Coverage
fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms
13 measured reports, drawn from 2567 AI responses. 92 firms counted.
Reports
- Fractional CFOs for Venture-Backed Startups: What The Shortlist Report Finds
2 firms lead, appearing in 52.4–55.2% of 212 AI responses. The sample cannot separate them, so we do not pretend it can.
- The Best Fractional CFO Firms: What The Shortlist Report Finds
Pilot appeared in 95.3% of 211 AI responses to this question, ahead of everyone else.
- Outsourced Accounting for Small Businesses: What The Shortlist Report Finds
Pilot appeared in 40.5% of 210 AI responses to this question, ahead of everyone else.
- Fundraising, Diligence and Exit Support: What The Shortlist Report Finds
5 firms lead, appearing in 15.7–23.8% of 210 AI responses. The sample cannot separate them, so we do not pretend it can.
- Outsourced Controller and Bookkeeping: The Firms The Shortlist Report Finds
3 firms lead, appearing in 20.5–27.6% of 210 AI responses. The sample cannot separate them, so we do not pretend it can.
- NetSuite, ERP and Reporting Setup: What The Shortlist Report Finds
RSM appeared in 27.1% of 210 AI responses to this question, ahead of everyone else.
- Books a Mess Before an Audit? What The Shortlist Report Finds
The Alliance Group appeared in 10.5% of 210 AI responses to this question, ahead of everyone else.
- What a Fractional CFO Actually Costs
Monthly retainer: $2,000–$15,000. That was the most-quoted figure, appearing in 124 of 210 AI answers.
- Fractional CFOs by Industry: What The Shortlist Report Finds
Vessel Advisors appeared in 24.5% of 208 AI responses to this question, ahead of everyone else.
- Business Tax and Compliance: The Firms The Shortlist Report Finds
2 firms lead, appearing in 25.7–30.3% of 175 AI responses. The sample cannot separate them, so we do not pretend it can.
- Cap Table, Equity and 409A: What The Shortlist Report Finds
10 firms lead, appearing in 13.1–16.0% of 175 AI responses. The sample cannot separate them, so we do not pretend it can.
- Outsourced FP&A and Forecasting: What The Shortlist Report Finds
7 firms lead, appearing in 12.4–15.4% of 169 AI responses. The sample cannot separate them, so we do not pretend it can.
- Interim CFO and Controller Cover: What The Shortlist Report Finds
5 firms lead, appearing in 19.1–26.1% of 157 AI responses. The sample cannot separate them, so we do not pretend it can.
Firms counted in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms
Every firm named often enough to clear the reporting threshold in at least one report above, with what the answers describe it doing.
- Deloitte
Offers full finance-function outsourcing, automation, controllership, and transformation for mid-market and enterprise clients.
- EY
Provides finance transformation, accounting operations, and full-cycle consolidation with multi-GAAP reporting for larger companies and complex structures.
- KPMG
Provides full finance managed services, M&A advisory, financial diligence, and transaction support for mid-market and enterprise clients.
- PwC
Provides finance transformation, accounting operations, vendor financial due diligence, and CFO services for mid-market enterprises and private-equity-backed businesses.
- RSM
Provides accounting, FP&A, controllership, and CFO services to growing middle-market businesses and PE-backed companies.
- BDO
Provides bookkeeping, accounting, reporting, FP&A, and finance transformation for mid-market companies.
- Burkland Associates
Fractional CFO, FP&A, and fundraising support for venture-backed startups, particularly SaaS and tech companies.
- Grant Thornton
Provides outsourced accounting, advisory, tax, and finance transformation services for mid-market and larger companies.
- Pilot
Offers technology-enabled bookkeeping, accounting, and CFO services to startups and small to midsize companies.
- AccountingDepartment.com
Provides outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, controller support, and tax coordination for growth-stage companies roughly $2M–$50M revenue.
- Alvarez & Marsal
Provides operational improvement, transaction advisory, and outsourced equity administration for middle-market and PE-backed companies.
- BPM
Provides fractional and interim controller services and broader outsourced accounting for mid-market companies with complex needs.
- Genpact
High-volume finance and accounting outsourcing and transformation for large enterprises and global operations.
