Fractional CFO Services
The Fractional CFO Eastwood Law Firms Lean On to Build Margin
A bigger top line is hollow if cash is tight and margins are a guess. We bring the forecasts, cash planning, and profit clarity so the numbers tell you what to fund, cut, and hire.
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. The work is turning messy financials into clear decisions: what’s actually profitable, how much marketing you can afford, when to hire, and how to keep cash steady through the swings of contingency or matter-based work.
- Executive finance leadership for a fraction of a full-time CFO’s price
- 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
Why Growth Isn’t Profit
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.
Misaligned partner comp
Comp disputes with no shared math behind them.
Flying blind
Big calls made on instinct instead of data.
The Math
A full-time CFO isn’t the only way to get the numbers
Full-time CFO
$300,000–$500,000+ / yr
Total compensation, plus benefits and ramp time.
What we offer
A fraction of that, monthly — and +6 pts of net margin
Senior financial strategy without the full-time bill.
The Mandate
What a fractional CFO delivers
Forecasts & budgets
Rolling forecasts that tie case flow and marketing to revenue, cash, and capacity.
Cash discipline
A 13-week view and a buffer you trust.
Margin analysis
Back what pays; cut what doesn’t.
Compensation design
Comp and origination models that reward the right behavior.
Financial reporting
Clean monthly numbers and KPI dashboards leadership can act on.
Exit readiness
Buyer-ready books and a credible valuation story.
Results
Outcomes Eastwood firms see
And the books stay buyer-ready, whatever the timeline.
Proof
Representative engagements
Illustrative engagements; details are representative.
Across these engagements the pattern repeats: messy financials become clear decisions. We map margin by practice area and case type, install a 13-week cash view, and build comp models that end partner friction.
Clear margins, no cash crunches, and books that add real value at a sale.
Reviews
In their words
“For the first time the profit picture is clear, and we stopped subsidizing the cases that were dragging us down.”
“I stopped losing sleep over cash once we had a real 13-week forecast and a reserve policy behind it.”
“Our compensation model settled tension we’d carried for years; the numbers were finally in the open.”
“When we looked at selling, our financials were already clean, which added genuine value to the deal.”
Representative testimonials based on typical engagements; attributions are role-based. Individual results vary.
FAQ
Frequently asked 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 Eastwood?+
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. Law firms are all we do, so we model contingency, work-in-progress, realization, leverage, and trust-account rules.
Q.Do you work with law firms in Eastwood, FL?+
Yes. We work with firms in Eastwood, FL and nationwide.
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