Fractional CFO

Contract | Fractional | 10-15 hours per week

Hourly

MUST BE LOCATED IN MINNESOTA

About Owl Bookkeeping & CFO Services

Owl Bookkeeping & CFO Services is a growing outsourced accounting and advisory firm serving entrepreneurial businesses. Our team of bookkeepers, controllers, and fractional CFOs supports clients across multiple industries, providing clarity, structure, and forward-looking financial insight.

As we scale, we are seeking an experienced Fractional CFO Consultant to work with Owl directly — not with our individual clients.

About the Role (Important — Please Read Carefully)

This is not a traditional fractional CFO role where you take on and manage clients.

Instead

• Owl is your client
• You will work directly with the Owner and leadership team
• You will not own, service, or independently advise Owl’s clients
• This is an internal consulting and advisory role

The ideal candidate already operates their own fractional CFO or advisory practice and is looking to add a small, stable consulting engagement (approximately 10-15 hours per week).

What You’ll Do

You will act as a senior financial thought partner to Owl leadership by:

• Advising on complex client situations, escalations, and edge cases
• Helping diagnose and resolve client bottlenecks and barriers
• Supporting internal decision-making around:
• Client financial strategy
• Service models and boundaries
• Risk management and best practices
• Serving as a sounding board for high-level financial, operational, and advisory questions
• Providing guidance to Owl leadership (not direct supervision of staff)
• Helping strengthen Owl’s internal CFO framework and approach

Time Commitment

• Approximately 10-15 hours per week
• Flexible scheduling
• Long-term consulting relationship preferred

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Actively running a fractional CFO, advisory, or consulting business
• Comfortable working behind the scenes as a strategic advisor
• Collaborative, ethical, and highly professional
• Understands and respects client ownership boundaries
• Enjoys problem-solving, mentoring, and systems thinking
• Values long-term partnerships over short-term client acquisition

Qualifications

• CPA (active or inactive) preferred
• 10+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or advisory roles
• Proven experience advising multiple businesses across industries
• Strong background in:
• Financial strategy
• Cash flow management
• Forecasting and scenario planning
• Advisory conversations with business owners
• Excellent communication and judgment
• High integrity and discretion required

Compensation

• Hourly
• Competitive and based on experience - willing to negotiate
• Structured as a contractor (1099) relationship

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $60.00 - $80.00 per hour

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Application Question(s)

• Briefly describe the framework or approach you use to decide what to work on first when multiple priorities are competing.
• How many years of QuickBooks Online experience do you have?
• Will you still roll up your sleeves and perform controller level work?
• Are you wanting only part-time fractional work?
• Do you currently live in Minnesota (Twin Cities metro) and are you able to meet in person regularly?

Education

• Master's (Required)

Experience

• CFO: 10 years (Required)

Work Location: In person