Fractional CFO

Eightx provides fractional CFO and finance department services to fast-growing ecommerce and consumer brands across the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and Australia. The business focuses on building what it calls a "Bankable Brand" - a company whose profit, cash and forecasts can withstand scrutiny from lenders, investors or buyers. The CFO will carry a portfolio of approximately ten clients, supported by senior and junior analysts and an accounting team.

This role goes well beyond reporting. The CFO is expected to work on both earnings and the earnings multiple - improving contribution margin by channel and SKU, reducing concentration risk, building multi-year financial models, and preparing clients for fundraising, due diligence or exit. Equally important is the trust-building dimension: founders should feel confident calling their CFO first when a significant decision arises.

• Manage a portfolio of approximately ten clients, running structured onboarding within the first ten days for each new engagement
• Build and maintain multi-year financial models covering revenue, COGS, payroll, overheads, cash and balance sheet
• Conduct weekly working sessions with each founder, reviewing scorecards, flagging risks and driving decisions on major spend, inventory, hiring and funding
• Identify the primary constraint holding each client back, quantify it, and direct resources accordingly
• Prepare clients for lender underwriting, investor meetings, data rooms and quality-of-earnings processes, and attend those conversations
• Review and direct the work of analysts and accountants assigned to client engagements

• Deep expertise in finance, financial modelling, accounting and strategic advisory, particularly within ecommerce or consumer goods businesses
• Proven ability to build trust with founders and act as a primary adviser on significant business decisions
• Experience preparing businesses for fundraising, debt financing, investor due diligence or exit processes
• Strong client-facing communication skills with a reliable, responsive working style
• Ability to lead and direct junior analysts and accounting staff across multiple client engagements
• Comfort working independently in a remote, portfolio-based environment with structured weekly rhythms

Eightx is a fractional CFO and finance department firm serving fast-growing ecommerce and consumer brands in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and Australia. Headquartered in Melbourne, the team operates across multiple countries and focuses on helping clients build businesses whose financials stand up to external scrutiny from lenders, investors and acquirers.