Fractional CFO Services
Fractional CFO Services for Millbrae Law Firms: Turn Revenue Into Real Profit
Growing revenue means little when cash runs thin and no one can name what’s profitable. We bring forecasting, cash-flow discipline, and profitability analysis so you make calls on data instead of hope.
Quick Answer
What does a fractional CFO do for a Millbrae 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. Instead of carrying a $300,000–$500,000+ full-time CFO, the firm gets C-level financial thinking at a fraction of the cost. 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
- Tuned to how firms really earn: contingency, trust accounting, WIP, and case-level margin
- Turns backward-looking books into forward-looking decisions on hiring, marketing, and growth
How the Money Moves
How a fractional CFO routes the money
The work lives between revenue and profit — cash, margin, comp, and reserves.
The Cockpit
From guesswork to a live dashboard
The handful of numbers that actually run a law firm — owned, current, and trending the right way.
Buyer-ready by design. Clean financials and a defensible valuation story, so the firm is ready whenever a sale, merger, or succession is on the table.
What We Own
What a fractional CFO delivers
Forecasting & budgeting
Rolling forecasts and budgets that tie case flow and marketing to revenue, cash, and capacity.
Cash-flow management
Disciplined planning and reserves across revenue cycles.
Profitability analysis
Profit mapped across the firm so you double down on winners.
Compensation design
Comp and origination models that reward the right behavior and keep partners aligned.
Financial reporting
Clean monthly reporting and KPI dashboards leadership can act on.
M&A & enterprise value
Buyer-ready books and a credible valuation story for a sale, merger, or succession.
Phased Roadmap
How a fractional CFO engagement runs in Millbrae
Find the leaks
We surface where money and visibility are leaking.
Model & forecast build
A forecast and budget on your real numbers, with margin mapped by practice and case type.
Reporting cadence
Monthly financial reviews and dashboards so leadership runs on live data.
Forward strategy
We guide the big calls and the eventual exit.
What Clients Say
What Millbrae 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.”
“The new comp model ended years of partner friction — everyone could finally see the math.”
“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 Millbrae?+
Expect a fixed monthly fee far under a full-time CFO’s $300,000–$500,000+ package, set by your firm’s size, complexity, and scope.
Q.Can a fractional CFO help with selling or merging my firm?+
Yes. We ready buyer-grade books, shape a credible valuation, and walk 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 Millbrae, CA?+
Yes. We work with firms in Millbrae, CA and nationwide.
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