Fractional CFO & Controller
Most small businesses reach a point where a bookkeeper is not quite enough but a full-time finance hire is not yet justified. Bayside covers that gap on a part-time, ongoing basis — you get the seniority without the salary.
Controller — the numbers are right
A controller owns the accounting function rather than simply recording it. We close the books on a schedule, review the work behind them, keep the chart of accounts and internal controls in order, and produce monthly statements you can actually rely on. If you already have a bookkeeper, we oversee that work instead of replacing it.
CFO — the numbers are used
A CFO looks forward. That means cash-flow forecasting, budgets you track against, understanding which jobs, products or clients actually make money, preparing for a lender or an investor conversation, and thinking through what a hire, a lease or a slow quarter does to the business before it happens.
Which one you need
A controller, if
- The books close late, or not at all
- You do not fully trust the monthly statements
- A bookkeeper is in place but unsupervised
- An audit, a bank or a board wants clean records
A CFO, if
- Cash is hard to see more than a few weeks out
- You are not sure where the margin actually is
- Financing, a big hire or an expansion is coming
- Pricing has never been examined properly
How the engagement works
We scope the role to what the business needs — a set number of days a month, or a defined scope of work — and quote it in writing before starting. It can begin as a cleanup and settle into an ongoing rhythm, and it can scale back down again once the business is running steadily.