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Build Your North Star with Growth Strategy Consulting

An outsourced CFO is more than a short-term solution. Paro CFOs bring years of experience and a data-based point of view to help guide strategic growth and gain long-term value. As business strategy consultants, they provide you with the industry knowledge and expertise to go from grind to grow.

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Paro's strategic freelance CFO services include:

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    Setting your priorities based on an assessment of strengths and weaknesses.
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    Creating clear short- and long-term goals, milestones and financial projections.
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    Helping you preserve business value and define new opportunities and cost reductions.
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    Assessing the larger market to capitalize on new opportunities, channels and verticals.

“Our organization went from being in financial infancy to early adulthood, and Paro's freelance CFO was paramount in that transformation.”
– Alejandro P., CEO

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Growth Strategy Solutions

Customized Freelance CFO Solutions to Drive Growth

Whether growth has hit a snag or you're ready to start scaling, plan and solve for specific challenges throughout the business cycle with business strategy consulting.

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5-Year Roadmap

Develop a long-term strategic plan including financial projections, market growth opportunities and operational milestones.

How Fractional CFOs Help Guide Growth

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SWOT Analysis

Identify new market opportunities and areas of competitive advantage that can inform business expansion.

How Business Assessment Led to $20M Equity Investment

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Go-to-Market Strategy

Quantify the costs, resources and ROI of launching a new product or service. Find an optimal pricing strategy, sales process and metrics to track.

The Best Partner for Your GTM Strategy

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Turnaround Strategy

Craft a plan to rapidly improve a struggling business through cost reduction, operational improvements, financial restructuring and culture change.

How This Firm Revived Its Value with Paro

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KPI Alignment

Identify key performance indicators tied to business objectives and establish the right tracking mechanisms to diagnose issues and bring better focus to metrics.

Top KPIs to Track According to Experts

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SWOT Analysis

Pinpoint operational weaknesses and organizational threats contributing to poor performance, so you can take corrective action to shore up strategy.

Hiring an Interim CFO for Long-Term Transformation

Growth Strategy Solutions

Customized Freelance CFO Solutions to Drive Growth

Whether growth has hit a snag or you're ready to start scaling, plan and solve for specific challenges throughout the business cycle with business strategy consulting.

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5-Year Roadmap

Develop a long-term strategic plan including financial projections, market growth opportunities and operational milestones.

How Fractional CFOs Help Guide Growth

icons swot gold

SWOT Analysis

Identify new market opportunities and areas of competitive advantage that can inform business expansion.

How Business Assessment Led to $20M Equity Investment

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Go-to-Market Strategy

Quantify the costs, resources and ROI of launching a new product or service. Find an optimal pricing strategy, sales process and metrics to track.

The Best Partner for Your GTM Strategy

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Turnaround Strategy

Craft a plan to rapidly improve a struggling business through cost reduction, operational improvements, financial restructuring and culture change.

How This Firm Revived Its Value with Paro

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KPI Alignment

Identify key performance indicators tied to business objectives and establish the right tracking mechanisms to diagnose issues and bring better focus to metrics.

Top KPIs to Track According to Experts

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SWOT Analysis

Pinpoint operational weaknesses and organizational threats contributing to poor performance, so you can take corrective action to shore up strategy.

Hiring an Interim CFO for Long-Term Transformation

Trusted by Thousands of U.S. Businesses

From small businesses and startups to mature companies, our experts meet you where you're at with the exact skills and experience you need. Here's why we're the preferred choice for businesses across the country.

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How to Assess a CFO

What to Look For in a CFO Consultant

At Paro, we've perfected our pool of experts so you can spend more time looking ahead and less time on recruiting.

How Paro CFOs Drive Strategic Growth

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    Hyper-relevant skills across 55+ industries that suit your business type, category and market.
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    Actionable experience working with businesses like yours, with success in achieving meaningful growth.
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    Adaptability—glistening skill sets and playbooks from just 5 years ago can be out of date in today's changing world.

Fully vetted professionals

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    Every expert completes a robust vetting process and skills assessment, ensuring experts walk the walk.
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    On average, Paro CFO experts boast 20 years of experience, with nearly 1 in 4 hailing from the Big Four and 1 in 5 from top banks.
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    Paro experts regularly update their experience, skills and background info to provide up-to-date value.

“Paro's CFO services went above and beyond, exceeding what we expected and positioning us incredibly well for the next steps that now need to be taken. In addition to working through the financial plan, the freelancer also acted as an advisor to me on complex
decisions.”
– Jonah T., CEO and Founder

What to Expect from a CFO

The First 30 Days: What to Expect

Every business situation is different, but these broad strokes can give you a sense of how to get started with Paro's CFO consulting services.

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Matching

We've matched businesses with elite experts in as little as 24 hours. From there, things move quickly: 95% of clients choose 1 of the first 2 experts presented.

1-2 Days
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Preparation

Think about how to integrate your fractional CFO. Align on scope of work and working styles with both the expert and your team. Set clear expectations on the impact you want.

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Kickoff & Onboarding

Provide access to everyday financial platforms and tools they'll need. Include point people for departments, third-party vendors, etc. Consider a happy hour or team lunch to introduce your CFO to the team.

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Auditing

The first likely task of a fractional CFO will be to see what's under the hood by diving into the numbers to determine your company's financial position.

5 – 10 DAYS
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Assessment & Prioritization

Once they’ve gained an idea of which operational activities are driving value and which are not, your CFO will be ready to discuss your strategic vision, goals and roadmap.

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“With a couple of brief calls and access to materials, the freelance CFO understood our needs and produced quality work, along with explanations and tips for the model that we will use down the road.”
– Misty H., Client Engagement Director

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Not sure where to start? Learn how we can rapidly scale your team's capabilities and adapt for tomorrow.

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FAQ

Business growth consulting involves creating a customized roadmap for long-term expansion. This type of consulting service, often provided by virtual CFOs, may analyze market conditions, competitive positioning and growth potential in order to deliver a plan that aligns strategic actions with business goals to create manageable, sustainable growth.

A fractional CFO helps drive growth by creating a multi-year roadmap, analyzing internal strengths and weaknesses and providing go-to-market or turnaround strategies. They may also set and monitor KPIs to ensure that every aspect of your business aligns with growth objectives.

CFO consulting provides expert financial guidance that’s tailored to high-priority business challenges like optimizing cash flow, enhancing operational efficiency or supporting expansion initiatives. Consulting services are ideal for companies that need advanced financial expertise to navigate complex decision-making and achieve growth goals.

CFO consultants bring businesses high-impact expertise around improving financial processes, reporting and strategic forecasting. They enable growth-focused decisions by supporting areas like cash flow optimization and goal-driven financial planning, all without the long-term commitment of a full-time CFO.

The cost of hiring a freelance CFO depends on whether they charge an hourly rate or a flat project fee.\r\n\r\nSaving on costs requires you to decide if you are paying for the overall value you’ll get for the results or if you simply require hour-by-hour support. In the latter case, you should have a clear idea of the number of hours a project or engagement will require.\r\n\r\nAnother aspect to consider when hiring is equity. You don’t need to dilute your equity in the business. A fractional CFO delivers the results they promise without taking equity ownership in your business.

Hiring a full-time CFO is a costly endeavor that can take upwards of four months. But not every business needs one; in fact, freelance CFO services are often a much better fit in terms of achieving your goals while staying on budget. Learn more about what a part-time CFO can do for you.