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Stop Running Your Business Blind.
Get a CFO.
You’ve grown past the point where an accountant is enough. Big decisions are happening every week, but nobody is looking at your business the way a CFO would. Our Outsourced CFO Services give SMEs between ₹15 Cr and ₹250 Cr the full finance function of a scaled business — delivered by a CA-led team, deployed in days, and integrated end-to-end with your operations.
- CA-led team — not a single individual, not a junior analyst
- Deployed in 5–7 days — no notice periods, no ramp-up cycle
- Full stack — MIS, cash flow, banking, compliance, strategy
140+
Clients served
₹15Cr–₹250Cr
SME focus range
CA-Led
Every engagement
5–7 Days
To deploy
THE PROBLEM
You’re Not Short on Data. You’re Short on Someone to Read It.
Almost every SME founder hits the same wall as they scale past ₹15 Cr. The accountant is closing books and filing returns, but nobody is thinking about your business the way a CFO would. Nobody’s telling you what your unit economics really are. Nobody’s flagging that your CC limit will be maxed in 3 months. Nobody’s helping you decide whether to take that big order at 8% margin. You’re growing — but you’re growing blind.
You need CFO thinking. Your accountant isn’t that person.
Your accountant is trained to close books and file returns — not to help you decide pricing, evaluate contracts, model a fundraise, or restructure your working capital. That’s not a criticism. That’s a role difference. But making seven-figure decisions with only compliance-level input is a real disadvantage.
Hiring a full-time CFO is slow, complex, and high-risk
Recruitment takes 4–6 months. Notice periods add another 3. If they’re the wrong fit, you’re locked in for 18–24 months of exposure and disruption. Meanwhile, the business keeps moving — without the critical financial leadership it actually needs. That delay can cost you valuable growth opportunities. The right support can help you move faster.
You’re making ₹crore decisions on instinct, without enough financial clarity.
Your supplier payments are due before your inventory converts to sales and collections. That gap is one of the most common and most avoidable working capital drains for Indian SMEs, creating unnecessary pressure on your cash flow. It can quietly restrict growth and limit your ability to invest in new opportunities.
Your books, cash, compliance, and strategy aren’t talking
Your accountant handles books. Your GST consultant handles filings. Your banker handles CC renewals. Your business partner handles strategy. Nobody’s joining the dots. Nobody sees the whole financial picture and gives you an integrated view. That gap is exactly what a CFO fills — and exactly what we deliver.
IDEAL FOR
This Service Is Built For You If…
- You’re an SME with ₹15 Cr – ₹250 Cr in annual revenue
- You’ve been thinking about a CFO but hiring one doesn’t feel like the right fit yet
- Your books are being handled but nobody is diagnosing your business
- You’re preparing for scale, fundraise, or significant new investment
- Your CC limit is stretched and banking relationships need active management
- Family-run business ready for an independent, professional financial voice
- You want to be investor-ready or acquisition-ready in the next 12–18 months
- You want the financial rigour of a ₹2,000 Cr business — while you’re at ₹50 Cr
OUR PROCESS
From Enquiry to Fully-Deployed CFO Team — In 4 Structured Steps
01
Discovery & Gap Assessment (Week 1)
Kickoff call with leadership. We understand your business, current finance setup, key pain points, and immediate priorities. Where useful, we recommend our Business Financial Diagnostic first for deeper visibility — but this isn’t mandatory to start.
02
Team Deployment & System Setup (Week 1-2)
Your dedicated CA-led team is assigned — engagement lead, manager, and support staff. We integrate with your existing accounting system (Tally, Zoho, QuickBooks, or others), set up reporting templates, and establish the monthly cadence.
03
Monthly Rhythm & Ongoing Support (Ongoing)
Structured monthly close, MIS delivery by the 10th of every month, weekly cash flow reviews, ongoing banking and compliance oversight, and always-on decision support. This is where the CFO function comes to life.
04
Quarterly Strategic Reviews (Every 90 Days)
Structured quarterly session with leadership — reviewing performance, benchmarking against industry, refining strategy, and setting priorities for the next quarter. This is where the ‘outsourced’ starts to feel like ‘in-house.’
WHAT WE DO
The Full Finance Function — Delivered by a Team, Managed as One
An Outsourced CFO engagement isn’t a task list. It’s a complete finance function — every module a scaled business needs, delivered by a CA-led team, integrated with your existing accounting setup, and run on a structured monthly rhythm.
Gap Analysis & Business Financial Diagnostic
Every engagement starts with a structured Gap Analysis — a deep-dive across your accounting, systems, working capital, controls, and reporting. This gives us (and you) a complete picture of what exists, what’s missing, and what to fix first.
Reorder Level & Safety Stock Planning
Icon: ti-package We build reorder points and safety stock levels based on your actual sales velocity, supplier lead times, and seasonal patterns — not gut feel. Hold the right amount, always.
Inventory-to-Sales Ratio Tracking
We track your inventory-to-sales ratio monthly — flagging when stock levels run ahead of or behind sales trends. Get an early warning before a growing inventory issue becomes a cash crisis.
