Fractional CFO Partners provides senior-level financial leadership to growing businesses that have outgrown basic accounting but are not ready to hire a full-time CFO. The firm helps founders and CEOs gain clearer forecasts, stronger cash-flow visibility, consistent management reporting, and practical financial insight to support confident, sustainable growth.

Its services include diagnostic assessments to identify reporting gaps, cash-flow risks, systems issues, and priority improvements. Project-based support can establish or enhance forecasting, cash-flow models, KPI frameworks, reporting, and financial systems. For businesses needing continued guidance, Fractional CFO Partners also offers ongoing CFO advisory, including financial planning, executive-level reporting, and decision support.

Founder Derek Harwood is a CPA with more than 12 years of finance and operating leadership. His experience includes serving as COO and CFO of a 600-property real estate platform, senior finance roles at Global Payments and Talus, and earlier work at BDO and KPMG. The firm emphasizes clear communication, sound judgment, and actionable analysis to help businesses improve profitability, manage growth, and make informed financial decisions.