A fractional CFO role embedded within founder-led, high-growth companies, responsible for financial planning, forecasting, cash flow management, and investor-ready reporting across multiple client engagements.
82i places fractional CFOs directly inside founder-led businesses to own financial infrastructure and improve operating decisions. This is a leadership role that extends beyond technical finance into client relationship management, consultant development, and firm-building responsibilities. You will work across multiple engagements simultaneously, serving as a primary strategy partner to founders and CEOs.
In addition to client work, the role involves internal contributions such as recruiting, refining delivery models, mentoring junior consultants, and shaping service lines. 82i is explicit that responsibility expands in line with capability, and the role is structured as a deliberate career track toward operator and investor-level leadership.
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, and operating model design for multiple client companies
- Own cash flow management and capital planning across engagements
- Design and oversee investor-ready financial infrastructure and reporting
- Serve as primary finance and strategy partner to founders and CEOs
- Develop and coach consultants across multiple client engagements
- Contribute to firm-building activities including recruiting, training, and delivery model refinement
- Demonstrated experience leading core CFO functions including FP&A, cash flow, forecasting, and board-level reporting
- Background in high-growth, operationally complex, or multi-entity businesses
- Comfortable making high-stakes decisions with ambiguous or incomplete information
- Prioritises owning outcomes over managing tasks or protecting scope
- Actively seeks feedback and applies it to leadership approach, not just execution
- Motivated by expanding responsibility and developing others
82i is a finance firm built around a three-stage talent model: CFO, then Operator, then Investor. The firm works hands-on inside founder-led companies, helping them build durable financial infrastructure and make better operating decisions, while developing its own team into future business leaders.
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