Empowering Your Financial Future: Fractional CFO Services for All Business Types

Harness the power of cutting-edge CFO solutions tailored for your business needs. Dive into a future where financial services drives success.

Some of our amazing clients

About Us

We specialize in providing fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) services designed to support businesses of all types and sizes.

Our team of dedicated financial experts is committed to empowering companies to achieve financial stability, growth, and sustainable success.

Benefits

Why Choose Catalyst Consulting:

Every business is unique, and so are our solutions. Here’s how we tailor our expertise to your needs

01.

Flexible Engagement Model:

Our fractional CFO services are designed to be flexible and
scalable, allowing you to access the expertise you need at the right time for your business, without the commitment of a full-time CFO.

02.

Expertise and Experience:

Our team of seasoned financial professionals brings a wealth of experience across diverse industries, ensuring you receive expert guidance grounded in industry best practices.

03.

Client-Centric Approach:

Your financial success is our priority. We work collaboratively with you, focusing on understanding your unique business challenges and goals to provide tailored solutions that drive positive financial outcomes.

04.

Confidentiality and Integrity:

We prioritize maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and ethical standards in all our interactions, ensuring the security and trustworthiness of your financial information.

Services

Our Expertise

From financial planning to tax services, our array of services is designed to meet diverse business demands, ensuring you stay ahead in today’s dynamic financial landscape.

Financial Strategy and Planning:

Our experienced fractional CFOs work closely with your leadership team to develop
comprehensive financial strategies and long-term plans aligned with your business goals. We analyze your financial position, market trends, and industry benchmarks to help you make informed decisions and drive your company’s financial success. The expertise is spread North America to China and Vietnam.

Budgeting and Forecasting:

We assist in creating realistic budgets and forecasts to guide your financial decisions and ensure effective resource allocation. Our experts help you monitor financial performance against these budgets, providing timely insights and adjustments to keep your business on track.

Cash Flow Management:

Efficient cash flow management is essential for the smooth operation of any business. Our fractional CFOs analyze your cash flow cycles, recommend strategies to optimize cash inflows and outflows, and develop cash flow forecasting models to maintain liquidity and support growth.

Financial Reporting and Analysis:

We provide insightful financial reporting and analysis, offering a clear and concise overview of your company's financial health. Our team helps you understand key financial metrics, trends, and opportunities, enabling informed decision-making for improved profitability and sustainability.

Risk Management and Compliance:

Mitigating financial risks and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements are critical aspects of financial management. Our fractional CFOs identify potential risks and implement strategies to manage them effectively, while also ensuring your company remains compliant with applicable laws and regulations. One such technique includes an annual SWOT analysis of your
business closely working with management team that generates valuable insights for
development of variety of business strategies.

Fundraising and Capital Structure Optimization:

Whether you’re looking to raise dilutive or non dilutive capital or optimize your existing capital structure, we guide you through the process. Our experts help evaluate funding options, negotiate terms, and structure

Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestiture Support:

When navigating mergers, acquisitions, divestiture or partnerships, having a financial expert by your side is crucial. Our fractional CFOs provide due diligence, financial modeling, and strategic advice to help you make informed decisions during these critical business transactions.

Tech Startups

One stop shop for Finance related needs of technology startups

Through its association with leading Canadian university based incubators, Catalyst Consulting has helped scores of technology startups with fund raises, building financial projection models, providing valuable guidance around go to market strategies and development of pricing models.

Further, Catalyst Consulting provides full accounting and bookkeeping services, tax compliance services and setting up performance metrics & KPIs at affordable cost. Key highlights include:

Assistant with seamless execution of variety of seed to advanced series level fund raises of over $100 million for a number of technology startups.
Carta implementation and 409A valuations
Developed scores of financial models of varying levels and complexities for fund raising and business management including guidance to founders on setting up data rooms and preparing the for investor presentation.
Developed international expansion strategy for a technology company, set up their operations in USA and Europe efficiently and timely
Optimized SRED credits, helped achieve over $5 million in wage subsidy and Covid-19 related government funding
Performing assessment of financial health checks, and assisting with financial and tax compliance gaps.

If you are a startup in need of any assistance with fund raising, financial projections modeling, go to market strategy, product pricing and accounting support, contact us today.

Leadership

Akeel Ahmad

Akeel is the Founder and Managing Consultant at Catalyst Financial Consulting Inc. He provides fractional Chief Financial Officer service to start ups and small sized organizations.

With over 30 years of experience globally, of which over 20 years on Bay Street with premier organizations like BMO, OMERS, Deloitte, RBC, Akeel has gained deep expertise in all aspects of finance that enables him to benefit his clients immensely. The areas where his clients benefit most are business & financial strategy development and execution thereof, dilutive and non-dilutive financing, capital raise (Seed to IPO), M&A, bottomline optimization, investor and board relationship & governance, financial modelling and financial oversight.

Alex Mardial

CEO of Flash

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Kori Anders

CEO of Chain

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Phoenix Baker

CEO of Cloud

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Jane Sonata

CEO of Border

“Outgrid revamped our entire IT infrastructure, making our operations smoother than ever. Their expertise is unparalleled”

Ready for an Financial transformation?

Catalyst Consulting is here to guide your company toward financial success and sustainability.

achieving its financial objectives, managing risks, and securing a prosperous future. Together,

we can create a solid financial foundation for your business to thrive and excel.