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Fast-Track Your Financial Success
With Our Fractional CFOs
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Fast-Track Your Financial Success
With Our Fractional CFOs
Our CFOs Deliver:
➤ Financial Strategy and Fundraising support - Strategize capital funding and financing to make informed investment decisions and avoid financial missteps.
➤ Financial Modeling and Predictive Analytics - Prepare advanced financial models and cash flow projections to analyze your business and set measurable, realistic goals.
➤ M&A Preparation and Support - Facilitate mergers and acquisitions, performing in-depth due diligence and ensuring favorable outcomes; both sell-side and buy-side support
➤ Increase Efficiency - Automate and streamline accounting and operations to maximum efficiency, freeing up your time to focus on sales and expansion.
Take advantage of your outsourced CFO when needed, from a few days per month to a few days per week.
Book a Free Consultation with Our CFOs
With a Fractional CFO, you get all the financial expertise of a skilled CFO without the cost of a full-time team member.
Equip your business with the financial guidance it needs to reach the next level with experts by your side.
Scale Smarter
Our fractional CFOs will evaluate your business’s financial performance to identify paths for growth and predict their outcomes. We’ll ensure your investments are put toward calculated endeavors, allowing you to sidestep the typical pitfalls and missteps that companies often encounter during scaling.
Dedicated Team
You’ll work with one of our dedicated, experienced CFOs. They will be your key point of contact and help you navigate the challenges and opportunities your business faces.
You (and your dedicated CFO) will also have our analytics, financial strategy, business intelligence, and back-office accounting support available to help facilitate any specific needs.
Fundraising Support
We’ll help you gain and maintain investor confidence by preparing financial data and reporting, helping build your pitch deck, and supporting your negotiations.
Risk Minimization
By identifying possible areas of weakness, we’ll help you mitigate potential threats and avoid costly mistakes.
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Matt Kelly
Matt Kelly specializes in upgrading Finance and Accounting functions to enterprise standards across various organizations, including VC-backed and PE-backed firms. With over 15 years in finance roles at Fortune 150 companies, Matt has led multiple companies through significant growth and successful exits.
Mark Kearney, M.S. Finance
Mark Kearney has transformed business growth and profitability across startups and billion-dollar companies. With 17 years at McKesson’s Healthcare Technology division, he has mastered software development and SaaS delivery. His expertise extends to funding acquisition and strategic presentations, emphasizing data-driven leadership and financial accuracy.
Dan DeGolier
Dan DeGolier has three decades of experience as a CPA and full-time CFO, and now leads Ascent CFO Solutions. Working alongside leaders of companies to help them reach their highest potential is the reason he founded Ascent CFO Solutions over 11 years ago.
Diana Sankovic
With a diverse background in venture capital, private equity, global investment banking, strategy, corporate development, M&A, and finance, Diana has established herself as a strategic startup CFO and VC investor. A Stanford Executive Program alumna, she holds degrees from Georgetown in International Economics and Asian Studies.
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Why Work with Ascent CFO Solutions?
Access Unique Benefits
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On-Demand Availability |
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On-Demand Availability |
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Full-stack Accounting Support Team |
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Full-stack Accounting Support Team |
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Access to Specialists as Needed Per Project |
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Access to Specialists as Needed Per Project |
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Custom Dashboards and Reporting Tools |
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Custom Dashboards and Reporting Tools |
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Flexibility to Scale Up/Down as Needed |
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Flexibility to Scale Up/Down as Needed |
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Cost Flexibility based on Usage |
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Cost Flexibility based on Usage |
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Expertise |
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Expertise |
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Experience across industries and fundraising stages |
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Quick and Efficient Onboarding |
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Quick and Efficient Onboarding |
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Immediate Back-up Resource Availability |
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Immediate Back-up Resource Availability |
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Low Risk |
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Low Risk |
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Client Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Client Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
“The Ascent CFO team members have become an integral part of our daily work and success. These are quality employees providing quality services. Our entire finance team utilizes their expertise on a regular basis and enjoys working with them.”
— Marie Unger, CEO, Emergenetics
“We are impressed with Ascent CFO Solutions’ high quality services and their ability to balance the cost with the requirements of our business. The Ascent CFO team members we’ve worked with are fantastic. They’re responsive and learned our business quickly. I’m confident that the level of talent and experience on the Ascent CFO Solutions team makes them a great fit for many different types of companies. They are certainly the right fit for mine.”
— Ted Battreall, CEO & Founder, BlueVector AI
“In my experience, Ascent CFO is the top Fractional CFO around. The Ascent CFO team has been amazing to work with and instrumental in helping us meet our fundraising goals and in developing our financial strategy. We trust Ascent CFO Solutions to help us grow.”
— Joshua Churlik, CEO, Well Data Labs
“Ascent CFO Solutions was a great partner for Halp from our early days in Techstars all the way through our acquisition. Their team set up our accounting processes from scratch and built financial models for our Seed Round. They were also valuable teammates when it came to preparing for due diligence for Halp’s acquisition by Atlassian. I highly recommend Ascent CFO for any SaaS company experiencing fast growth.”
— Fletcher Richman, Co-founder & CEO, Halp
Dashboard Insights
Insights by Ascent CFO
Dashboard Insights
Insights by Ascent CFO
Our custom dashboarding solution for high-growth businesses
Interact with real-time information from across your organization to get quick answers and make informed decisions.
✓ See your business visualized in one place
✓ High-level metrics
✓ Drill down with interactive charts
✓ Presentation-ready visuals
✓ Forecasts based on your real-time performance
✓ Track your current and future cash flow
✓ Easy currency conversions
✓ Completely customizable for your business
✓ Know the drivers of your business
✓ See how you’re tracking toward your goals
✓ Reveal opportunities for better performance
✓ Make smarter strategic moves
✓ Inform your day-to-day decisions
✓ Discover trends before they become a problem
See Insights by Ascent CFO in Action
Your business. Visualized.
Ready for Ascent CFO? Contact us for a no-obligation consultation and pricing.
Awards and Recognitions
2024 Inc. 5000 List
Built In 2024 Best Places to Work
The Best of the Colorado 2023 Accounting Firm
Colorado Companies to Watch Winner 2024
Two-time Titan 100 Honoree for Top 100 CEOs and C-level Executives
Inc.com Honoree for Fastest-Growing Companies in the Rocky Mountains
2023 Fast 50 Honoree by the Denver Business Journal
About Ascent CFO
About Ascent CFO
About Ascent CFO
About Ascent CFO
Your Partner on the Journey to the Top
Get the strategic financial expertise of a CFO and a full-stack financial team without adding to your company’s headcount. With Ascent CFO, you get:
➤ Best-of-breed reporting for clear, actionable insights.
➤ A dedicated, experienced CFO with a track record of success.
➤ Access to controllers, finance VPs, financial analysts, and senior accountants based on your situation.