Fractional CFO
Sydney & Remote
Not every organisation needs — or can afford — a full-time CFO. But most growing NFPs and SMEs reach a point where they need one. A fractional CFO gives you access to senior financial leadership on a project or monthly basis — someone who knows your numbers, challenges your assumptions, and helps you build the financial infrastructure to grow with confidence.
What a fractional CFO engagement covers
Financial governance and reporting uplift
Clear, reliable financial reporting is the foundation of good governance. We improve the quality and usefulness of management reports, board packs, and financial dashboards so that decision-makers have the information they actually need.
Audit readiness and balance sheet remediation
Whether you're preparing for an audit or working through legacy balance sheet issues, we bring the technical depth to get the reconciliations done, the workpapers completed, and the auditors satisfied.
Cash flow oversight and rolling forecasts
Cash flow is where most financial pressure shows up first. We establish rolling forecasts, monitor variances, and give your leadership team advance warning of issues before they become crises.
Finance team review, structure and mentoring
A strong finance function is more than a capable CFO. We assess your team's capability and structure, identify gaps, and mentor finance staff to build a function that can operate independently and sustainably.
Executive and board reporting
We prepare financial reports and presentations that translate complex data into clear, decision-ready information — for CEOs, boards, funders, and other stakeholders.
Why CWC Consulting for
fractional CFO support?
Marianna Agostino is a Chartered Accountant with over two decades of experience in public practice — including at one of Australia's leading accounting firms, RSM — and over a decade working directly with boards, executive teams, and CFOs. Her most recent engagement was as Acting CFO at a large Sydney NFP, where she led finance function remediation, audit recovery, team rebuilding, and board reporting during a period of significant organisational change.
She is also a Certified Chair™ (Advisory Board Centre), which means she understands governance from the inside — not just as a financial adviser looking in, but as a director who has sat at the table.
Who needs financial
CFO support?
NFPs navigating growth, change, or financial pressure
SMEs whose financial infrastructure hasn't kept pace with the business
Organisations preparing for an audit or recovering from one
Boards that need independent financial oversight of management
Leadership teams that need senior financial expertise without a permanent hire
Ready to talk about
fractional CFO support?
Most engagements begin with a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk through where you are, what you need, and whether we're the right fit.