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Peak Consulting is a network of fractional CFOs providing senior finance leadership to companies across Germany and internationally.

The engagement ends cleanly. There is no long notice period, no redundancy process, and no awkward conversation about roles.

Yes. Senior fractional CFOs routinely lead investor processes, prepare data rooms, and manage relationships with financial advisers and potential investors.

Yes. That flexibility is one of the main reasons companies choose the fractional model.

They operate at different levels. A bookkeeper records transactions. A controller manages the accounting function. A CFO leads financial strategy.

The signs are usually visible before anyone names them. Here are the most common ones.

Costs vary depending on time commitment, scope, and the CFO's experience level. The range is wide, but the comparison with a full-time hire is usually instructive.

There is no fixed threshold, but most companies reach the point where finance needs senior leadership somewhere between 15 and 150 employees.

The main difference is time commitment and contract structure. The quality of work and level of responsibility should be the same.

A fractional CFO is an experienced finance leader who takes on the CFO role on a part-time or project basis, without a full-time employment contract.

Not every finance problem needs a strategy deck. Iwanson International Dance School needed someone competent in the room, once a week, doing the work.

Manning Global had a tangle of intercompany accounts across 12 countries and three German entities. The solution required more than a local accountant.

Billwerk needed financial structure, then navigated a pandemic, then executed a private equity transaction. One fractional CFO, three very different phases.

The managing directors at Molabo were spending more time on finance and admin than on building the business. Here is how that changed.

Finance doesn't collapse suddenly. It quietly absorbs leadership time until the CEO is spending half their week on the wrong job.

Three different models. Three different use cases. Getting this wrong is an expensive mistake — and a surprisingly common one.

The title gets used loosely. Here is what fractional CFO work actually involves — and what to expect when you bring one in.