Services

A fractional CFO, scaled to what your business actually needs.

I work as the senior financial partner inside owner run and family businesses across British Columbia. Engaged for a fixed monthly fee, for as much or as little as the business calls for.

01 — How I work

One senior set of hands, on a fixed monthly fee.

You don’t need a full time CFO. You need CFO level thinking at the table for the decisions that matter. I embed with your team, work alongside your bookkeeper and accountant, and give you a clear, forward looking view of the business. No long contracts, and no surprises on the invoice. A fixed monthly fee, scoped to what you actually need.

Charles Morrison

02 — What I do

Four jobs, under one roof.

Most engagements draw on all four. Where we start depends on what the business needs first.


i.

See clearly

You stop running the business on last month’s numbers.

  • Monthly management reporting, in plain language
  • KPI dashboards
  • Cash flow forecasting and working capital visibility
  • A clear read on what the month actually means

ii.

Earn more

The line between busy and profitable, made visible.

  • Margin and profitability analysis
  • Working capital and cash conversion
  • Overhead and spend discipline

iii.

Plan ahead

You make the next big call with a plan, not a guess.

  • Annual budgets and rolling forecasts
  • Scenario planning for the decisions that matter
  • Capital allocation: you have cash, now what
  • Financing and lender readiness

iv.

Move on well

When you are ready to step back, the business is ready too.

  • Owner compensation strategy
  • Succession planning, years before you need it
  • Sale and transition readiness
  • Context on what the business is worth and why

03 — Ways to work together

Three ways in.

Start here

The Finance Review

A no cost review of your numbers and a 90 day plan. I sign an NDA first. Yours to keep, whether or not we go further.

Ongoing

Fractional CFO

A fixed monthly retainer. I act as your part time CFO, with the scope scaled to the size and stage of the business.

Defined

Project Work

A one time engagement for a specific need: a financing round, a sale, a reporting build, or a turnaround.

Fees are fixed and agreed up front. No hourly billing, and no surprises.

04 — How we start

A free review before you commit a dollar.

01


Conversation

A short call to understand the business and what’s keeping you up at night.

02


The Review

I sign an NDA, then analyze your numbers and where the money actually goes. At no cost.

03


The Plan

You get a written summary and a 90 day plan. Yours to keep, either way.

04


The Work

If it’s a fit, I step in. If not, you walk away with the analysis.

Who it’s for

Owner run and family businesses, roughly $1M to $20M in revenue, in construction, manufacturing, marine, and the trades. Past bookkeeping, not ready for a full time CFO.

05 — Also available

Other ways I can help.

Specific pieces of work that sit alongside a fractional CFO engagement, or stand on their own.

Finance systems setup

Implement Fathom and QuickBooks, and build the reporting stack your business actually runs on.

AI for finance

Help your team adopt AI safely, with the workflows, training, and guardrails that keep your data protected.

Financial modeling

A model built for a real decision, a raise, or a what-if. Clear assumptions, and no black boxes.

Lender & board reporting

Reporting packages prepared the way a bank or a board wants to see them, on time.

Transaction support

A senior set of hands at the table when you are buying, selling, or financing a business.

Financial training

Workshops for owners and teams who want to read their own numbers with confidence.

Not on this list, on purpose: bookkeeping, tax, and audit or review work. Those stay with your bookkeeper and accountant, where they belong. I work alongside them, never over them.

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Questions before you reach out?

What a fractional CFO is, how this differs from your accountant, what it costs, and how engagements work.

Read the FAQ

Start with a free finance review.

A clear read on your business, and a 90 day plan to keep. No cost, no obligation.

Less complexity. More impact.