Boca Raton fractional CFO and controller firm founded and led by John Long, a CPA with 16 years as CFO and EVP at a print and promotional products company. Works directly with businesses generating $2 million to $20 million in revenue on cash flow analysis, forecasting, scenario modeling and KPI dashboards. Structured as flat monthly retainers rather than hourly billing, with controller services starting at $3,200 a month and fractional CFO advisory priced by scope. Long handles every engagement personally, with no junior handoffs.
Top Fractional CFO and Strategic Finance Advisors in Miami, FL
Fractional CFO and strategic finance advisors in Miami, FL ordered by mandate fit: the company stages each firm actually serves, the work it takes on, and whether a senior operator does the work. AI visibility is measured and shown for every firm. Fundraising readiness, board reporting, cash and runway planning, interim CFO.
We checked 8 firms that advertise fractional or outsourced CFO work in Miami, verified 8 against their own websites, and ordered the top 8 by mandate fit: the company stages each firm serves, the work it takes on, and whether a senior operator does the work. Measured AI search visibility is published beside every firm.
Miami founders hire a fractional CFO for three reasons more than any other: a raise is coming, the board wants real reporting, or cash is tighter than the bank balance suggests. The firms on this page cover all three, at different company stages.
Fractional CFO and Strategic Finance Advisors in Miami
Fractional CFO work in Miami ranges from a few days a month of senior finance leadership for a startup to a full interim CFO seat during a transaction. The firms below include venture-focused outsourced finance teams, multi-CFO practices serving mid-sized private companies, and principal-led strategic finance advisors who also handle capital decisions and deals.
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How We Order This List
What sets the order, and what the measured score does and does not tell you
We reviewed 8 firms that advertise fractional or outsourced CFO work in Miami and ordered this list by mandate fit: the company stages each firm actually serves, the work it takes on, and how directly a senior operator does the work. That is why a venture-focused outsourced finance team and an independent principal-led practice can sit near each other here. The measured AI visibility figure sits alongside that judgment rather than replacing it, and it rewards firms that have been publishing longest, not the ones that fit a given company best. No firm paid for its position on this page. ProCloser may have, or enter into, referral relationships with firms covered on this site; see our Advertiser Disclosure.
AI Visibility Score
The share of AI answers naming each firm when we ask 10 fractional CFO questions about Miami across Google AI Mode and ChatGPT (20 answers, September 2026). It measures published reach, so long-established platforms score highest and a newer independent practice scores low even when the mandate fit is strong.
Review Score
Aggregate ratings across Google and the ProCloser.ai verified review system. Firms working with a small number of private companies under confidentiality often carry no public reviews at all, and we show that as "No reviews yet" rather than penalizing it.
Mandate Fit
What each firm actually does: the company stages it serves, whether it handles fundraising readiness, board reporting and capital decisions or only monthly close, and whether a senior operator does the work. This is our judgment, informed by each firm's own published record, and it is what sets the order above.
Top 8 Fractional CFO Advisors in Miami, FL
Miami firm on Brickell Avenue led by Christoffer Nielsen, who also owns Nielsen Valuation Group, a business valuation practice. Oak CEO provides fractional and interim CFO, CEO and COO roles for mature, cash-flow-positive companies, typically $1.5 million to $30 million in revenue, with its largest client reported at $87 million. Focuses on operational improvement and M&A-related work rather than startup fundraising. Billed as a monthly retainer of $8,000 to $25,000 depending on scope, or $200 to $500 an hour, on month-to-month contracts.
Fort Lauderdale firm headquartered downtown, founded by CPAs Marc Egort and Sam Applebaum, who cite more than 65 years of combined CPA experience. Egort & Partners layers bookkeeping, payroll and financial reporting up through fractional CFO advisory, M&A preparation, forecasting and equity structuring, with a focus on healthcare, legal and other service-based businesses. Case studies on its site include a $4.2 million home healthcare agency and a healthcare group with combined revenues exceeding $59 million. The firm reports a 95% client retention rate.
