The interim CFO role at RDN Consulting carries full accountability: reporting lines, bank and investor relationships, finance team leadership, and strategic input at management team level. This is not advisory support from the sidelines. It is operational leadership that picks up where the previous CFO left off, stabilises the function, and delivers a structured handover at the end of the engagement.
Every engagement is shaped to the situation: the size of the company, the complexity of the finance function, and what the next six to twelve months actually demand. Common triggers include CFO departure, M&A integration, PE entry or exit, rapid growth, and carve-out or restructuring.
Scope
- Day-to-day financial operations, control and close process
- Management reporting and board-level financial communication
- Bank, auditor and investor relationship management
- Finance team leadership, coaching and capacity planning
- Cash management, forecasting and liquidity oversight
- Strategic financial input to the management team
- Project-specific work: M&A, integration, ERP, process improvement
- Structured handover to a permanent CFO or successor
"The CFO is a strategic partner, never a gatekeeper. A beacon of objectivity that both protects the business and enables its growth."