Interim CFO Services

Turn Transition Into Growth

Quickly leverage a highly experienced Interim CFO to help maintain progress, elevate the status quo,
and help build from transition to financial growth.

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Interim CFO Services Summary

Transformational CFO Leadership

Our highly experienced Interim CFOs integrate seamlessly into your business to help drive immediate impact during crucial transitions or for critical projects. We partner with you to maintain your business momentum, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and elevate financial operations, all while ensuring strategic progress.

Deep Leadership Expertise... Instantly

Deep Leadership Expertise... Instantly 

Add a highly experienced CFO that quickly grasps your unique business dynamics to help solve critical challenges, elevate your team with a fresh perspective, and make projects and your overall transition successful.

Proven Success From Trusted Partnerships

Our CFOs bring an average 20 years' experience working to quickly build trusted relationships with key stakeholders across all teams. Their expertise enables them to openly provide guidance while quickly building needed solutions even in the most difficult environments.

Proven Success From Trusted Partnerships

"8020 was crucial for RealD in developing a financial model for technology IP monetization and guiding our ERP selection process. Their work is thorough, executive-ready, and their team effectively implements recommendations."

 

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Jeff Spain

CFO, ReaID

 

 

"8020 was key in overhauling our budgeting process at 72andSunny and provided crucial support for system implementations like Workday and Oracle."

 

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Jordan Toplitsky

CFO, 72andSunny

 

 

"The team at 8020 have supported me across three companies, including managing our NetSuite implementation at Edgecast, integrating billing systems post-acquisition by Verizon, and overseeing our HQ relocation."

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John Powers
CFO, Tithe.ly

 

 

"8020's consultant brought a proactive approach to every challenge, consistently exceeding expectations while strengthening our team dynamic. I highly recommend 8020 for their skilled professionals who deliver immediate value and elevate any team."

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Lindsay Terifay

VP, Controller - Fandango & NBC Sports

Achieve Transition Stability

Achieve Transition Stability

Guarantee business and finance stability during times of high change by adding a seasoned leader with experience executing seamless transitions and building long-term support, while maintaining momentum towards your goals.

Continuity That Drives Your Success

We quickly integrate with leadership & culture helping to minimize disruption & maintain forward progress, even in tumultuous times. Get right to the work of executing core strategies while appreciating necessary context at the center of financial continuity.

Continuity That Drives Your Success

Meet Some of Our Experts

All the right skills, real-world experience, & high EQ leadership to ensure your success.

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John Woolard - Interim CFO
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Carol Lee - Interim CFO
Scott Longacre - Interim CFO
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Our Promise

The 8020 Commitment

The 8020 commitment ensures you always get the right consultant to successfully complete your project as expected the first time or we'll make it right.

Every 8020 consultant brings the support of our entire 100+ team to your project.

Interim CFO Services Resources

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The Definitive Checklist for CFO New Starts

Navigate your first 90 days as a CFO at a new position with confidence using this comprehensive checklist designed to set you up for success

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Accounting Department Health Check

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Post-Acquisition Transformation

A staged framework for navigating the complex post-acquisition finance transformation process, as well as key considerations and items for each stage

Interim CFO FAQs

Answers to your most frequently asked questions.

Unlike traditional firms that rely on junior teams or contractors, we embed highly experienced operators directly onto your team.

Our consultants are chosen from the top 10% of the market and are our full-time employees who combine deep technical expertise with hands-on operational experience, averaging 20+ years in the field.

This means you get the perfectly chosen expert for your specific needs, who operates as an extension of your team, drives immediate results, and elevates your entire finance operation through their proven methodologies and industry knowledge.

We exclusively hire senior finance professionals who have both led and executed complex financial operations in many real-world scenarios.

Each consultant must demonstrate exceptional technical expertise, strategic thinking, and a proven track record of success across challenging business environments.

Our consultants have actually "sat in the seat" - meaning they've held senior finance positions and truly understand the day-to-day challenges of running finance operations. This combination of technical knowledge and practical experience matched to your specific challenges enables them to deliver superior results.

Our leadership & Client Services teams are made up of experienced finance and accounting consultants themselves, so they actually viscerally understand what your challenges are and who's best suited on our team to solve them.

We also use a precise diagnostic approach to match the right expert to your specific challenges by carefully evaluating project requirements, industry context, and technical needs to deploy consultants with directly relevant experience.

Our very selective hiring process maintains a diverse pool of specialists across many finance disciplines, ensuring we can address any financial challenge with the exact expertise needed. While out on a project, each of our consultants can leverage the collective knowledge & experience of all ~100 experts on the team whenever needed.

This strategic matching process, refined over years of successful engagements, maximizes project success and client satisfaction.

An Interim CFO provides senior financial leadership during periods of transition, transformation, or growth.

Their role typically includes stabilizing financial operations, guiding strategy, managing stakeholder communications, and ensuring continuity while a permanent solution is developed or strategic initiatives are executed.

CFO services typically include financial strategy, performance oversight, stakeholder communication, and operational management.

This may involve improving reporting processes, leading finance teams, supporting board-level discussions, and guiding major initiatives such as M&A or restructuring, depending on the organization’s priorities.

Yes, we can structure CFO services to match your organization's specific needs, whether that's full-time interim leadership, part-time strategic support, or project-based expertise.

Our approach focuses on providing the right level of experienced leadership to drive your objectives forward.

An Interim CFO provides full-time financial leadership during periods of transition, such as executive turnover or organizational restructuring.

An Fractional CFO offers part-time, ongoing strategic support—ideal for companies that need senior financial expertise without a full-time hire.

In contrast, a Temporary CFO is typically brought in for a fixed-term engagement tied to a specific project or deadline, such as preparing for an audit, managing a system implementation, or supporting due diligence during a transaction. Each role differs in duration, commitment level, and primary focus.






The cost to hire a CFO depends on factors such as time commitment, project scope, and the level of expertise required.

Interim and fractional CFO rates can range from several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars per month.

Pricing is typically structured to match the organization’s goals, complexity, and timeline.

An Interim CFO is most valuable during leadership transitions, mergers and acquisitions, periods of rapid growth, or when financial systems or strategies require improvement.

Their expertise helps ensure continuity, strengthen financial operations, and support critical decision-making during times of change.

Interim CFO services help organizations maintain financial stability, navigate transitions, and drive strategic initiatives without delay.

They provide immediate access to experienced leadership, support decision-making with actionable financial insights, improve reporting and controls, and ensure continuity during periods of change such as leadership turnover, M&A activity, or rapid growth.

Interim CFO services are worth considering when your business needs experienced financial leadership without the long timeline of a permanent hire.

Whether you're navigating a transition, tackling a major initiative, or simply need extra support, an interim CFO can step in quickly, bring clarity to your financial picture, and help keep things moving forward.

It’s a flexible, low-risk way to get the right expertise at the right time.






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