Fractional Chief Financial Officer

We're looking for a fractional CFO 📊 ANSO ATELIER is a full service creative marketing agency based in Montreal. 15 people, five years in, profitable and growing, working with established brands across North America. The financial foundations are handled. Our operations manager runs bookkeeping, payments, payroll and receivables day to day. Our accountant handles tax and compliance. What we don't have is the strategic layer above that. Someone who looks at the numbers and tells us what they mean, what to charge, who to hire, and where the business should go financially. That's this role. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗼𝘄𝗻 → Profitability analysis by client and by service line. Which accounts and services actually make us money → Annual budget and rolling projections, built by you, run by our ops team → Cash flow planning → Financial support on big decisions. New hires, raises, comp and bonus structures, pricing → Building and improving our financial systems yourself. Budget models, expense tracking, QuickBooks structure. You make them smarter, our ops manager runs them → Evaluating our current accounting setup and making sure every seat in our finance stack is the right one 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 We start with a deeper diagnostic phase over the first month or two. Digging into the books, pricing, margins and systems. After that, an ongoing rhythm of one to a few days per month depending on what the business needs. In person at our Montreal office, working directly with me and our operations manager. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 You've done this before for agencies or service businesses and you understand how they make money. Retainers, project margins, utilization, production costs. You think like an operator, not a bookkeeper. You're just as comfortable building the spreadsheet as presenting it. You come in with opinions. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to make a real dent in a growing company, not review statements from a distance. If this sounds like you or someone you know, send me an e-mail : [email protected] 📩

The fractional CFO will conduct profitability analysis by client and service line, create annual budgets and rolling projections, and provide financial support for major business decisions. Additionally, they will build and improve financial systems and evaluate the current accounting setup.

Candidates should have prior experience as a CFO for agencies or service businesses, with a strong understanding of financial operations. They should be comfortable with both analytical tasks and presenting findings, and possess a hands-on approach to financial management.

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• Profitability Analysis
• Budgeting
• Cash Flow Planning
• Financial Strategy
• Financial Systems
• Expense Tracking
• QuickBooks
• Client Management
• Service Line Analysis
• Operational Support
• Data Analysis
• Spreadsheet Development
• Presentation Skills
• Accounting Evaluation
• Decision Support
• Hands-on Approach

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Jan 11, 2027