for.


Yes, it feels risky to hand over operations.Yes, you've likely had experiences that make this seem risky or impossible.But consider the alternative:
How sustainable is your current workload?
Can you realistically continue at this pace?And most importantly, how much opportunity are you leaving on the table every month you're stuck in delivery instead of advisory?


You're a CFO, I don't have to give you ballpark calculations that show the ROI.
You know the exact numbers.You know the leverage of going full advisory.
You know you'll mark up my fees and pass them over to your clients.You know this makes money.
You know this makes sense.


I say this as someone who genuinely cares: your expertise and talent deserve better than operational firefighting.You should be advising your clients - fully, calmly, and strategically - every single day.And if a fire ever breaks out. You know it's being handled already.
If a client asks for an ad-hoc tasks, you don't need to reschedule meetings.
It. Gets. Done.

If what you've just read resonates even slightly, let's explore this together.I'm not asking for a long term, $200k+ commitment.
Right now, this should be a conversation about you and your firm.Only if we're both certain we want to give this a try,
we'll set up a 90 day pilot.We’ll prove this works.And you'll be able to have more freedom and onboard new advisory clients in that space.And if it doesn’t?
You’ll know quickly, without the usual headache.But if it does work
^{and I’m absolutely confident it will}
you'll rediscover what brought you to become a fractional CFO in the first place.You'll be able to run your business the way you've always intended.If you're open to this conversation, let's talk.From: Dawid, an Operational Finance Partner to Fractional CFOs

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