11 Unexpected Benefits of Hiring a Virtual CFO

Not all chief financial officers (CFOs) work in an office. Virtual CFOs offer the same expertise as their in-house counterparts, with additional benefits.

With a virtual CFO, you set the terms for the desired experience, creating more efficient strategy and planning. Because every minute of their time is paid for, virtual CFOs are incentivized to be as available, making them potentially more accessible than in-house finance officers who run to and from one meeting after another. For leadership or advisory roles, accessibility makes a huge difference. 

Affordability, flexibility, and curated financial insight place your business needs at the front.

Why Hire a Virtual CFO? 11 Benefits That Make an Impact

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#1. Cost-Effective Expertise

The most significant benefit of hiring a virtual CFO comes from the ability to set a tighter budget on high-level expertise. For business owners with smaller budgets and specialized needs, paying for exactly what you need saves the long-term cost of hiring a full-time CFO. 

Minimizing costly expenses like payroll gives you greater control over your money and better cash flow management. Outsourcing your financial strategy can provide a valuable outside perspective per project, part-time or full-time.

#2. Flexibility

Virtual CFOs offer flexibility regarding hours and services — and can scale with your business. Their cost-effectiveness stems from how adaptive their services are, too. Determine if you need financial expertise based on your workflows and budget. If temporary, short-term, or ongoing support fits your needs, these financial pros work as needed.

#3. Broader Range of Skills

Outsourcing your financial guidance allows you to search for skills and experience specific to your business’s needs. With a more diverse skillset, your strategy, risk management, and financial planning stand to grow far beyond your current team’s capacity. For business owners with long-term growth, investing in a virtual chief finance officer shows an investment in valuable skills to develop your company. 

#4. Objective Financial Analysis

Hiring someone outside of your current senior team brings unique insight. Sometimes, the best calls aren’t made on the field but from the sidelines. With an external hire, even for individual projects, an external perspective can bring a more honest and practical financial assessment.

Innovative responses don’t always come from within, and convincing various leaders within a business might take outside influence. Strong CFO skills can be persuasive enough to drive new financial opportunities for your business. 

#5. Advanced Financial Strategy

The business acumen necessary for any virtual CFO qualifies them to develop advanced strategies for even the most niche goals. Mod Ventures offers a range of financial insights to help you create a plan specific to your business and industry, offering unique and competitive advantages.

#6. Improved Cash Flow Management

An improved or updated financial strategy and paying for the expertise that best fits your budget allow for better cash flow management.  More cash and precise reporting improve decision-making and investment choices. Lower expenses and increased profit are additional benefits from a CFO’s expertise.

#7. Enhanced Financial Reporting

Working with a CFO takes the guesswork out of strategy and future planning. We build plans customized to your business based on the information needed to make data-driven decisions. You can elevate your business goals with industry analysis and other advanced financial reporting.

#8. Access to the Latest Financial Tools

Virtual CFOs use modern accounting software and financial tools to gain insight into industry and business trends. Pairing this data with your financial information, they create predictions, insight, and reports to manage risks and grow your company.

#9. Scalability 

From an external perspective, flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and agile strategies allow healthy growth for any business. Your specific needs change over time, and scalable support takes time. With specialized attention, we can nurture your business through slow and rapid growth, creating more sustainable results.

#10. Risk Management

Our high-level financial expertise and advanced reporting make identifying and mitigating your financial risks easier than ever. Managing challenges, anticipated or not, is vital to any business model. With a complete analysis, finding the best leverage, negotiating credit, and outdoing competitors is more possible than ever.

#11. Business Agility  (workshop title here)

Streamlined planning, scalable decision-making, and advanced reporting result in agile business practices. You save time, your most precious resource, by outsourcing some of the most time-consuming aspects of business ownership. Making clear-cut decisions in business leaves less room for error and compensating for mistakes.

If you’re ready to build a strong financial foundation and establish a virtual finance team for your business or organization, get in touch with ModVentures today.