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Umbrex was named in 1 of the 15 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 31 of the 259 AI responses sampled across those questions (12.0%).

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Umbrex is strongest on “Who builds budgets, forecasts and board reporting?”, where it was named in 31 of 259 responses (12.0%), placing it in tier 1 of that report.

What Umbrex is surfaced for in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms

Based on the measured answers, Umbrex is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Who builds budgets, forecasts and board reporting?”.

How the answers describe the firmConnects companies with independent consultants for board-pack redesign, KPI dashboard definition, and executive reporting projects.

In this sample, Umbrex was named on 1 of the 14 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

Every question in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms

Umbrex was named on 1 of these 14 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where Umbrex placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderUmbrex
Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups?302 answersPilot53%—
What are the best fractional CFO firms?301 answersPilot94%—
What is the best outsourced accounting firm for a small business?300 answersPilot42%—
Which fractional CFOs help prepare a company for fundraising?300 answersBurkland Associates23%—
Which firms provide outsourced controller services?300 answersBPM26%—
Who can implement NetSuite or a real ERP for a growing company?300 answersRSM26%—
Our books are a mess and we have an audit coming. Who can help?300 answersThe Alliance Group9%—
Which outsourced accounting firms specialize in particular industries?298 answersVessel Advisors23%—
Which outsourced firms handle business tax and compliance?265 answersPwC28%—
Who manages cap tables, equity administration and 409A valuations?265 answersArmanino17%—
Who builds budgets, forecasts and board reporting?259 answersTILT16%12% · tier 1
Who provides interim finance leadership at short notice?247 answersInterimCFO27%—
Which fractional CFO firms have documented client results?60 answersQuadrant Advisory35%—
Which fractional CFO firms tie their work to measurable business outcomes?54 answersLocal Fractional15%—
How much does a fractional CFO cost per month?pricing · 300 answerswhat firms charge—

Who leads fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms overall: Pilot tops 3 of 14 · Armanino tops 1 of 14 · BPM tops 1 of 14 · Burkland Associates tops 1 of 14 · InterimCFO tops 1 of 14 · Local Fractional tops 1 of 14. See all reports.

Where Umbrex was named

One row per report in which Umbrex cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
QuestionTierResponsesShare
Who builds budgets, forecasts and board reporting?131 of 25912.0%

What Umbrex gets named for

Across the 15 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured, Umbrex is named most often on “Who builds budgets, forecasts and board reporting?” — it appears in 31 of the 259 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 12.0% of them.

That is the only question in this set where Umbrex cleared the reporting threshold, so its visibility is concentrated in one kind of buyer question rather than spread across the category.

What Umbrex’s tier placings mean

On “Who builds budgets, forecasts and board reporting?”, Umbrex sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 31 of 259 responses (12.0%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 259 responses, the gap between Umbrex and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Umbrex shares tier 1 with TILT, Simion Advisory Partners, QX Global Group, Catalyst CFO and Deloitte, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 4 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Umbrex from them.

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