Fractional CFO services for Fort Worth operators.
Senior financial leadership for Tarrant County companies between $2M and $50M in revenue, from a Dallas-Fort Worth team.
C-Suite Support gives Fort Worth and Tarrant County companies a fractional CFO: a senior finance executive working part time, backed by a Senior CFO. For businesses with $2M to $50M in revenue, we build the 13-week cash forecast, the monthly close, and the WIP and lender reporting operators need.
- Office
- 5045 Lorimar Dr, Suite 280, Plano, TX
- Serving
- Fort Worth, Tarrant County and Arlington, Grapevine, Southlake
- Company size
- $2M to $50M in revenue
- Engagement
- A dedicated CFO, backed by a Senior CFO
- First step
- A 30-minute Clarity Call
Updated by C-Suite Support
A fractional CFO gives you CFO-level judgment on cash, financing and growth without a full-time executive salary. You pay for the capacity the business uses.
The work suits Fort Worth operators: businesses that make, build or move something. In most of them, the finance function has not kept pace with the work.
Fort Worth runs on operating businesses
Fort Worth has a different economic mix from Dallas. Aerospace and defense, logistics around the AllianceTexas corridor, energy, manufacturing and construction all carry real weight here.
Those businesses share a finance problem. Cash goes out long before it comes back in. Materials, labor and equipment are paid for up front, while customers pay on progress, on terms, or at the end of a job.
A profitable operator can run short of cash in exactly that gap. Our work is to make the gap visible weeks ahead, and to put the financing in place before it is urgent.
Signs your Fort Worth business needs a fractional CFO
- Your surety capped your bonding capacity, and it is limiting the jobs you can bid.
- You do not know a job lost money until weeks after it closed.
- One slow-paying customer can turn a normal month into a payroll scare.
- Your line of credit was sized years ago and no longer fits the business.
- Inventory and equipment purchases are planned from the bank balance rather than a forecast.
If two or more of these sound familiar, the problem is rarely effort. It is that the finance function was built for a smaller business.
Fractional CFO services for Fort Worth companies
- Fractional CFO LeadershipA dedicated CFO backed by a Senior CFO who reviews the work.
- Cash Flow StrategyA 13-week rolling forecast, updated weekly, so tight weeks show up early.
- Capital and Transaction AdvisoryDebt structuring, equity raises, M&A and exit readiness.
- Financial Reporting and DashboardsA monthly close and the handful of numbers that run the business.
- Strategic Financial PlanningBudgets and long-range plans tied to the forecast you use.
- Financial AssessmentsA fixed-fee review in three to four weeks, $5,000 to $10,000.
Fort Worth businesses we serve
- Construction and specialty tradesWIP the surety trusts and bonding capacity that grows with your bid pipeline. We reconcile the WIP schedule to the general ledger every month.
- Manufacturing and distributionInventory, working capital and lines of credit sized to the cycle. We build the forecast and lender package that get a line approved at the right size.
- Owner-led companies planning a saleDefensible earnings and a clean story before a buyer arrives. The financial work that protects the price starts well before the sale process.
- Growth-stage companiesA plan, a budget and the reporting to run against them. Growth decisions get made against a forecast instead of a hope.
How much does a fractional CFO cost in Fort Worth?
We price by scope on a monthly retainer, not by the hour, so your cost does not rise in a complicated month. Clients typically spend 30 to 40 percent less than a full-time CFO, who costs $200,000 or more a year in salary, benefits and bonus.
For a smaller first step, a Financial Assessment is a fixed fee of $5,000 to $10,000, scoped in advance and delivered in three to four weeks. The price in the engagement letter is the price you pay. See how our pricing works.
Fractional CFO or full-time CFO for a Fort Worth company?
Hire in this order: a bookkeeper for accurate records, a controller to close the books on time, a CFO to decide what the numbers mean. A fractional CFO gives you that last role at the size your business needs.
| Role | What they do | Looks | Typical cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeper | Records what happened. | Backward | Hourly or a small monthly fee | Every business, from the start |
| Controller | Closes the books accurately and on time. | Backward and present | Salary or contract | Books that need a reliable monthly close |
| Fractional CFO | Decides what the numbers mean and what to do next. | Forward | Scoped monthly retainer, typically 30 to 40 percent less than full time | Companies with $2M to $50M in revenue whose decisions outgrew the records |
| Full-time CFO | The same judgment, every day, on staff. | Forward | $200,000 or more a year in salary, benefits and bonus | Companies that need daily financial oversight |
How a Fort Worth engagement starts
- A 30-minute Clarity Call No preparation and no documents. We tell you what we see and whether ongoing CFO leadership is the right next step.
- Scope the work Start with a fixed-fee Financial Assessment, $5,000 to $10,000 over three to four weeks, or go straight to an ongoing engagement.
- First 30 days We make the books trustworthy and stand up a 13-week cash forecast, so decisions stop coming from the bank balance.
- By 60 days A month closed under our cadence, and the two or three things that will move the business this quarter.
- By 90 days The reporting rhythm is live, and you can see profitability by the lines that matter.
How we work with Fort Worth clients
Your CFO runs a weekly cash meeting and a monthly close with you. For contractors, that includes a WIP schedule reconciled to the general ledger, which is the report your surety underwrites from.
We come to Fort Worth for planning sessions, lender and surety meetings, and board meetings. Day-to-day work runs on video and shared reporting.
Our Dallas-Fort Worth office
C-Suite Support5045 Lorimar Dr, Suite 280
Plano, TX 75093
214.477.6039
Also serving
Arlington, Grapevine, Southlake, Keller, North Richland Hills, Burleson, Weatherford, Mansfield, and the rest of Dallas-Fort Worth.
Fractional CFO in Fort Worth: common questions
Do you work with construction companies in Fort Worth?
Yes. Trades and construction is one of the five groups we focus on. We build WIP schedules your surety trusts and manage cash timing around retainage and progress billing. We also prepare the financials that support more bonding capacity.
One of our customers pays slowly and it is squeezing cash. Can a CFO help?
Yes, and it is one of the most common problems we see. We forecast the gap thirteen weeks out and tighten billing and collections. Then we size a line of credit to the cycle, so a slow payer stops being a payroll scare.
Can you help us get a line of credit?
Yes. We prepare the financial statements, forecast and lender package a bank expects, and sit beside you in the lender meetings. Lenders say yes to clean numbers and a credible forecast, and that is what we build.
What is a WIP schedule and why does our surety want it?
A WIP schedule compares what you have earned on each job against what you have billed. It surfaces over-billing and under-billing before either becomes a cash problem. Your surety underwrites from it, so an accurate monthly WIP supports more bonding capacity.
Do you serve Arlington, Grapevine and Southlake?
Yes. We work across Tarrant County and the wider Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Arlington, Grapevine, Southlake, Keller and Mansfield.
Is Fort Worth too far from your office?
No. We are a Dallas-Fort Worth firm, and Tarrant County is part of our home market. We are on site when it matters and on video the rest of the week.
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If your numbers are not telling you the truth, let us talk.
Book a 30-minute Clarity Call. We will tell you what we see in your Fort Worth business and whether ongoing CFO leadership is the right next step.