A fractional CFO might not be the fix you need
- One person working part-time isn’t enough to support the financial complexity of a growing company.
- Powdr gives you a tech-enabled finance function: the right experts in the right roles
- For the cost of a part-time hire, you get consistent, month-to-month strategic finance, cash clarity and investor-grade models
Trusted by major banks, investors and advisors
Hiring a fractional CFO sounds like the right choice - until the gaps appear.
Companies expect one person to handle modelling, strategy, funding, and operations. In practice, those jobs pull in different directions and require different skill sets.
Too many jobs for one role
Fractional CFOs are asked to cover modelling, strategic guidance, funding prep, and day-to-day finance. These are distinct disciplines, rarely done well by one person.
Skillset mismatch creates risk
Operational finance, funder-grade modelling, and funding strategy require different experience. Trade-offs lead to blind spots, late insights, or bad advice.
Strategic work doesn’t stick
Strategic finance takes weeks and months. In fast-moving businesses, it gets crowded out by urgent operational tasks.
A safer alternative to a single fractional CFO
Expert support across the finance function
Instead of paying for a senior generalist, you get access to a specialist team - operators, modellers, and funding experts, designed to cover the full scope for the price of a part-time hire.
Funder‑Grade Modelling
Powdr builds you a financial model on bespoke software that is always up to date, so forecasts remain credible and decision‑ready.
Monthly Strategic Cadence
Every month, results are reviewed against plan, assumptions are refreshed, and clear actions are agreed upon, so strategic finance doesn’t slip behind day‑to‑day noise.
Everything you need from your finance function
Live financial model and forecast
- A funder-grade model that stays up to date, reflects reality, and supports day-to-day decisions.
Clear view of cash, runway, and hiring
- Ongoing insight into how today’s choices affect future outcomes.
Monthly strategic finance support
- Regular review of performance vs plan, with refreshed assumptions and agreed next actions.
Operational finance handled
- Bookkeeping, reconciliations, VAT, and payroll run consistently so decisions rest on clean data.
Expert support without risk
- Access to specialists across modelling, funding, and operations, not a single overstretched individual.
Fractional CFO vs Powdr: what
you actually get
Most companies hire a fractional CFO to solve everything – modelling, strategy, funding, and operations.
In reality, that’s multiple roles, not one. Powdr is the same (or lower) cost as a fractional CFO, without the gaps.
Traditional Fractional CFO
One part-time person (often 1–2 days per week).
Strong in either strategy or operations, rarely both.
Day-to-day finance work often pushed back or delayed.
Limited availability outside scheduled days
A tech-enabled finance team, not a single individual.
Strategic finance, funding support and operations covered.
Bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and reconciliations handled in-house.
Ongoing support not restricted to certain days.
Same or lower cost than a fractional CFO, without the gaps.
Built by experts
The company is led by Joe van Gelder (Co-founder & CEO), one of the UK’s most in-demand financial modelling experts, trusted by private equity firms like Livingbridge and BGF, banks including Barclays, NatWest and HSBC, and top advisory firms.
Get in touch to see how Powdr can help your team forecast ahead, test and refine your plan, and stay on top of cash flow simply and reliably.