Miami firm at 782 NW 42nd Avenue led by Managing Partner Nischay Rawal, a CPA and Enrolled Agent. NR CPAs runs a virtual CFO practice area alongside its tax and business-advisory work, covering budget creation, cash flow management and financial decision-making, plus a dedicated startup-advisory line for financial modeling, investor-ready reporting, cash flow forecasting and capital-structure guidance ahead of a raise. Also handles business formation and tax planning for the same startup and tech clients it serves.
Fort Lauderdale CPA advisory firm on Las Olas Boulevard offering fractional CFO services alongside tax planning, outsourced accounting, financial modeling and transaction advisory across 12 specialized industries including SaaS, healthcare, law firms, real estate and construction. Structures fractional CFO engagements as flat monthly retainers rather than hourly billing, with a dedicated point of contact providing year-round attention rather than deadline-driven service. Serves small and mid-sized businesses, startups and high-net-worth individuals.
Coral Gables CPA firm at 550 Biltmore Way offering part-time CFO services layered onto its accounting practice: financial management, budget preparation, profitability analysis, cash management, financial controls and mergers-and-acquisitions assistance. Positions the service as a fraction of the roughly $100,000 to $150,000-plus a full-time CFO costs in salary and benefits, aimed at growing businesses that need executive-level financial guidance without adding a full-time hire.
Boca Raton tax and accounting firm at 2255 Glades Road, with a second office in White Plains, New York, founded by brothers Dennis P. Lavin and James Lavin, both CPAs; Dennis P. Lavin II has since joined. Offers outsourced and fractional CFO work alongside tax preparation, bookkeeping and IRS representation, citing nearly 35 years in practice. From its Boca Raton office it serves businesses and individuals across Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, Wellington, Tequesta and Jupiter.
South Florida CPA firm with an office at 2385 NW Executive Center Drive in Boca Raton, offering outsourced CFO and controller services alongside audit, tax, payroll and IRS-resolution work. CFO-side services cover business planning, profit-improvement strategy, operations review, cash flow management and support around mergers and acquisitions. Positions the offering as full CFO-level financial oversight at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
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Fractional CFO Market Overview: Miami, FL
The right engagement depends on why you need a CFO now. A company heading into a raise needs the model, the data room and the narrative. A company with a new board or investors needs reporting that holds up. A company with a cash problem needs a thirteen-week cash view and a plan. Use the table to match the engagement type to the problem.
Regulatory and Licensing Environment
No license is required to act as a CFO or fractional CFO in most states. The CPA credential is separate, regulated by the state's board of accountancy, and matters if you need attest work or a firm that signs as your accountant, which most fractional CFO engagements do not include. Two practical points apply to Miami companies. A fractional CFO who also raises capital for a success fee steps into broker-dealer territory, so ask how the firm charges for that work. And worker classification rules in many states mean a long-running, exclusive individual engagement should be papered as a business-to-business contract with a firm, which every firm on this page is.
Fractional CFO Fees in Miami, FL
Fractional CFO pricing in Miami follows three patterns. 3 of the 8 firms on this page publish anything about fees on their own websites; the rest quote on request.
Ask what a month actually includes: days on site or on calls, who prepares the numbers, and whether controller and bookkeeping work is in the fee or billed separately. Two firms quoting the same monthly figure can be delivering very different amounts of senior time.
How to Choose a Fractional CFO in Miami, FL
- Match the stage: a firm built for venture-backed startups runs on different tools and rhythms than one serving a $20M family-owned manufacturer. Every firm on this page publishes who it serves, and the honest ones say who they do not.
- Ask who does the work: the person in the pitch and the person on your weekly call are not always the same. Ask for the name of your CFO, their operating background, and how many companies they carry at once.
- Ask for the deliverables list: a monthly package should name the reports, the forecast cadence and the board materials. If the firm cannot list them, it is selling time rather than outcomes.
- Check the capital work separately: if you expect the CFO to help raise money, ask whether that is included, how it is charged, and whether the firm is registered to take a success fee. Most are not, and most do not need to be.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about hiring a fractional CFO in Miami, FL.
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Reviewed by: Tania Kozar, ProCloser.ai Research | Last Updated: September 2026 | Sources: each firm's own website, FINRA BrokerCheck, SEC IAPD, ProCloser.ai AI-answer sampling (20 answers across Google AI Mode and ChatGPT, September 2026).
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