Fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Contractor EMOTE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE USA

AYTM

1d•Remote

About The Position

aytm (“Ask Your Target Market”) is seeking an accomplished Fractional CFO to serve as a senior strategic advisor as the company prepares for its next stage of growth. With a strong finance function already managing daily operations and a mature finance infrastructure in place, the CFO’s primary mandate is strategic oversight, targeted optimization, and leadership. This role is ideal for a seasoned finance executive with experience guiding founder-led or bootstrapped companies through major milestones.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive finance leadership including CFO or senior VP Finance roles.
Track record working with high growth, mid stage tech companies at key milestones.
Expertise advising mid-market, founder-led, or bootstrapped companies.
Extensive SaaS business model expertise including ARR/MRR mechanics, usage-based revenue, churn analytics, and cohort behavior.
Ability to turn data into impactful storytelling.
Proven ability to design or refine SaaS and usage-based optimization strategies.
Highly connected within the finance ecosystem, with strong relationships with third parties.
Advanced financial modeling, scenario planning, and performance analytics expertise.
Exceptional communication and board-level presentation skills.
Demonstrated success working fractionally while maintaining consistent, high-impact engagement.
Ideally working with less than 3 companies at one time.

Responsibilities

Serve as a key strategic advisor to the executive team on financial strategy, risk, value creation, and readiness.
Stress-test strategy, budgets, long-range plans, and financial assumptions.
Translate complex financial insights into actionable guidance for executive decision-making.
Mentor the VP, Finance on executive development, readiness, and strategic exposure.
Coach the finance team on analytical capabilities and communication.
Support leadership preparedness at major financial milestones.
Identify refinement opportunities within existing systems, processes, and reporting structures.
Optimize forecasting models, scenario planning frameworks, and KPI dashboards.
Enhance financial narratives and documentation to ensure audit-level rigor.
Lead end-to-end financial readiness for a future proofing and provide expert guidance.
Oversee financial data storytelling, financial modeling and scenario planning.
Partner with attorneys and advisors to optimize efficiency.
Leverage a deep network of advisors & network to build relationships on behalf of the company.
Translate SaaS and usage-based business model dynamics into compelling narratives.
Pressure-test revenue strategies, pricing models, and investment decisions.
Identify opportunities to improve margins, cash flow durability, and predictability.
Evaluate SaaS pricing architectures including subscription, usage-based, and hybrid models.
Benchmark pricing against industry standards and assess elasticity, margin impact, and monetization levers.