CFO Careers
At Olive Business Partners, our mission is to help more businesses to thrive by connecting business owners with strategic financial expertise at every stage of growth.
To do that, we want to support the professionals delivering that expertise.
Here, you'll find resources to help you establish and grow your Fractional CFO services including upcoming webinars, a guide to landing your first clients, one-to-one coaching sessions to help you transition, and a recommended toolkit to streamline your set up.
If you're interested in working with us at Olive Business Partners, there's also a section below where you can submit your CV to be considered for future opportunities.
The Fractional CFO Career Shift
The demand for Fractional CFOs is growing. More businesses want strategic financial leadership, and more finance professionals are rethinking how they work.
But making the move isn’t always clear. Should you launch your own Fractional CFO business or join a firm? What skills do you really need? And what’s it like to step into the role?
Enter your details below to watch the latest webinar replay where Sarah Petty takes you through her own journey from corporate to fractional.
The Fractional Income Model
Thinking about the leap into fractional CFO work? There is usually one question on every CFO’s mind when thinking about making this move: will this actually replace my salary?
This free Excel model lets you find out for yourself. Set your own day rate, number of clients, and working capacity, and see exactly what a fractional CFO business generates, before you hand in your notice.
How to Land Your First Client: A Guide for Fractional CFOs
Drawing from firsthand experience building Olive Business Partners, this guide provides practical strategies for finance professionals transitioning into Fractional CFO roles.
You'll learn how to define your service packages and pricing, leverage your existing network, build visibility online, network effectively, track leads and simplify client engagement.
These strategies have helped Olive Business Partners to consistently add new clients every month.
Designed to help you quickly and confidently land your first clients, this guide helps to fast-track your success as a Fractional CFO.
This is a downloadable resource which will be accessible immediately after payment.
Drawing from Sarah Petty’s firsthand experience building Olive Business Partners, this guide provides practical strategies for finance professionals transitioning into Fractional CFO roles.
You'll learn how to define service packages and pricing, leverage your existing network, build visibility online, network effectively, track leads and simplify client onboarding.
These strategies have enabled Olive Business Partners to consistently attract leads and double revenue in the last financial year.
Designed to help you quickly and confidently land your first Fractional CFO clients, this guide fast-tracks your success.
In a tailored one-to-one coaching session, we can cover topics such as:
Planning Your Transition Out of Corporate: Guidance to confidently leave corporate and launch your own successful Fractional CFO career.
Defining and Packaging Your Services: Clearly articulate your value, simplify your offering, and price your services effectively.
Winning Your First Clients: Proven strategies for networking, marketing, and sales to attract ideal clients quickly and confidently.
Setting Up Business Systems: Guidance on the tools and processes you'll need to operate efficiently, manage client relationships, streamline workflows, and scale your new business.
Sarah has coached and mentored over 100 professionals and business owners throughout her career, helping them successfully reach their career goals, including several clients who have transitioned into Fractional CFO careers.
There are currently two coaching spots available. If you would like more information, please send you expression of interest by clicking the button below.
One-to-One Coaching: Transition to Fractional CFO
Your Fractional CFO Toolkit
Here are the essential tools, systems and vendors we personally use at Olive Business Partners to run our firm.
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Calendly is an online scheduling tool that simplifies appointment bookings by integrating with your calendar to automatically display your availability.
We use Calendly to reduce back-and-forth communication and provide a seamless scheduling experience for clients.
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ClickUp is a cloud-based productivity platform designed to help businesses and teams manage tasks, projects, and workflows in one place.
We use Clickup to manage everything from client projects to tracking marketing activity to team management.
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Fathom is a cloud-based financial reporting and analysis platform.
We use Fathom to create financial dashboards and management reports for our clients, which integrates seamlessly with most accounting software.
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Fireflies AI is an AI-powered meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarises conversations to streamline note-taking and improve productivity.
We use Fireflies for discovery calls and client calls to keep track of the conversation and summarise actions.
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Ignition is a client engagement platform that streamlines proposals, billing, and payments for professional services firms.
We use Ignition for sending client proposals, e-signatures and automated billing.
Get 50% off your subscription for 3 months.
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Syft Analytics is a cloud-based reporting and analytics tool that integrates with most accounting software.
We use Syft to build management reports, forecasts and financial dashboards for our clients.
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Xero is a cloud-based accounting software designed to help businesses easily manage their finances, invoicing, payroll, and reporting from anywhere.
We use Xero as our accounting software and so do most of our clients.
Get 90% off for 6 months.
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