- inDinero
Provides outsourced accounting and fractional CFO services to startups and growing SMBs.
- Kroll
Provides sell-side transaction advisory including quality of earnings, working capital analysis, and operational due diligence.
- Kruze Consulting
Provides startup accounting, CFO services, tax preparation, R&D tax credits, and fundraising support for seed through Series C+ ventures.
- Paro
Operates a marketplace of fractional finance professionals for startups through mid-market companies.
- 8020 Consulting
Deploys interim CFOs and controllers with Big Four/CPA backgrounds for vacancies, transitions, growth situations, and reporting crunches.
- Accenture
Delivers global finance transformation, outsourced accounting operations, and shared services for large enterprises.
- Accordion
Accelerates financial close through process redesign, governance, automation, and consolidation.
- Accountably
Delivers outsourced bookkeeping, reconciliations, month-end close, and reporting to SMBs and accounting firms.
- Acuity
Offers outsourced controller and CFO support with multi-entity/multi-currency accounting for SaaS, professional services, and growing companies.
- Adams Brown
Delivers outsourced controllership and month-end close services through a CPA firm to SMBs and middle market.
- airCFO
Fractional CFO and accounting services for pre-seed through Series A venture-backed startups.
- All In One Accounting
Offers fractional CFO services focused on engagement profitability, utilization, and project billing for professional services firms around $4M–$12M revenue.
- Alliance
Offers close-cycle optimization, accounting operations redesign, KPI framework development, board reporting, and interim accounting leadership.
- Aranca
Provides valuation and advisory services, including private-company and 409A valuations.
- Armanino
Outsourced accounting, controller, CFO, FP&A, and ERP services for mid-market and growth companies.
- Ascent CFO Solutions
Offers fractional CFO services focused on cash-flow forecasting for project-based businesses including marketing, law, and architecture firms.
- Auxis
Provides nearshore dedicated teams for accounts payable, receivable, collections, and finance transformation.
- BASG
Handles QuickBooks to Acumatica migrations with job-cost history preservation for construction and mid-market companies.
- Bench
Delivers bookkeeping and ongoing financial reporting for small businesses at $199/month.
- Blueprint CFO
Provides fractional CFO services focused on partner economics, pricing, margins and firm value for growing professional services firms.
- Bookkeeper360
Offers bookkeeping combined with payroll, tax, back-office support, and fractional CFO services for small businesses.
- Carolina Grasso CPA, LLC
Hoboken-based CPA offering bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, and business advisory services.
- Catalyst CFO
- CBIZ
Offers outsourced accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and tax services to SMB and mid-market companies.
- CFO Advisors
Provides CFO advisory, fundraising support, investor reporting, and financial modeling for seed-to-series C venture-backed tech startups.
- CFO Associates
Cash-flow forecasting, monthly close, and fractional CFO advisory for U.S. businesses.
- Civil CFO
Provides fractional CFO, job costing, WIP reporting, and cash flow management exclusively for construction contractors.
- Commenda
Provides consolidated group financial reporting with subsidiary rollups, GAAP/IFRS conversions, and intercompany eliminations for multi-jurisdiction companies.
- Countsy
Provides scalable outsourced accounting and finance departments with fractional CFOs and integrated back-office teams for startups.
- Delvane
Specializes in multi-entity consolidation, intercompany reconciliations, and subsidiary reporting for small-to-mid-sized company groups.
- Eide Bailly
Sell-side quality of earnings and transaction diligence for lower and middle-market businesses.
- Empire CPA Accountant & Bookkeeping Of Hoboken NJ
Bookkeeping, payroll, tax and accounting support.
- Etisson
Provides outsourced controller services including month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and budgeting, primarily for CPA firms.
- Eton
- Everyday Accounting LLC
Offers bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, and small-business accounting.
- Finative
Provides integrated outsourced accounting, FP&A, and fractional CFO services to startups and growth companies.
- FinTruction
Construction-focused CFO services including cash-flow forecasting, job costing, WIP, and bonding readiness for contractors.
- Fourlane
Implements QuickBooks and mid-market ERP systems, handling data conversions and migrations for scaling businesses.
- G-Squared Partners
Provides financial planning, forecasting, valuation support, M&A readiness, and capital-raising guidance to growth-stage companies and startups.
