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Toptal is a marketplace for the top interim, part-time, and temporary controllers. Top companies and startups hire freelance financial controllers from Toptal for their mission-critical projects.
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Michael Andrew Hengst
Michael is a finance leader with 17 years of experience in operational finance, VC investing, consulting, and entrepreneurship. He set up a shared services FP&A team of 30+ people at GE, managing $200+ million. As a VC fund manager, he assessed 600+ startups and doubled the portfolio value in two years. Michael is passionate about improving a business's performance and has helped 80+ clients with company valuations, M&A transactions, raising capital, and developing strategic growth plans.
Show MoreCourtney Roberts
Courtney is an executive-level professional that has successfully scaled businesses and helped them exceed growth goals. She has a proven track record in strategic planning, change management, and strategy implementation. As a chief operating officer, she grew a financial services firm from $50 million to $2 billion in assets under management. Courtney has also acted as an integrator in the entrepreneurial operating system (EOS) model and is willing to help other businesses scale and grow.
Show MoreCarol Kraemer
Carol advised in the sale of a global multi-billion dollar energy company and served as a sub-segment controller/CFO for Siemens. She helps companies grow through acquisitions, fundraising, and strategic advisory. Carol has built some of the most sophisticated financial models for high-tech startups as well as large corporations and infrastructure projects. Freelancing allows her to broaden her industry focus while working with very driven CEOs.
Show MoreJulio C. Ortiz
Julio has diversified experience as a finance VP for multinationals based in the US and Latin America in the financing, pharmaceutical, luxury goods, and personal care sectors and distribution channels, such as retail, wholesale, and travel retail. Julio's expertise includes financial planning and modeling, investment banking, commercial real estate, fundraising, business plan development, logistics, company valuation, and strategic and visionary leadership based on innovation and creativity.
Show MoreDimitre Krouchev
Dimitre is a financial consultant who has worked with over 50 clients across multiple corporate finance roles, including interim CFO, VP of finance, and senior associate, helping startups and SMBs raise over $77 million in debt and equity financing. Dimitre was a former senior associate at Triple Enterprises, a top financial advisory firm in Los Angeles, and was the first senior associate to be offered a partner there.
Show MoreTed Bartlett
Ted has led the finance and operational functions of companies with sales ranging from $2 million to $20 billion, including Xerox and the Gowan Company. He has recently specialized in modeling, negotiation, and deal architecture for mid-market M&A transactions and joined Toptal to help a broad array of clients to create value through acquisitions. Ted is also a licensed CPA and holds an MBA.
Show MoreTobias Buck
Tobias is a private equity investor and board advisor who has invested, raised, and refinanced more than $4 billion throughout his career across the entire company life cycle from seed round start-ups to late-stage buyouts across Europe/US, and various industries. He combines highly analytical thinking with a very structured work approach and a passion for the creative fields. He connects easily with people valuing high IQ/EQ environments.
Show MoreSaadat Ali, CPA, FCA
Saadat is a finance executive with 30 years of enterprise leadership experience at Shell, Johnson Controls, and Schlumberger across six countries and three continents. With deep expertise in FP&A, accounting, business planning and management, auditing, and ERM, Saadat has led major initiatives and won the Shell Global CFO Award and JCI's Merit Award. He adds exceptional value to enterprise and team success through collaborative and decisive leadership.
Show MoreGaurav Shastri
Gaurav is a financial professional and CA with 18 years of experience, specializing in financial modeling and valuations. He has also overhauled a financial reporting system and introduced budgetary controls that led to significant cost reductions and more effective reporting. Gaurav leverages his analytical skills and a results-driven mindset to analyze and help business owners optimize complex business models and processes. He has a master's degree in finance and economics.
Show MoreJohn-Louis Charles Judges
A qualified accountant, John-Louis is a seasoned financial professional who has led operations at leading Wall Street banks and innovative private equity software companies. He has delivered high-quality and precise management information on various business stages, empowering effective decision-making. John-Louis's passion for delivering the finest in finance operations for the world's best companies has led him to Toptal.
Show MoreGermee Ronirose
Germee is a seasoned fractional CFO, business process improvement, and M&A expert. She advised M&A and corporate clients for over 18 years, focusing on financial strategy, operations, due diligence, and valuation. Her past clients included the 2nd-largest geothermal company in the world. She has created value for clients in various industries through a data-driven financial strategy. She is a CPA and a Certified AI Engineer.
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Of the thousands of applications Toptal sees each month, typically fewer than 3% are accepted.
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Typically, you can hire interim financial controllers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or full end-to-end project 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 interim financial controller, 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.
To hire the right interim financial controller, 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 interim financial controllers for your project.
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our interim financial controllers 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 interim financial controllers with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched interim financial controllers ready to help you achieve your goals.
You can hire interim financial controllers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the project end-to-end based on your specific requirements as part of our Consulting and Services offerings. Whether you hire a interim financial controller 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 interim financial controllers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
We make sure that each engagement between you and your interim financial controller 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 interim financial controller who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.
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