Vendor Payment Cycle Alignment
We map vendor payment terms against your inventory conversion timeline and help you renegotiate cycles so outflows align with inflows. This alone can significantly reduce your net working capital requirement.
Inventory MIS & Reporting
Monthly reports — stock ageing, slow-mover flags, reorder alerts, inventory-to-sales metrics — integrated with your working capital and cash flow reporting for one unified financial view.
Inventory Forecasting & Demand Planning
We analyse historical sales trends, demand patterns, and seasonal fluctuations to forecast future inventory requirements. This helps you avoid excess stock, reduce stockouts, and plan purchases with greater confidence.
Why choose us
Why CFO Services Is the Right Outsourced CFO Partner
There are many firms offering ‘outsourced CFO.’ What sets us apart is that we don’t send you a single person and call it a service — we deploy a team, backed by 140+ live Outsourced CFO engagements, with deep operating experience in the specific patterns of Indian SME finance.
A team, not a single person
Every engagement is delivered by a team — engagement lead, engagement manager, and support staff. If one person is on leave, sick, or moves on, your finance function doesn’t skip a beat. Zero key-person risk. Full continuity.
CA-led, not junior-delivered
Every engagement is led by qualified Chartered Accountants with operating experience across manufacturing, F&B, trading, and services. Not template-driven, not junior-executed. Real strategic firepower from Day 1.
Deployed in days, not months
No recruitment cycle. No 6-month ramp-up. Your CFO team is deployed within a week — with templates, systems, and playbooks refined across 140+ live engagements. Value in Month 1, not Month 6.
Full stack, fully integrated
Finance, banking, compliance, tax, strategy — all coordinated by one team. Your accountant, GST consultant, and banker no longer operate in silos. We’re the connective tissue that turns fragmented work into finance function
CLIENT FEEDBACK
What Our Clients Say
FAQS
Outsourced CFO Services — Frequently Asked Questions
Great question — the terminology is genuinely confusing. Here’s how we use it: OUTSOURCED CFO is our flagship offering — a complete external finance function delivered by a CA-led team, integrated with your business, on a monthly retainer. VIRTUAL CFO is the same offering, delivered remotely / cloud-first for businesses that don’t need on-site presence. FRACTIONAL CFO is a single dedicated senior CFO who works part-time (1–2 days a week) with your business — more strategic, individual-led. Most SMEs need Outsourced CFO. We help you figure out the right fit on a discovery call.
Three differences. First — speed: hiring a CFO takes 4–6 months; we deploy in a week. Second — resilience: a solo CFO is one person; we deliver a team, so there’s no single point of failure if they leave. Third — breadth: a single CFO brings one person’s experience; we bring the collective playbooks of 140+ live engagements. The trade-off is that a full-time CFO gives 100% dedication; we give you 100% of what most SMEs at this stage actually need.
: Every engagement is led by a Chartered Accountant with operating experience. Your engagement manager is your primary point of contact. Below them, we have a team executing operational work — but every deliverable is reviewed by the CA lead before it reaches you. You’re never getting junior-only output.
Our fees are structured around business size, complexity, and scope — quoted after a discovery call. Every engagement includes all seven modules (Gap Analysis, Reporting, Cash Flow, Budgeting, Banking, Compliance, Strategic Advisory). No hidden charges. No upsells mid-engagement. If scope expands materially, we discuss transparently.
Our standard engagement is annual, with a 30-day exit clause after the first 90 days. We believe if we’re not delivering value in the first quarter, you shouldn’t be locked in — and if we are, you won’t want to leave.
Two ways. If you have an in-house accountant, we work alongside them — they handle transactional bookkeeping, we handle the CFO layer above it. If you don’t have an in-house team, we can handle both as a combined engagement. Most clients start with option 1 and evolve based on need.
We oversee compliance and coordinate with your tax consultants — but if you’d prefer, we can handle filings directly through our compliance team. We’re flexible on delivery model. What we’re firm on is that nothing should fall through the cracks — coordination is our responsibility.
Week 1: kickoff, team deployment, data collection, system access. Week 2: current-state review, quick-win identification, monthly close setup. Weeks 3–4: first monthly MIS delivery, first cash flow review, first structured leadership session. By end of Month 1, the finance function feels different — that’s the goal.
Yes. Many clients start with a Business Financial Diagnostic (30–45 days, fixed fee) to see how we work before committing to an ongoing engagement. Others start with a single module (Cash Flow, Working Capital, etc.) and expand into full CFO scope. There’s no forced entry point — we meet you where you are.
Best fit for SMEs between ₹15 Cr and ₹250 Cr in revenue. Below ₹15 Cr, our Financial Health Diagnostic or a lighter engagement is usually better. Above ₹250 Cr, the answer is often an in-house CFO with our firm providing specialised support alongside.
Ready to Have the Finance Function You’ve Been Wanting?
No hiring cycle. No 6-month ramp-up. No key-person risk. In 7 days, you can have a full CA-led CFO team working on your business — starting with the fires that need putting out, and moving to the strategic conversations you’ve been postponing for months.
No commitment required. Speak with a CA directly.