Part-Time CFO & Controller Support
Fractional Accounting Services
You need CFO-level financial guidance and controller-level oversight, but you’re not ready for a $150,000+ full-time hire. Acelerar’s fractional accounting services give you experienced financial leadership on a part-time basis - cash flow management, financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and board-ready reporting - at a fraction of the cost.
The Problem
Senior financial leadership without the senior price tag
Growing businesses hit a financial complexity ceiling fast. You’re past the point where a bookkeeper can manage everything, but hiring a full-time CFO at $150,000-$250,000/year (plus a controller at $80,000-$120,000) doesn’t match your revenue yet. The result? Financial decisions made without proper analysis, cash flow surprises, investor-ready financials that aren’t ready, and growth opportunities missed because nobody is watching the numbers strategically. Fractional accounting fills this gap. You get an experienced financial professional who works with your business 10-20 hours per week - enough to build financial models, manage cash flow, prepare board decks, oversee your bookkeeping team, and provide the strategic guidance that a bookkeeper simply can’t. When you need more, you scale up. When things stabilize, you scale back.
Market Data
The accounting outsourcing market
More businesses are outsourcing accounting functions to reduce costs and access senior expertise.
Cost Comparison
Full-time CFO/controller vs. Acelerar fractional
$75K/yr
per year / per person
Prorated salary, benefits, and overhead for a part-time US-based controller or junior CFO. Typically $150K+ full-time with equity and bonuses
$22K/yr
per year / per person
Fully loaded rate includes experienced fractional CFO/controller, financial modeling, cash flow forecasting, board-ready reporting, and flexible hours
Why Go Fractional
What fractional accounting delivers for your business
CFO-Level Strategy at SMB Cost
Get cash flow forecasting, financial modeling, KPI tracking, and strategic guidance from experienced finance professionals - without the $150K+ salary, benefits, and equity that a full-time CFO demands.
Cash Flow Visibility
Know exactly where your cash stands today and where it’s heading next month. Your fractional CFO builds 13-week cash flow forecasts, identifies collection bottlenecks, and ensures you never face a surprise shortfall.
Board & Investor-Ready Reporting
Monthly financial packages, board decks, and investor updates that tell a clear story. Your fractional controller ensures GAAP compliance, clean financials, and variance analysis that boards and investors expect.
Budget & Forecast Ownership
Annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts, and scenario planning built by someone who understands financial modeling - not cobbled together in a spreadsheet by a founder at midnight.
Bookkeeping Oversight
Your fractional controller oversees your bookkeeping team (in-house or outsourced), reviews reconciliations, catches errors before they compound, and ensures your chart of accounts is structured for useful reporting.
Scale Up or Down Flexibly
Need 10 hours/week during normal operations and 30 hours during fundraising or year-end? Fractional engagement scales with your business needs - no hiring or termination required.
How It Works
Fractional accounting in 4 steps
Financial Assessment
We review your current financials, accounting setup, team structure, and business goals. This assessment identifies gaps, priorities, and the level of fractional support you need.
Match Your Finance Leader
We assign a fractional CFO or controller with experience in your industry and stage of growth. Meet them, review their background, and approve before engagement begins.
Build Financial Infrastructure
Your fractional finance leader sets up or improves your reporting cadence, cash flow forecasting, budget framework, and financial controls. This foundation typically takes 2-4 weeks.
Ongoing Strategic Support
Regular financial reviews, board prep, cash management, and strategic analysis on an ongoing basis. Hours flex based on business needs - more during fundraising, year-end, or growth spurts.
We work with your financial tools
Our teams are trained on the platforms you already use.
What our accounting clients say
“The Acelerar team is a self-sustaining machine. They've become an extension of our own team.”
“Acelerar handled our entire catalog migration (50,000+ SKUs) without a single missed deadline.”
“We needed reliable, fast data entry at scale. Acelerar delivered consistent quality from day one, no ramp-up time needed.”
Industry Outlook
Where accounting outsourcing is heading
The accounting outsourcing market is growing as businesses seek flexible financial leadership.