Financial Clarity for Growing Small Businesses
Fractional CFO support for owners who need better visibility into revenue, profit, cash flow, and growth decisions, without hiring a full-time CFO.
What I Help You Understand
✓ Where your profit is actually coming from
✓ Why cash feels tight even when sales are growing
✓ Which services, teams, or locations are most profitable
✓ Whether you can afford to hire, expand, or invest
✓ What your monthly numbers are really telling you
✓ How to make decisions with a forecast, not a guess
I help business owners turn messy financial data into clear decisions.
How Fractional CFO Support Works
Step 1 - Diagnose
We review your financials, KPIs, revenue trends, expenses, cash flow, and decision-making process to identify what needs attention.
Step 2 — Build the CFO Operating System
We create a repeatable monthly reporting rhythm: dashboard, scorecard, forecast, review meeting, and owner recommendations.
Step 3 — Advise
Each month, we review performance, identify risks and opportunities, and help you make better decisions around hiring, pricing, growth, and cash.
Built From Real Operator Experience
Before Clearline, I helped build and scale a multi-million-dollar functional medicine clinic in North Dallas.
That work included:• Financial modeling and forecasting
• KPI dashboards and owner reporting
• Revenue, profitability, and capacity analysis
• Workflow and staffing decisions
• Monthly performance reviews
• Growth planning and operational decision support
Operator with a track record building and scaling multi-million-dollar clinics.
Meet Your Fractional CFO Partner
Christopher Rutherford, MBA
Founder, Clearline Consulting
Fractional CFO & Business Advisor
I help small business owners understand their numbers, improve profitability, forecast cash flow, and make confident growth decisions.
Get a quick read on your business’s financial clarity, cash flow visibility, and decision-making gaps.
FAQs
What types of businesses do you work with?
I work with growing small businesses that need CFO-level financial clarity but are not ready to hire a full-time CFO.
Do you replace my bookkeeper or CPA?
No. I do not replace your bookkeeper or tax preparer. I help you interpret the numbers, forecast cash, analyze profitability, and make better business decisions.
What do you actually deliver?
Monthly dashboards, financial reviews, KPI scorecards, cash flow forecasting, profitability analysis, and clear owner recommendations.
How quickly can we get clarity?
Most businesses can get a clear financial diagnosis within the first 2–3 weeks.
Is this bookkeeping?
No. This is CFO-level advisory. Bookkeeping records what happened. CFO support helps you decide what to do next.
What is the first step?
Start with the 2-minute CFO assessment or book a short discovery call.