Fractional CFO

Superbloom Talent; United States; Remote; USD 176,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Independent contractor

Onboarding support

Shadowing program

Job summary

VisionPath CFO seeks a Fractional CFO (Strategy-focused) to partner with owner-led businesses remotely across the US. You’ll translate complex numbers into actionable plans, coach executives, and shape financial strategy across the organization while maintaining strong relationships.

This 1099 role offers flexible, contractor-friendly terms, no BD, and onboarding support. Candidates should have 10+ years CFO leadership, deep experience with financial modeling, M&A or capital structure, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior finance leadership, including CFO experience in a corporate setting.
• Direct experience with owner-led businesses under $50 million in revenue.
• Direct experience building financial models for strategic decisions.
• M&A, capital structure, or exit advisory experience.
• Able to explain financial concepts to non-finance owners.

Responsibilities

• Own the client relationship as their primary finance strategic partner and build trust with owners.
• Set a regular communication rhythm and stay engaged between deliverables.
• Act as advisor and educator, translating numbers into clear actions.
• Tailor communication to each client and offer coaching or direct recommendations.
• Collaborate with leadership across the client's organization and with external parties.
• Develop financial models to support pricing, contracts, and growth decisions.
• Architect reporting and metrics to monitor business performance and outcomes.
• Lead conversations about difficult truths while maintaining client trust.
• Shadow VisionPath CFO team and integrate into weekly CEO touch-bases.
• Adapt to evolving client needs and take on strategic initiatives.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teaching finance concepts

CFO leadership

Own client relationships

Financial modeling

Ability to present to ownership

M&A / capital structure experience

Independent contractor mindset

Remote collaboration

Job description

Title: Fractional CFO (Strategy-focused)

Location: Remote (US Based)

Employment Type: Fractional (1099)

Compensation: $150.00/hr.

About VisionPath CFO

VisionPath CFO empowers owner-led businesses, generally between $5 million and $50 million in revenue, with clear, strategic financial guidance to drive sustainable growth. We serve a variety of industries, including professional services, project-based firms, nonprofits, and multi-entity organizations, franchisors and healthcare.

What sets us apart isn't technical depth; most firms have that. It's that we say things in plain language. An owner who has never read a balance sheet should leave our meetings knowing what to do on Monday morning. Every CFO who works with us is held to that standard.

About the Role:

We're looking for a fractional CFO who enjoys building trusted relationships with business owners, teaching financial concepts clearly, and turning financial insight into action across the organization.

You’ll serve as the senior finance voice for a portfolio of owner-led businesses, building strategy with owners rather than presenting it to them.

In addition to developing financial strategy, you will act as a trusted advisor, coaching and leading the clients through difficult conversations and decisions. This is a "whole house" CFO role: you help owners understand their numbers and act on them, and your work often reaches department leaders and frontline staff whose decisions shape the results.

Your portfolio will mix larger clients who need substantial weekly involvement with smaller ones that need fewer hours but the same ownership and care.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the client relationship as their primary finance strategic partner. You'll build trust through a deep understanding of their business challenges, strategic goals, and financial aspirations.
• You’ll set a regular communication rhythm, and meet with owners consistently. It’s expected you’ll stay engaged between deliverables, not just during a project or a crisis. A client should never have to wonder what their CFO is working on.
• Act as an advisor and educator. Explain financial information in terms a non-finance owner can use, then help them work through the decision.
• Adapt your communication to each client. Build real rapport and read what each owner needs. Some want to be coached toward their own conclusion; others want a clear, direct recommendation. You can do both, and you know when to shift.
• Engage the whole organization. Work with owners and leadership, and also with department leaders and frontline staff when their day-to-day decisions affect the financial outcome.
• Build financial models that support critical decisions: pricing changes, contract economics, acquisition math, capital structure, and exit readiness.
• Architect the reporting and metrics framework for each client. Determine what the business should be watching and why, then build the reporting to support it.
• Manage relationships with external parties who touch the numbers: lenders, advisors, brokers, buy-side and sell-side contacts, and outside CPAs.
• Have difficult conversations with clients about hard truths and financial realities. Maintain the relationship and trust through these conversations.
• Collaborate with the VisionPath CFO team through shadowing meetings and weekly CEO touch-bases.
• Adapt to evolving client needs by taking on additional responsibilities and strategic initiatives as they arise.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to teach financial concepts to owners who don’t have a finance background.
• You enjoy teaching. You get energy from helping an owner finally understand their numbers, and you stay patient when a concept needs explaining a second or third time.
• 10+ years of senior finance leadership, including CFO experience in a corporate setting.
• Prior Fractional CFO experience, managing multiple client relationships at the same time.
• Comfortable working with people at every level of an organization, from owners and leadership to department leads and frontline staff.
• Direct experience with owner-led businesses under $50 million in revenue.
• Direct experience building financial models for strategic decisions.
• M&A, capital structure, or exit advisory experience.
• Track record managing relationships with external stakeholders: lenders, investors, advisors, or board members.
• Experience conducting board-level financial reviews or C-suite advisory work.
• Deal structuring and financial engineering capability.
• Can independently develop financial strategy and present to ownership.
• Responsive and timely in communications with clients and the internal team.
• Must have a computer, stable internet connection, and professional E&O insurance.
• Candidates should operate as a 1099 independent contractor and have their own LLC.

Why Join VisionPath CFO

• Compensation: $150/hr.
• No Business Development: You will not be responsible for bringing in your own clients, VisionPath clients will be delegated to you.
• Flexible working arrangements as an independent contractor.
• Shadowing and onboarding support to ensure a smooth transition.

VisionPath CFO is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.