The financial clarity that makes your next raise feel inevitable.
Senior finance leadership for growth-stage companies — forecasting, modeling, and investor-ready reporting, brought in per engagement, for exactly as long as the moment demands.
How the work unfolds
A deliberate sequence, from the first read of your books to the room where the decision gets made. You always know which milestone you’re standing on.
The read
We open your books, bank feeds, and existing models, and name the questions your numbers aren’t yet answering.
The build
A single source of truth: a 13-week cash view and a driver-based model your team can actually operate.
The rhythm
Monthly close, budget-to-actuals, and a board deck that frames the story before anyone has to ask.
The room
We sit beside you through diligence, lender calls, and the raise — your numbers already defensible to the line.
Honest answers to the real questions
Why fractional, not a full-time hire?
A seasoned CFO runs $200k+ a year fully loaded. Most growth-stage companies need that judgment a few days a month, not every day. You get the seniority at the cadence your stage can carry — and you scale the hours up around a raise or down after it.
What does an engagement actually cost?
Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front, then billed on a fixed fee — no hourly meter running in the background. A focused diagnostic starts at $3,400; an ongoing monthly partnership begins at $4,600. You approve the number before a single model is built.
Will this slow my team down?
The opposite. We work inside your existing stack — QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, your cap table — and leave behind models your team can run without us. The point is to make finance quieter, not louder.
Built for companies finding their shape
We work best with founders past product-market fit and before a full finance department — where every decision still moves the model.
Every number, with a job to do
The disciplines we fold into a single engagement — pick the ones your moment needs.
Three ways to bring us in
Each one is scoped and quoted before we begin — a fixed fee, agreed in advance.
The diagnostic
- A full read of your books & model
- 13-week cash-flow forecast built
- A plain-spoken findings memo
The partnership
- Monthly close & budget-to-actuals
- Driver-based model, kept current
- Board deck & investor reporting
- Standing monthly strategy sessions
The raise
- Investor-ready model & data room
- Scenario & dilution analysis
- Beside you through diligence
“A number earns its place only when it changes a decision. Everything else is decoration.”— The working principle at Hesperide Advisory
Let’s talk about your numbers
The fastest way in is a phone call. We answer during office hours and can usually scope an engagement in one conversation.
Prefer to write first? Email contact@hesperideadvisory.com and we’ll reply the same business day.
Find the office
Hesperide Advisory1352 Cameron Ln
Vestal, NY 13850 Chart a route to Cameron Ln
Weekdays 11am – 7pm
Closed weekends