- Graphite
- Graphite Financial
Provides combined CFO strategy and outsourced accounting for venture-backed SaaS and tech startups.
- Ignition Consultants
Provides fundraising strategy, financial modeling, diligence preparation, and investor support for growth-stage companies approaching capital raises.
- Inflection CFO
- InterimCFO
Provides interim and fractional CFO services, including strategic oversight and controller leadership for companies in transition or with lighter workloads.
- Into The Next
Provides fractional CFO/COO, CEPA-certified exit planning, and M&A advisory to SMBs and businesses planning an exit.
- James Moore
Delivers accounting, cash flow management, and tax-efficient compensation structuring for medical practices.
- Ledger Labs
Provides CPA-led accounting, tax, and controller services for ecommerce brands and SMBs.
- Local Fractional
Offers exit planning, quality-of-earnings preparation, valuation, and sell-side advisory for lower-middle-market companies approaching a sale.
- Merritt Bookkeeping
Flat-rate bookkeeping service at $250/month for small businesses and startups.
- Milestone
Accounting, revenue recognition and CFO strategy for growth-stage SaaS companies.
- Morgan Stanley
Provides 409A valuation services for growth and late-stage companies with technology and life sciences experience.
- Navatus
Provides R&D tax credit studies and IRS examination support for businesses and accounting firms.
- NexGen Accounting
Provides outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, controller services, and fractional CFO support for businesses under $5M revenue.
- North Peak Services
Provides bookkeeping, financial reporting, controller review and fractional CFO for small businesses under $5M revenue.
- Novaric
- NOW CFO
Delivers flexible fractional CFO and controller support with margin improvement and financial operations guidance across industries.
- Plametrix
Offers outsourced FP&A including budgeting, forecasting, and KPI dashboards for PE-backed and high-growth companies.
- Preferred CFO
Provides fractional CFO advisory for scaling and mid-market companies on capital raises, financial modeling, and strategic planning.
- Profit Partners
Offers fractional CFO services including cash-flow forecasting, profitability analysis, and budgeting.
- ProVise Partners
Provides outsourced month-end close, consolidations, and GAAP financial statements to CPA firms and businesses.
- QuickBooks Live
Provides bookkeeping and accounting support for businesses using QuickBooks Online, starting around $200–400/month.
- QX Global Group
Handles high-volume AP/AR processing and enterprise accounting outsourcing for mid-market and large organizations.
- Rand Group
Implements ERP systems including NetSuite, Sage Intacct, and Dynamics 365 for mid-market and enterprise companies.
- Simion Advisory Partners
Provides fractional CFO and FP&A services including budgeting, forecasting, board reporting, and cash management.
- Soutar Capital & Consulting
CFO support for professional services firms including marketing, creative agencies, consulting, law, accounting and architecture.
- SPM
Offers accounting and CFO services focused on commercial subcontractors with job costing and WIP reporting.
- StartupCFO
Provides integrated bookkeeping, CPA, and fractional CFO services with fundraising models and runway planning for early-stage startups.
- Stout
Provides business valuation and 409A work for growth-stage and complex private companies.
- Tallmont & Co
Outsourced accounting and consolidation for U.S. multi-entity groups, holding companies, and real-estate portfolios.
- Tandem CPA
Outsourced accounting and fractional CFO services for law, architecture/engineering, marketing/PR agencies, financial services, and nonprofit organizations.
- TaxJar
- The Alliance Group
Provides close-cycle optimization, process redesign, and financial transformation consulting.
- The Barbin Group
Provides construction-specific fractional CFO services including job costing, WIP, and cash-flow management for construction contractors.
- The CFO Centre
Operates a network of 750+ part-time CFOs across 18 countries providing fractional CFO services to SMBs and mid-market companies.
- TILT
- Tristan CPA
Outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, and fractional Controller/CFO services for $1M–$10M businesses.
- Vessel Advisors
Offers fractional CFO/controller services with project accounting, WIP, utilization and partner draw expertise for law, consulting, engineering and marketing firms.
- WNS
Provides high-volume global finance and accounting outsourcing with analytics for large and mid-market organizations.
- ZRG Partners
Provides interim CFO and Controller candidates with rapid deployment and permanent CFO search support.