Over the last few decades, the CFO role has changed profoundly. Beyond overseeing traditional finance functions, the modern CFO now partners with the CEO to drive organizational decision-making and strategy.
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GM of Management Consulting
35 Years of Experience
Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He is also a guest lecturer at Columbia and Baruch universities.
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Explore what Toptal’s CFO consultants can do for you. From financial planning, operations, and reporting to cash flow management and process optimizations, we provide the strategic financial guidance to help your business succeed.
Strategic Financial Planning
Develop actionable financial strategies aligned with your long-term business objectives.
Financial Modeling and Forecasting
Create detailed financial models and conduct accurate cash flow forecasting to support data-driven decisions.
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Simplify technical accounting processes for transparent and compliant financial reporting.
Cash Flow Management
Improve cash conversion cycles and ensure financial stability with expert cash flow analysis.
Financial Operations and Performance Management
Strengthen your finance function with tailored performance management solutions.
Business Strategy Alignment
Integrate financial insights with your strategic initiatives to support sustainable growth.
Executive Leadership Coaching
Benefit from expert advice to enhance your leadership team’s financial operations and decision-making.
Post-merger Integration Consulting
Streamline financial operations and reporting to consolidate merged or acquired functions.
M&A Due Diligence
Prepare for complex transactions with comprehensive due diligence and evaluation.
Finance Transformation Consulting
Modernize your finance function with innovative strategies that drive agility and scalability.
Outsourced Accounting
Access expert accounting services to streamline bookkeeping, payroll, and financial reporting.
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Use digital tools and business accounting software to ensure your finance functions operate seamlessly with all your applications.
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A leader from our team assesses your business challenges, identifies opportunities, and recommends the most suitable engagement model.
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Once your service is defined and you have your talent or team on board, they will create your unique project timeline, process, and initial proposals, whether you’re addressing financial challenges or optimizing cash flow.
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Michael Valocchi 
GM of Management Consulting
GM of Management ConsultingMichael is a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He has focused his career on building consulting practices and advising clients on business, financial, and technology challenges, as well as leading business transformations for clients in a variety of industries.Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He is also a guest lecturer at Columbia and Baruch universities.
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Michael Valocchi
GM of Management Consulting
Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He has focused his career on building consulting practices and advising clients on business, financial, and technology challenges, as well as leading business transformations for clients in a variety of industries.
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35+ Years
Rachael Karaffa
Delivery Manager
Rachael serves as a Delivery Manager at Toptal with a focus on leading diverse global teams in developing innovative solutions for our clients. She works across multiple disciplines, including technology, marketing, and management consulting. Rachael specializes in managing people and client relationships, process optimization, and driving teams toward optimal business outcomes.
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Experience
9+ Years
Neil Portus | CFA, CMA
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
24+ Years
of Experience
CFO
Neil is a CFO for growth companies and a former equity analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York where he helped lead numerous transactions, including Zipcar’s $1.1 billion IPO. He was also an equity analyst at Barclays and Lehman Brothers and began his career at a boutique investment bank (M&A, restructuring, debt financings). Neil built his operational skills both as a startup founder and as the CFO of an East Africa-focused impact investment firm.
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Jerry Nemorin
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
21+ Years
of Experience
Fractional CFO
Jerry is skilled in financial modeling, valuation, M&A, fintech, startups, and raising both debt and equity capital. He founded a venture-backed fintech company that secured over $12 million in equity and $250 million in debt financing. His background includes corporate treasury roles in Fortune 500 companies and advising on LBO transactions and high-yield debt fundraisings. At Toptal, Jerry aims to extend his expertise to a wider array of companies at various stages.
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Neel Augusthy
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
28+ Years
of Experience
Virtual CFO
Neel is a finance leader and change agent with more than 28 years of experience and a track record of impact in Fortune 50 companies. He has driven transformations to the tune of $250 million, EBITDA uplift of $100 million+, and sustainable change by managing mandates in multinationals, SMEs, and startups. Neel is adept at navigating across countries, regions, and cultures, and he brings an entrepreneurial and creative mindset, drive, and passion to design and execute win-win solutions for his clients.
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Carole Crawford, CFA
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
36+ Years
of Experience
Interim CFO
At Morgan Stanley, Carole advised eight founders through exits totaling more than $750 million and then founded her own practice to manage venture investments for family offices. A former tech CFO, she freelances to leverage her experience with capital raises, strategic pivots, and turnarounds. She enjoys helping innovators and entrepreneurs achieve financial success across many verticals, and has recently focused her efforts on fintech.
