Chief Financial Officer Independent Contractor (1099)

The role

You will serve as a strategic fractional CFO and advisor to a portfolio of venture-backed and emerging growth clients. You will lead financial planning, oversee financial statements, guide clients through financings, and implement AI transformations.

What you will do

• Serve as a fractional CFO and strategic advisor to CEOs, founders, boards, and investors
• Lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and runway planning
• Oversee preparation of financial statements, management reporting, and KPI dashboards in compliance with GAAP
• Lead AI transformation by evaluating and implementing core systems
• Manage cash flow, treasury, and capital deployment
• Guide clients through equity and debt financings and support investor due diligence
• Advise on M&A, strategic transactions, and exit readiness
• Oversee audits, reviews, and tax compliance
• Manage client relationships and lead periodic business reviews
• Monitor team hours, costs, and engagement profitability

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum of 10 years of senior financial leadership experience
• At least 5 years as a CFO or VP of Finance
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with venture-backed, emerging growth companies
• Proven experience leading equity and/or debt financings and supporting board and investor relations
• Strong technical accounting foundation including GAAP reporting and ASC 606 revenue recognition
• Track record of growing client relationships and/or sourcing new business
• Advanced financial modeling skills in Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Experience with modern finance systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, Ramp, Bill.com, and FP&A platforms
• Demonstrated experience designing the finance function’s operating system
• Proven ability to build, train and resource a small, high-leverage team

Nice to have

• MBA
• CPA
• Experience in a fractional CFO, professional services, or multi-client advisory environment
• Proximity to New York City or San Francisco Bay Area

Benefits

• Commission for closed client referrals

About the company

Attivo Partners is a fast-growing full-service finance and accounting consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Their remote teams provide fractional CFO and accounting services to venture-backed emerging growth clients.