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Finance Support Group Services

The Financial Leadership Your Business Needs, When You Need It

As businesses grow, financial complexity increases quickly. Reporting expectations rise, decisions carry more risk and leadership teams need clearer insight to plan, invest and respond with confidence. Internal teams are often stretched and hiring a full‑time CFO or Controller is not always the right next step.

Our CFO and Financial Leadership Support services provide experienced financial professionals who integrate directly into your leadership team. Through fractional and interim support, you gain disciplined financial oversight, strategic guidance and steady leadership without the long-term commitment of a permanent hire. This model allows you to strengthen decision-making, maintain continuity and adapt as your business evolves.

This support is often used when organizations are:
• Taking on new growth initiatives or entering a new phase
• Managing increased reporting, investor, or lender expectations
• Preparing for acquisitions, transactions, or capital events
• Navigating leadership transitions or temporary capacity constraints
• Looking for seasoned financial perspective to complement an existing team

CFO & Financial Leadership Support Services

Virtual CFO/Controller Support

Fractional CFO/Controller

Growing organizations often reach a point where transactional accounting alone no longer provides the insight needed to guide decision-making. Our Fractional CFO and Controller Support services deliver experienced financial leadership without the need for a full-time hire, offering consistent guidance that aligns financial strategy with business priorities.

Clients receive year-round support focused on improving financial visibility and strengthening internal controls to support leadership conversations. This model is ideal for businesses that need executive-level insight, but value flexibility as their needs continue to evolve.

Support typically includes:

  • Budgeting and multi-year forecasting
  • Cash flow analysis and scenario modeling
  • KPI development and performance reporting
  • Board, lender and investor communications
  • Audit and tax review support

Interim Accounting Staffing

Need to bridge a gap? Temporary staffing gaps can quickly create risk if not addressed thoughtfully. Our interim accounting professionals fill staff and senior accountant roles to preserve continuity, maintain reporting discipline and keep critical processes moving forward. These professionals integrate directly into your team and operate within your existing systems and workflows. Our people bring deep technical expertise, adaptability and a problem-solving mindset to ensure your business maintains momentum during times of transition.

This service is not a staffing agency placement. Our professionals bring Windham Brannon’s standards, oversight and technical rigor, helping your organization maintain stability and institutional knowledge during periods of transition or increased demand.

This support is commonly used for:

  • Employee turnover or extended leave
  • Seasonal or project-based workload increases
  • Backlog clean-up or close cycle support
  • Maintaining continuity during organizational change

Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Planning

M&A Project Support

Transactions place significant demands on internal accounting teams, often at the most critical moments. Our M&A Project Support services help organizations navigate the accounting complexities of mergers, acquisitions and carve-outs while maintaining accuracy, compliance and clarity throughout the process.

We work closely with deal teams, legal counsel and internal stakeholders to support transaction readiness, assist during due diligence and guide post-close integration. Our experience across technical accounting and reporting requirements helps reduce risk and keep transactions moving efficiently.

Support includes:

  • Pre-transaction accounting readiness
  • Due diligence support (link to TAS page for cross-link strategy)
  • Opening balance sheet preparation
  • Revenue recognition and purchase accounting
  • Post-close integration and reporting

Outsourced Accounting Services

Outsourced Accounting

Strong financial leadership depends on accurate, timely and reliable accounting. As businesses grow, internal teams are often stretched managing day‑to‑day financial tasks while trying to keep pace with increasing reporting, compliance and operational demands.

Our Outsourced Accounting services provide scalable support across core accounting and financial operations. By strengthening your accounting foundation and improving consistency in reporting and processes, we help create the clarity and confidence needed to support informed decision‑making and future growth.

This support is well suited for organizations that need:

  • Reliable day‑to‑day accounting and reporting
  • Improved efficiency and consistency in financial processes
  • Better visibility into cash flow and performance
  • A scalable accounting model that evolves with the business

FAQs

What is CFO and financial leadership support?

CFO and financial leadership support provides experienced financial professionals who integrate with your leadership team to improve oversight, planning and decision support without a full-time hire.

When do I need CFO-level support instead of outsourced accounting?

You may need CFO support when clean books and standard reporting are not enough for the decisions ahead, such as growth investments, lender expectations, transactions, or leadership transitions.

What is the difference between an interim CFO and a deal CFO?

An interim CFO is often brought in to establish processes and build or stabilize a team when a company is not ready for a full-time CFO. A deal CFO is focused on transaction readiness and deal support, including cleaning up records and supporting deal teams during a sale or acquisition.

How does CFO support reduce decision risk?

It adds leadership-level oversight so decisions are supported by disciplined reporting, scenario planning and clearer financial visibility. This is especially valuable when stakes increase and the margin for error shrinks.

How do outsourced accounting and CFO support work together?

Outsourced accounting strengthens the foundation through consistent execution and reporting. CFO support builds on that foundation by adding strategic leadership, continuity and decision support as complexity grows.

When does a business outgrow standard financial reporting?

A business typically outgrows standard reporting when decisions involve significant investment, growth planning, or external stakeholders such as lenders or investors.

How does CFO support improve business performance?

It connects financial data to action by identifying drivers of profitability, aligning budgets with strategy and helping leadership make more disciplined decisions.

What does CFO support look like during a growth phase?

It typically includes building forecasts, defining KPIs, improving cash planning and aligning financial strategy with operational goals.

OUR Finance Support ADVISORS

Melissa Purvis

Principal, CFO & Financial Leadership Support Services Leader

Laura Berry

Principal, Advisory Practice Leader

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