A Fixed-Fee Diagnostic
Sprint gives you a
prioritized read in 2-3
weeks, credited
toward whatever follows
The 30-90 day action
plan becomes the
engagement scope.
A monthly CFO cadence
the board recognizes:
forecast, cash, KPIs,
decisions.
Clear answers on how Cervin CFO works, when to engage, what it costs, and how senior finance support helps companies scale, raise capital, improve visibility, and prepare for a transaction.
Your bookkeeper records what happened. Your controller makes sure the books are accurate. A fractional CFO helps decide what happens next: cash planning, forecasting, capital allocation, pricing, hiring, margin improvement, fundraising readiness, and exit preparation. Cervin CFO brings the senior financial judgment and operating cadence that founders, investors, lenders, and boards expect.
Cervin CFO is best suited for founder-led, investor-backed, and PE-backed companies that have outgrown basic accounting but are not ready for, or do not need, a full-time CFO. The strongest fit is usually a company facing a major inflection point: growth, margin pressure, cash constraints, fundraising, lender reporting, acquisition, exit readiness, or board-level reporting needs.
The CFO Diagnostic Sprint gives you a clear read on the current state of your finance function, cash position, reporting quality, KPI visibility, forecast readiness, and key financial risks. The output is a prioritized CFO roadmap that identifies what needs to be fixed, what can be improved quickly, and what should become part of an ongoing CFO operating cadence.
Onboarding is measured in days, not months. The CFO Diagnostic Sprint typically runs over 2–3 weeks and is designed to work from your existing financial data, reports, systems, and management materials. Your team’s lift is intentionally kept light: we focus on the highest-value information first, then identify the gaps that matter.
No. That is often the right time to start. Valuation, lender confidence, and investor readiness are protected by fixing financial, reporting, cash, and diligence issues before they become visible to buyers, investors, or lenders. Waiting until the final 60 days is usually more expensive, more disruptive, and more risky.
Yes. Cervin CFO is designed to complement your existing bookkeeper, controller, accounting team, or outsourced accounting provider. The goal is not to replace the team that keeps the books moving. The goal is to add CFO-level structure, financial interpretation, forward-looking planning, and executive decision support above the accounting layer.
