As businesses grow, their financial complexities increase, often surpassing the capabilities of basic accounting or internal financial management. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with revenues between $1 million and $10 million, this can signal the need for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). A CFO brings strategic financial oversight, helping manage growth, optimize cash flow, and prepare for fundraising or investor relations. However, many SMEs may not require a full-time CFO and can benefit from the cost-effective, flexible solution of hiring a fractional CFO.
Our fractional CFOs not only focus on driving enterprise value but are also adept at minimizing risks. Their expertise extends to providing forward-thinking strategies and helping your company reach its goals. They ensure:
Here's our simple process to get started with our Fractional CFO Services:
ISLE has worked with Optima’s accounting team for over a decade. We consider Optima more than a solid vendor; they are a trusted partner.
Chad has over 25 years of finance and accounting experience working for venture-backed, publicly traded, and professional service companies in the life sciences, technology, and consulting industries. Prior to joining Optima, Chad provided consulting services to Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, a publicly traded and commercial-stage company focused on the development of therapies to treat rare diseases and at RSM LLP, where he led the firm’s West Region Finance & Accounting Outsourcing practice. From 2010 to 2018, he served as the CFO for Access Scientific and Evofem as well as provided CFO services to clients on a fractional basis. Before this, he held various positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Finance at PatientSafe Solutions, a venture-backed healthcare information technology company. Chad started his career in the audit practice of Ernst & Young LLP. His experience includes venture capital financing, financial planning and analysis, cash flow management, strategic modeling, process improvement, and system implementations.
Chad received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of San Diego and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
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