Mariposa Consulting provides fractional CFO and Finance Director support to funded seed-to-Series A startups, as well as growth-stage scaleups with 15 to 100 employees. Founded by fractional CFO Karen Charman, the consultancy helps businesses build finance functions that can support growth and meet investor, board, and audit expectations. Its work spans media and other sectors.

Services include finance function design, chart of accounts and reporting setup, accounting software selection, bookkeeping processes, and controls and governance. Mariposa prepares monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasts, KPI dashboards, and board packs, and advises on revenue recognition, including subscription and usage-based models and IFRS 15 or ASC 606 compliance. For fundraising, it can build financial models, prepare cap tables and data room materials, and support due diligence and investor questions.

Ongoing engagements provide strategic finance leadership, planning, scenario analysis, cash management, board liaison, and finance team hiring support. The consultancy also assists with exit readiness and sell-side financial due diligence.