Fractional CFO Services
A Fractional CFO for DeBary Law Firms — So Growth Actually Becomes Profit
Record billings don’t help if you can’t see the margin underneath them. We bring rolling forecasts, cash control, and margin analysis so you make calls on data instead of hope.
In Short
What does a fractional CFO do for a law firm?
A fractional CFO is an executive finance leader who works part-time — taking the budget, forecasts, cash flow, margin analysis, partner comp, and reporting off the owners’ plate. Rather than a $300,000–$500,000+ full-time hire, the firm gets that strategy for a fixed monthly fee. Day to day, it’s converting raw numbers into decisions you can act on: which practice areas truly earn, what spend is justified, when the next hire is safe, and how to hold cash through the natural peaks and troughs of contingency and matter-based revenue.
- C-level financial strategy at a fraction of a full-time CFO’s cost
- Built for law-firm economics — contingency, trust accounting, WIP, and case-level margin
- Turns backward-looking books into forward-looking decisions on hiring, marketing, and growth
Where Profit Leaks
Where law-firm profit quietly leaks
Most margin problems trace back to the same few leaks.
Unprofitable practice areas
Some practice areas quietly subsidize others — and no one can see which.
Cash surprises
Contingency and matter-based swings turn into month-end scrambles without a forecast.
Comp friction
Pay and origination structures that reward the wrong behavior — and spark partner tension.
Flying blind
Marketing, hiring, and pricing decisions made on gut because the numbers aren’t there.
Full-Time vs Fractional
A full-time CFO isn’t the only way to get the numbers
The traditional hire
$300,000–$500,000+ / yr
Total compensation, plus benefits and ramp time.
Fractional CFO
A fraction of that, monthly — and +6 pts of net margin
C-level finance, part-time.
What We Own
What a fractional CFO delivers
Forecasting & budgeting
Rolling forecasts that tie case flow and marketing to revenue, cash, and capacity.
Cash-flow management
Cash held steady through revenue swings, with a real reserve policy.
Margin analysis
Margin by practice area, case type, attorney, and source.
Partner comp modeling
Comp and origination models that reward the right behavior.
Financial reporting
Clean monthly numbers and KPI dashboards leadership can act on.
M&A & enterprise value
Buyer-ready books and a credible valuation story.
The Payoff
Outcomes DeBary firms see
Plus buyer-ready financials and a defensible valuation story, ready whenever a sale, merger, or succession is on the table.
Representative Outcomes
Representative engagements
Illustrative engagements; details are representative.
The throughline is the same — we turn raw numbers into decisions, with case-level margin, disciplined cash, and comp math everyone can see.
Clear margins, no cash crunches, and books that add real value at a sale.
Reviews
What DeBary firm leaders tell us
“I can finally see which practice areas actually earn — and we cut the work that was quietly eating our margin.”
“Cash used to keep me up at night. Now there’s a 13-week view and a reserve plan I actually trust.”
“Our compensation model settled tension we’d carried for years; the numbers were finally in the open.”
“By the time we explored a sale, the books were buyer-ready — and that put real money on the table.”
Representative testimonials based on typical engagements; attributions are role-based. Individual results vary.
FAQ
Common questions
Q.What does a fractional CFO do for a law firm?+
A fractional CFO owns budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, profitability analysis, partner comp, and reporting part-time — executive financial strategy without a full-time hire.
Q.How is a fractional CFO different from a bookkeeper or accountant?+
Bookkeepers record and accountants file; both are backward-looking. A fractional CFO is forward-looking, building the models and strategy that drive growth decisions.
Q.How much does a fractional CFO cost in DeBary?+
Engagements run on a fixed monthly fee well below a full-time CFO’s $300,000–$500,000+ compensation, set by size, complexity, and scope.
Q.Can a fractional CFO help with selling or merging my firm?+
Yes — we get the financials clean, build a defensible valuation story, and guide you through M&A, succession, or partner buy-ins.
Q.Do you understand law-firm-specific finance like trust accounting and contingency?+
Yes — we work exclusively with law firms and model contingency revenue, WIP, realization, leverage, and trust-account discipline.
Q.Do you work with law firms in DeBary, FL?+
Yes. We work with firms in DeBary, FL and nationwide.
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