Direct Partnership with Roy Welch — Founder & Managing Director • Chicago, IL
Executive Advisory Practice

Fractional CFO Services for High-Growth Companies

Gain senior financial leadership, multi-year capital forecasting, runway optimization, and board-level strategic counsel — without the $350k+ executive payroll overhead.

✓ $100M+ Client Portfolios Advised
✓ 15+ Years Senior CFO Experience
✓ Dynamic 13-Week Cash Model
✓ Direct Partner Engagement (Zero Junior Hand-Offs)
Self-Diagnosis

Identify Your Exact Financial Operating Bottleneck

Are you scaling commercial operations or stewarding public/fiduciary trust? Select your operating reality to pinpoint your solution path:

Commercial SMBs & Growing Enterprises For-Profit Track

Track A: Founders & Growth CEOs

When top-line revenue is compounding, but real-time cash clarity lags behind critical operational decisions:

“Profitable on paper, but cash in the bank feels uncomfortably tight.”

“Month-end close takes weeks, leaving you with stale data to make critical hires.”

“Outgrowing your generic bookkeeper; nobody is forecasting forward runway.”

501(c)(3) & Public Foundations Fiduciary Track

Track B: Nonprofit Executive Directors

When fiduciary accountability, grant tracking, and board oversight demand audit-proof fund transparency:

“Dreading the next board meeting due to confusing restricted-fund tracking.”

“Audit-readiness panic whenever grant reporting deadlines loom.”

“Manual reconciliations eating up staff hours that belong in programs.”

Service Architecture

The Core Service Tiers

Compare our executive financial advisory tiers and discover how Fractional CFO leadership replaces costly blindspots.

Tier 01 • Operations & Controllership

Foundation

Starting at $3,000 / mo
Financial Hygiene & Clean Baseline for CFO Advisory
● Detailed Core Focus
  • ✓ Accrual-Basis GAAP Ledgers: Full balance sheet reconciliations and audit-ready books establishing trustworthy numbers.
  • ✓ 10-Day Month-End Close: Financial statements finalized on a strict monthly cadence so decisions aren't made on stale data.
  • ✓ Automated AP/AR & Payroll: Cash flow hygiene through Bill.com and error-free multi-state wage compliance.
  • ✓ Monthly Executive P&L Review: Direct variance review with Roy Welch to surface cost overruns and cash trends.
What it Replaces & Solves

Replaces chaotic bookkeeping, missing balance sheet reconciliations, and delayed financial reporting that prevent strategic CFO planning from being effective.

Tier 03 • Enterprise Leadership

Scale

Starting at $9,000 / mo
Embedded CFO Leadership & M&A / Capital Transactions
● Detailed Core Focus
  • ✓ Multi-Entity Consolidation: Intercompany eliminations, multi-jurisdiction tax planning, and centralized treasury management.
  • ✓ Institutional Capital Raise Diligence: Venture debt, equity series modeling, cap table waterfall analysis, and data room prep.
  • ✓ M&A Buy/Sell-Side Diligence: Quality of earnings support, valuation multiples, integration financial architecture, and escrow defense.
  • ✓ Direct Partner Slack Channel: Priority 24-hour turnaround on strategic financial inquiries and weekly executive cadence.
What it Replaces & Solves

Replaces fragmented finance teams, valuation discounts during investor diligence, diligence bottlenecks, and costly mistakes during major corporate transactions.

Friction-Free Onboarding

The 3-Step Engagement Mechanism

Demystifying what happens after you click to remove onboarding friction:

Direct Calendar Access

Get Clear on Your Numbers Before Your Next Board Meeting or Payroll Run.

“Bring your biggest financial question. You leave with an actionable diagnosis whether we work together or not.”

Direct Answers

Fractional CFO FAQs

Frequently asked questions about executive advisory scope, time allocation, and board reporting.

How many hours per week does a Fractional CFO work with my company? â–¼
We work on an outcomes-based flat monthly retainer rather than counting billable minutes. This includes bi-weekly or weekly strategic executive sessions, continuous financial oversight, ongoing 13-week cash scenario modeling, and direct email/phone availability when urgent capital decisions arise.
Do you also manage our day-to-day bookkeeping? â–¼
Yes. Our Strategic Fractional CFO tier integrates with your existing accounting staff or can provide complete Controller and Bookkeeping oversight, ensuring the data feeding your CFO runway models is 100% accurate and audit-ready.
How do you assist with Board of Directors or investor presentations? â–¼
We build institutional-grade executive board packets, cohort retention matrices, unit economic models, and narrative commentaries that translate complex accounting figures into strategic business performance drivers. Roy Welch can also attend board meetings as your executive financial voice.
What size company benefits most from Fractional CFO leadership? â–¼
Growing commercial enterprises, multi-unit businesses, and post-seed funded startups benefit most. At this stage, leadership needs strategic financial horsepower to navigate runway, capital raises, and margin optimization, but cannot justify a $350k+ full-time CFO executive package.

Ready to Elevate Your Executive Financial Leadership?

Schedule a complimentary 30-minute discovery call directly with Roy Welch to discuss your growth roadmap.