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Gavin Doyle
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
26+ Years
of Experience
CPA
Gavin is a CPA and chartered accountant with over 26 years of experience in finance. Over his career with HBO and PwC, Gavin has developed expertise in accounting, financial modeling, and implementing financial processes to maximize business operations. As a core management team member that launched HBO Max, he played an integral role in expanding its subscriber base and creating policies and processes that maximized HBO's profits. Gavin has joined Toptal to work on challenging projects.
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Dominique Foster
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
12+ Years
of Experience
CFO
As a project and finance leader, Dominique has led and executed multibillion-dollar M&A transactions and business transformations for global Fortune 500 companies in various industries while working at Deloitte & Touché, Accenture, and now as an independent financial consultant. She is a distinguished entrepreneur and freelancer who enjoys advising clients on solving complex problems. Dominique also excels at seamlessly transforming matrixed organizations through organic and inorganic growth.
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Verified Expert in Management Consulting
16+ Years
of Experience
CFO Advisor
Thorsten is a corporate finance advisor and CFO with an international career in investment banking (Lehman Brothers, Banco Santander) and technology ventures. He partners with SMEs as well as PE/VC investors in the technology, media, and telecommunications; healthcare; consumer; and financial services sectors to solve strategic and financial challenges. He is also an expert financial modeler and speaks English, German, and French.
Previously at
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17+ Years
of Experience
Corporate Finance Consultant
Over his 17+ years as a professional service provider, Olov has conducted 34 M&A engagements for corporate investors and 36 for financial investors, including private equity, investment companies, venture capital, and hedge funds. He has vast experience across many sectors in Europe, the US, and Asia.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
26+ Years
of Experience
Interim CFO
Pedro is a senior manager with 26+ years of international business and finance experience. He has led finance operations for Fortune 500 companies (Gillette, P&G, and Ideal Standard) and private enterprises in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Latin America, and he has executed numerous business valuations, strategic plans, and end-to-end product pricing analyses. Pedro enjoys consulting and freelancing as a way to help each client take its business to a sustainable path of value creation.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
16+ Years
of Experience
Financial Analyst
Francesco has 16+ years of experience in finance, consulting, business management, and sustainability. Throughout these years, he has worked on more than 20 projects as a consultant at Bain & Company and launched Uber operations in Turin, Italy. Lately, he has founded Tondo, an organization spreading circular economy concepts, and Tondo lab, a company driving the implementation of clean and circular innovations. Francesco is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
33+ Years of
of Experience
Interim CFO
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.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
16+ Years
of Experience
Financial Modeling Expert
Piero has more than 16 years of experience in developing financial models of the most disparate nature, including capital raising, tax optimization, financial planning, and transaction structuring as a consultant and in the oil and gas (Saudi Aramco), technology (Amazon), and financial sectors (BNP Paribas). His focus is on modeling, FP&A, valuation, data analysis, and financial derivatives. Piero has co-founded and successfully launched an ICO for a cryptocurrency providing liquidity, Linker Coin.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
30+ Years
of Experience
CFO Consultant
Rick is a business strategy, financial planning, and operations expert with more than 30 years of experience as a chief operating and strategy officer and a Big 5 management consultant. He has led three company turnarounds, including one for a $500 million multinational firm, growing revenue by 28% and increasing profitability by 21% within two years. Leveraging his experience with companies of all sizes and across industries, Rick is willing to start delivering value and results in new projects.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
28+ Years
of Experience
M&A Expert
Lori is an experienced management consultant who has led and managed entire M&A processes for acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-outs. Specializing in strategy development, targets identification, market research, financial plan preparation and valuation, due diligence, letter of intent negotiation and agreement, and plan execution, she has worked at a Fortune 500 business, a startup, and an investment bank, dealing with SaaS, manufacturing, consumer products, and industrial automation.
Previously at
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
17+ Years
of Experience
Fractional CFO
Germee is an established finance leader who has assisted startups and mid-sized clients in the UK, US, and Asia in securing over $128 million in funding. As an investment banker at ING Bank, she guided clients through the buying and selling of companies, including advising the world's second-largest geothermal firm, backed by her valuation models. Germee has added value for clients in construction, retail, and manufacturing with her data-driven financial strategies.
Previously at
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Toptal helps digital music startup reach $95M valuation and secure 3 investors.
Challenge: As with many startups, this US technology firm needed to tighten its finances and projections for its first funding round. The necessary expert guidance to enhance its financial capabilities and strategic analyses was paramount in navigating this crucial milestone.
Solution: Toptal implemented new financial modeling and developed a five-year investment plan with various cash-flow-yielding scenarios to guide investment decisions, assess the company’s franchise value, and build trust with potential investors.
Outcome: The implementation of strategic financial tools and projections by Toptal led to the company securing valuations ranging between $85 million and $95 million from three investment firms, creating a strong financial framework that enabled negotiations with top investors and prepared the company for a scalable and solvent future.
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