How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

Typically, you can hire a CFO Consultant with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery , timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network. Once you select your CFO Consultant, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

How do I hire a CFO Consultant?

To hire the right CFO Consultant, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect CFO Consultants for your project.

How are Toptal CFO Consultants different?

At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our CFO Consultants to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship. When you hire with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched CFO Consultants ready to help you achieve your goals.

Can you hire CFO Consultants on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?

You can hire CFO Consultants on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our CFO Consultants can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal CFO Consultants?

We make sure that each engagement between you and your CFO Consultant begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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Philippe Desombere

Freelance CFO Consultant

Belgium

Toptal Member Since August 31, 2022

Philippe is a finance expert assisting his clients with complex finance, accounting, and strategic issues. At EY, he was a senior audit partner specializing in CFO consulting. Philippe's collaborative approach focuses on delivering measurable high-quality results, refined judgment, in-depth analysis, and creativity, enabling him to provide workable solutions. He joined the Toptal network to work on challenging projects such as finance and performance analysis.

CFO Consultant Management Consultants Risk Management

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Karen Mildenhall

Freelance CFO Consultant

United States

Toptal Member Since June 6, 2022

Karen is a Fortune 500 transformative corporate executive with over 20 years of expertise leveraging the connection between strategy, risk, operations, people, customers, communications, and P&L management while leading and advising senior leaders on large-scale strategic and operational change. She established a track record of collaboratively leading globally diverse teams to create groundbreaking change in over a dozen industries. She has a dozen business turnrounds in her career.

CFO Consultant M&A Post-merger Integrations Business Consultant Business Transformation Management Consultants

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William M. Wright II, CPA

Freelance CFO Consultant

United States

Toptal Member Since May 5, 2017

William is a trusted finance and business leader for small and mid-market companies in a wide array of industries. His success as a CFO includes assisting a motorsport startup raise $50 million in seed funding, assisting $1 – $3 billion financial services, media, and technology entities grow long-term value by conducting M&A due diligence and decision support analysis as well as improving finance operations in numerous SMB organizations.

CFO Consultant Banking Consulting Interim CFOs M&A Financial Strategists Interim Corporate Controllers Chartered Accounting Startup Funding

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Curtis H Short

Freelance CFO Consultant

United States

Toptal Member Since June 5, 2023

Curt has 30+ years of experience spanning large, mid-size, and small companies—private equity and public, for-profit, and not-for-profit (NFP)—specializing in process improvement. He has successfully led three sell-side M&A transactions and negotiated and implemented a 3-party transitional services agreement. Curt is a CPA with an MBA who loves learning new businesses and looks forward to driving client business success, leveraging his extensive background.

CFO Consultant FP&A Accounting Budgeting Consulting Financial Forecasting Financial Modeling Business Analysis Consulting Financial Performance Improvement Start-Up Controller Financial Reporting US GAAP Accounting Interim CFOs Excel

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Barbara Close

Freelance CFO Consultant

United States

Toptal Member Since August 4, 2022

As a former KPMG and PwC consultant and Fortune 1000 executive, Barbara has collaborated with CXOs to solve operational challenges in diverse industries for 20+ years. She has expertise across consumer and industrial products and services, manufacturing, logistics, eCommerce, retail, and technology, where she uses her engineer's mindset to drive business value, minimize costs and risk, and optimize processes. Barbara is a mechanical engineer and Kellogg MBA.

CFO Consultant M&A Excel Market Sizing Valuations Due Diligence Growth Strategy Financial Modeling Business Modeling Financial Performance Improvement Pricing Analysis

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Niloufer Afzal, MBA, CM

Freelance CFO Consultant

Canada

Toptal Member Since May 4, 2022

A growth strategy expert with tier 1 companies, Niloufer led the transformation of a $300 million pet business that was acquired for two times EBITDA. Her areas of expertise are strategic planning, innovation, customer strategy, and eCommerce transformation. She is an award-winning architect of iconic brands across North America, Europe, and Asia; J.M. Smucker, Reckitt, Philips, Kraft-Heinz, McCain, GSK, Tetra Pak, and Mars. Nilo joined Toptal to help organizations unlock and accelerate growth.

CFO Consultant Strategic Planning Business Transformation Management Consultants Pitch Deck Consulting Fundraising Business Analysis Consulting Integrated Business Planning Growth Strategy Financial Modeling Budgeting Consulting Business Plan Consulting Market Sizing

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Nabil Latif

Freelance CFO Consultant

Australia

Toptal Member Since July 15, 2022

With over 12 years of advising global companies, Nabil has a demonstrated track record in planning and delivering large-scale, complex transformations averaging a value of over $100 million. His expertise lies in end-to-end digital and technology-driven business strategies, from current state analysis to business case formulation and implementation planning. Nabil recently left a successful freelancing career to return to study, pursuing a personal mission to redefine the future of work.

