Strategic financial consultancy — Dublin, IE Est. 2025 · Free 30-min strategy call
FinixHub
Service 04 / 05 — Fractional CFO · Dublin

A fractional CFO's judgement, a few days a month.

A full-time CFO in Ireland costs €160,000–€280,000 a year once salary, employer PRSI and benefits are counted. Most growing businesses don't need that. They need someone who owns the numbers, reads them properly, and turns them into decisions.

If the answer is "not yet," we'll say so on the first call.
Engagements from Fixed monthly
€2,500/month
Scoped on the first call — some businesses need two days a month, some two days a week.
  • Rolling 13-week cash flow forecast
  • Monthly reporting pack on a fixed date
  • No employer PRSI, pension or notice period
  • Scale up, down, or off with a month's notice

What a fractional CFO actually does here.

What we deliver
D / 01

Cash flow management

A rolling 13-week forecast, updated and reviewed with you, so you see pressure building weeks before it arrives — not the morning it does.

D / 02

Budgeting & forecasting

An annual budget your team actually uses, re-forecast quarterly against what is really happening in the business.

D / 03

Management reporting

A monthly pack — P&L, cash, KPIs, commentary — delivered on a fixed date, written for decision-makers rather than for filing.

D / 04

Fundraising & grant support

Models, projections and data rooms for investors, banks and Enterprise Ireland applications. We prepare you for the questions before they're asked.

D / 05

Board & investor reporting

If you have external shareholders or a board, we build the reporting rhythm that keeps them confident and off your back.

D / 06

Systems & controls

The right accounting stack, approval controls and month-end process so the numbers are reliable enough to run the business on.

When it makes sense — and when it doesn't.

Revenue has passed roughly €1–2m and financial decisions — pricing, hiring, funding — are being made on instinct rather than numbers.
You're raising money, applying for grants, or taking on debt, and need projections that survive due diligence.
Your accountant does the compliance work well, but nobody is looking forward — accounts arrive months after the fact and tell you what already happened.
Cash is tight or unpredictable and you're finding out too late.
To be straight about it: if you're pre-revenue, or your bookkeeping isn't yet in order, you don't need a CFO — you need a good bookkeeper and a clean set of accounts first. We'll tell you that on the first call rather than sell you a retainer.

The maths against a full-time hire

Ireland, typical ranges
Full-time CFO
Fractional CFO
Base salary
€120,000–€200,000
Employer PRSI & benefits
€40,000–€80,000
Typical annual cost
€160,000–€280,000
€18,000–€90,000
Commitment
Permanent contract
Monthly — scale up or down

Day rates in Ireland generally run €900–€2,000 depending on seniority and sector, with retainers from €1,500 light-touch to €12,000 for two to three days a week. Our engagements start at €2,500/month, fixed and agreed up front.

Fractional vs interim vs your accountant

The difference matters
THIS SERVICE

Fractional CFO

Ongoing · part-time

A few days a month, indefinitely, growing with the business. Right when the need is strategic and continuous.

ALTERNATIVE

Interim CFO

Full-time · temporary

Covers a departure, a sale, a crisis. Right when the need is urgent and total — wrong when it isn't, because you'll pay full-time rates for part-time need.

COMPLEMENT

Your accountant

Looks backwards

Accounts, tax, filings — essential, and we work alongside them, not instead of them. A CFO looks forward: forecasts, funding, decisions.

How an engagement starts

Working forecast inside month one
WEEKS 1–2

Diagnostic

We go through your accounts, cash position, reporting and systems, and tell you plainly what's solid and what isn't.

WEEKS 3–6

Foundations

Cash flow forecast built, monthly reporting pack designed, the two or three most urgent issues addressed.

FROM MONTH 2

Rhythm

A fixed monthly cycle — close, report, review, decide. You always know where the business stands and what is coming.

Frequently asked questions

Can't find what you're looking for? Book a free call ↗

Further reading
All insights ↗

Talk to us before you decide anything.

Book a free consultation →
Half an hour · Free · Ends with an honest read on whether you need a CFO at all