Fractional Leaders.
Built for What's Ahead.
Senior financial and organizational leadership for investor-backed, growth-stage companies. We embed experienced operators who build the systems and infrastructure that perform through board meetings, due diligence, audits, and every funding round ahead.
What We Do
Six service lines.
One integrated partner.
financial leadership
Finance
Fractional CFO services, financial strategy, cash management, and board-level reporting.
Accounting
Controller services, bookkeeping oversight, month-end close, and audit preparation.
Transaction Advisory
Due diligence support, quality of earnings, capital raise readiness, and deal execution.
organizational leadership
People Operations
Fractional HR leadership, payroll, benefits administration, and recruiting.
Executive Retained Search
C-suite and VP-level placements. Forbes-recognized methodology. Formerly HireBetter.
Strategic Talent Planning™
Organizational design, role scoping, and succession planning. Formerly HireBetter.
proven at scale
150+
Companies supported
Seed through PE-Backed
$325M+
Capital raised and liquidity events
Across client portfolio
96%
Executives placed remain
in role after 24 months
Across retained search engagements
Readiness by Stage
The right support at
every stage of growth.
Each stage demands more.
The infrastructure we build is designed to handle it.
Foundation
Seed — preparing for Series A
Build
Series A through Series B
You don't need to know exactly
which service you need.
Tell us your stage and the operational pressures you're under. We'll show you what we'd prioritize, what can wait, and why.
Let’s TalkFractional leadership typically costs 40–60% less than a full-time hire in year one.
Select a service area and role, then adjust the base salary to match your expectations. The estimate updates in real time. Use the full calculator for detailed assumptions.
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For Investors
One recommendation. Operational
readiness across your entire portfolio.
When you refer a portfolio company to 512Financial, they get a single partner for finance, HR, and talent. You get cleaner reporting, fewer operational fires, and a firm you never have to explain or defend.
Portfolio Visibility
Standardized reporting and operational metrics across referred companies.
Preferred Terms
Priority onboarding, dedicated management, volume pricing.
Stage-Matched Scoping
Services matched to stage. No one oversells Seed on Series B infrastructure.
Built-In Transition
When companies outgrow fractional, we recruit their permanent leadership.
results
The work speaks in outcomes
saas · series A · finance
Audit-ready in 90 days
14 months of unreconciled books. We embedded a fractional CFO and Controller, rebuilt the close process, and passed the audit clean.
Results
First-time audit pass
with zero
material findings
Month-end close reduced
from
18 days to 6
Series B raised within
8 months
of engagement
Healthcare · Series B · people ops
30 to 180 employees without breaking.
Rapid growth exposed gaps in compliance and onboarding. We built the people infrastructure that held through a $40M raise.
Results
Multi-state compliance established across 9 states
Onboarding time cut by 60% through HRIS build-out
Zero HR-related diligence findings during $40M raise
Fintech · Seed to series a · finance
Board-ready before the first board meeting
Investor-grade reporting built from scratch. Dashboards, KPIs, and a monthly close cadence the board called “exceptional for stage”.
Results
Board reporting package live before first board meeting
Full KPI dashboard built and connected to live data
Series A closed 4 months after engagement began
saas · series A · finance
Audit-ready in 90 days
14 months of unreconciled books. We embedded a fractional CFO and Controller, rebuilt the close process, and passed the audit clean.
Results
First-time audit pass
with zero
material findings
Month-end close reduced
from
18 days to 6
Series B raised within
8 months
of engagement
Healthcare · Series B · people ops
30 to 180 employees without breaking.
Rapid growth exposed gaps in compliance and onboarding. We built the people infrastructure that held through a $40M raise.
Results
Multi-state compliance established across 9 states
Onboarding time cut by 60% through HRIS build-out
Zero HR-related diligence findings during $40M raise
Fintech · Seed to series a · finance
Board-ready before the first board meeting
Investor-grade reporting built from scratch. Dashboards, KPIs, and a monthly close cadence the board called “exceptional for stage”.
Results
Board reporting package live before first board meeting
Full KPI dashboard built and connected to live data
Series A closed 4 months after engagement began
Insights
Practitioner perspectives on growth-stage operations.
Recognition
Fastest Growing Companies
2025
Best Places to Work
2023, 2024, 2025
Best CEO Awards
Bart Davis
Best Executive Recruiting Firm
HireBetter Recognition