CFO Consultant Economics Business Analysis Consulting Management Consultants Integrated Business Planning

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Sebastian Lorenz

Freelance CFO Consultant

Germany

Toptal Member Since October 18, 2023

Sebastian is a seasoned company builder who brings a successful track record of over 10 years of experience in the field. He combines a deep expertise in process optimization, scaling, and sales strategy with a continuous learning ethos. Known for unparalleled management acumen, Sebastian thrives in identifying bottlenecks, refining systems, and pioneering sales tactics. His talent lies in steering complex projects, optimizing performance, and fostering professional engagements.

CFO Consultant Strategic Planning Growth Strategy Sales Operations Business Development

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Tatiana Banadyk

Freelance CFO Consultant

Poland

Toptal Member Since May 26, 2022

With an engineering and quality management background, Tatiana is an expert in operational and quality management, change management, and Lean manufacturing. Her portfolio includes over 50 consulting projects in various industries. She succeeded in developing effective teams for processes optimisation, digitalization, continuous improvement and problem solving. Tatiana considers freelancing an excellent opportunity to work on the most interesting projects.

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Paul Miller

Freelance CFO Consultant

United States

Toptal Member Since August 10, 2022

Paul led products that you have used; cashback on the card at point-of-sale (product owner at VISA International) and most services on your American Express Card (product director, developer, and manager). He offers over 25 years of omnichannel marketing, product management, operations, and analytics - often IT-focused. Paul delights in working for thought-provoking clients in starting, growing, and renewing their businesses and profits.

CFO Consultant P&L Budgeting Consulting Fintech Growth Strategy Business Modeling

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Kevin Roberts

Freelance CFO Consultant

United States

Toptal Member Since June 27, 2022

Over the last 20+ years, Kevin has closed 46 M&A deals totaling several billion in value. He started his career at leading investment banks—Bank of America and Merrill Lynch—and respected private equity firms—Trinity Hunt—advising clients ranging from $1-billion companies to startups and investment firms to family offices. Kevin joined Toptal mainly to leverage his capabilities in M&A and strategic finance, aiming at helping talented entrepreneurs and investors achieve their growth objectives.

CFO Consultant Private Equity Due Diligence Valuations Investment Strategy Transaction Advising Fundraising Financial Modeling Investment Analysis Financial Analysis FP&A Venture Capital M&A

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Toptal's screening and matching process ensures exceptional talent are matched to your precise needs.

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Martin so far is a complete Rockstar. His first bit of work produced a tool for us to model and forecast our financials and is far and away worth every penny we paid and more. Just thought I’d share that with you.

Pete Pellizzari

CEO

Erik has been an extremely valuable member of our team who has tremendous breath of experience with start ups in our lifecycle phase. What makes his contribution unique and highly effective is not only his excellent financial modeling skills and knowledge, but also the emotional intelligence with which he manages each relationship at Vault, understands our team dynamics, and helps us tackle start up challenges effectively. It is rare to find a part-time consultant who makes you feel like he/she is genuinely invested in the success of your company.

Romy Parzick

COO

Toptal has been an incredible key partner for Sidekick. As an early-stage start-up, we’ve leveraged both design and financial talent. The experience has been incredible, with those professionals bringing creativity, expertise, and advice to ensure Sidekick succeeds. My Toptal financial expert helped steer Sidekick’s business model, which resulted in an initial ROI of 650x! My experience with Toptal has given me great confidence in the future.

Doug MacKay

Founder / CEO

Chris was great to work with and was always available on my schedule. His communication skills and personality were a 10/10. His outputs on the project were top notch and allowed us to develop more efficient forecasting and initiative prioritization frameworks. I would definitely use Chris again.

Chris Pozek

CEO

What really sets Toptal apart is the caliber of finance talent available in their network. I had a very specific and pressing need, and Toptal quickly matched me with the perfect person for the job. The expert produced a thoughtful and robust financial analysis that has ultimately allowed us to forecast and prioritize initiatives much more efficiently.

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CEO

How to Hire CFO Consultants Through Toptal

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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right CFO Consultant for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.

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Work with your new CFO Consultant for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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FAQs

How quickly can you hire with Toptal?
Typically, you can hire a CFO Consultant with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

Once you select your CFO Consultant, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.
How do I hire a CFO Consultant?
To hire the right CFO Consultant, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect CFO Consultants for your project.
How are Toptal CFO Consultants different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our CFO Consultants to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

When you hire with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched CFO Consultants ready to help you achieve your goals.
Can you hire CFO Consultants on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?
You can hire CFO Consultants on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our CFO Consultants can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal CFO Consultants?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your CFO Consultant begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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