Winery & Vineyard Fractional CFO Accounting and Finance
We work with leading wineries and vineyards across the California, Oregon and Washington. Our scale, scope, and knowledge allow us to address problems that no one else can. We have deep strategic industry expertise as well as geographical reach, and we are passionate about taking on immense challenges that matter to our clients and their stakeholders.
CFO Consulting | Interim CFO | Controller and Financial Reporting Services
- Advisor to the Board of Directors
- Work with CEO on strategy
- Cost Accounting
- Financial statement preparation and analysis
- Cash forecasting
- Developing key business performance indicators (KPIs)
- Budgeting implementation, oversight, and follow through
- Treasury / Cash management
- Business plan development
- Capitalization strategies
- Expense reduction plans
- Risk management assistance
- Vendor management
- Headcount evaluation
- Essential / Non-Essential cost evaluation
- SOX/ FDICIA Financial Expert
- IPO Preparation and Filings
- Business Performance Evaluation(s)
- Interim CFO, New CFO Mentoring
- M&A Analysis and Transactions
- Annual Strategic Planning
- ALM Management and Strategy
- Regulators and External Auditors
- Create/ Implement a Capital Plan
- Capital Investment Strategy
Our CFO Qualifications
- 10yrs+ Executive leadership experience required
- Bachelors Degree in finance or accounting from a major university required, MBA preferred
- Public accounting experience at a big 4 accounting firm preferred
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Preferred
- Strong understanding of US GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles)
- Strong communication and analytical troubleshooting skills
- Cash-flow planning, cash-flow management, account analysis, and reconciliations experience
- Previous experience working with external auditors
- Working knowledge of major accounting software systems
Reasons to Engage a Consulting CFO
Full time, experienced CFO’s are expensive and hard to find part time
Our Billion+ experienced CFO’s are available for your executive team
CFO’s create value, drive growth and efficiency, understand operations, and mitigate risks
CFO’s wear many hats, stretched thin by growth expectations and compliance
Accounting is not finance, finance drives growth while accounting is day-to-day
Our CFO’s have a solid mix of strategic finance and hands on accounting experience
Interim CFO’s maintain and create growth opportunities while preventing downtime
New CFO mentoring prevents “rookie” mistakes while providing a value add
In addition to the above, Cowen Partners offers a variety of high level interim and stop gap solutions for our clients.
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