Interim CFO.
A finance director for a project or a transition.

When you need to strengthen your finance team for a while, we agree with you on the goal, the scope of responsibility and how duties will be handed over.

Scope of work

How can an Interim CFO help?

01 / Finance continuity

Keeping finance running

  • Taking over agreed CFO responsibilities
  • Oversight of reporting and liquidity
  • Supporting the management board in day-to-day decisions
02 / Project or change

Leading a finance project

  • Streamlining budgeting and forecasting
  • Management reporting and data analysis in Fincorex®
  • Agreeing new ways of working with the team
The Interim CFO role

What does
an Interim CFO do?

An Interim CFO is a finance director who, for a set period, takes over agreed responsibilities or leads a specific project. They work with the management board and the finance team.

  1. 01

    Oversees day-to-day finance

    Monitors liquidity and budget execution. Agrees with the team which matters need an urgent decision.

  2. 02

    Prepares analyses for the board

    Explains changes in results, assesses profitability and presents the financial impact of the decisions under consideration.

  3. 03

    Puts agreed changes in place

    Can streamline reporting, budgeting or forecasting and hand the new ways of working over to the team.

Working with data in Fincorex®

From a report to a full data analysis.

An Interim CFO can prepare management reporting and run a detailed analysis on the data available in Fincorex®. The scope depends on the model and the board’s needs.

01

Management reporting

Income statement, key ratios and a comparison of actuals with budget and forecast.

02

Data analysis

Breaking down variances by company, cost center or project, depending on the dimensions in the model.

03

Conclusions for the board

A walk-through of what changed the result, the risks to the forecast and the decisions that need attention.

How we work

From agreeing the goal
to handing over.

  1. 01

    We agree the goal and scope

    We discuss the company’s situation, the board’s priorities and the decisions the Interim CFO will be responsible for.

  2. 02

    We take over the agreed tasks

    The CFO works with the team and reviews progress and decisions that need their input with the board.

  3. 03

    We hand over responsibilities

    We sum up the work done, open issues and the arrangements the person taking over the role will need.

FAQ

Questions about working with an Interim CFO.

When is an Interim CFO a good idea?

When you need to strengthen your finance team for a while. Most often it is one of two situations: keeping finance running while someone is away, or leading a specific project, such as streamlining budgeting, reporting or changing a process.

What can the engagement include?

As cover: taking over agreed CFO responsibilities, overseeing reporting and liquidity, and supporting the board in day-to-day decisions. As a project: streamlining budgeting and forecasting, management reporting and data analysis in Fincorex®, and agreeing new ways of working with the team.

How do we set the length of the engagement?

First we discuss the company’s situation, the board’s priorities and the decisions the Interim CFO will be responsible for. On that basis we set the goal of the engagement and, with it, its length – for the period of cover or until the project is complete.

Who does the Interim CFO work with day to day?

With the management board and the finance team. The Interim CFO works with the team on ongoing tasks and reviews progress and decisions that need their input with the board.

Can the Interim CFO work with data in Fincorex®?

Yes. They can prepare management reporting – the income statement, key ratios, actuals compared with budget and forecast – and break down variances by company, cost center or project. The scope of the analysis depends on the model and the board’s needs.

What happens when the engagement ends?

We hand over responsibilities in an orderly way: we sum up the work done, open issues and the arrangements the person taking over the role will need. If ways of working changed during the project, the team knows them and uses them.

Let’s discuss the support
your finance team needs.

Tell us which tasks need to be taken over or which project needs to be led.

Let’s talk about Interim CFO