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Government Contracting Fractional CFO & Profitability Advisory Solutions

Gain clearer insight into contract profitability, program performance and future financial outcomes. Cherry Bekaert’s Fractional CFO & Profitability Advisory Solutions help you identify risks earlier, make informed decisions and chart a clearer path to profitable growth.

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Government Contracting

Financial Leadership and Profitability Insight for Growing Government Contractors

Government contractors operate in an environment where contract performance, profitability, cash flow and growth decisions are closely connected. Yet many leadership teams rely on financial reporting that explains past results but provides limited visibility into contract profitability, program performance and future financial outcomes, making it more difficult to identify risks early and make informed business decisions.

Cherry Bekaert's Fractional CFO & Profitability Advisory Solutions provide executive-level financial leadership, forecasting, profitability analysis and program performance insight that help your management team better understand business drivers, make more confident decisions and chart a clearer path to profitable growth.

Move Forward With Greater Financial Clarity

Connect with an experienced government contracting advisor to explore fractional CFO support that can strengthen financial visibility, inform management decisions and help chart a clearer path to profitable growth.

CFO Support That Fits Your Needs

Each level provides a defined advisory cadence and a clear combination of financial leadership, profitability insight, program performance oversight and management deliverables.

CFO Essentials

Know what is happening

Ideal for businesses that need periodic financial leadership and profitability insight without ongoing monthly support.
CFO Advantage

Understand why and what to do next

Ideal for businesses that need recurring forecasting, profitability management and operating performance visibility.
CFO Premier

Use insight to drive strategy and growth

Ideal for leadership teams seeking a strategic CFO advisor who provides ongoing growth, profitability and executive decision support, with the backing of Cherry Bekaert's broader government contracting practice when additional support is needed.

Choose the Right Level of Support

CFO Essentials

Financial Leadership

Executive KPI & Financial Health Review: Identify emerging risks and opportunities
Actual-to-Plan Performance Analysis: Understand where results are trending off course
Quarterly Profitability Review: Focus management on key margin drivers

Program Performance

Project or Program Health Review: Identify performance concerns before they grow
Contract Margin Assessment: Improve visibility into profitability drivers

Deliverables

Quarterly Business Review: Align leadership around priorities and results
Quarterly Variance Analysis: Highlight areas requiring management attention
Leadership Review Meeting: Provide an independent CFO perspective

Key Outcome: Executive visibility into financial performance, profitability trends and strategic risks without the cost of ongoing operational support.

CFO Advantage

Financial Leadership

Everything Included in CFO Essentials: Delivered through an enhanced monthly advisory cadence
Monthly Financial Performance Review: Improve visibility into business performance
Rolling Forecast Development & Maintenance: Increase confidence in future results
KPI Dashboard Reporting: Track the financial and operational metrics that matter most
Cash Flow Monitoring: Anticipate future liquidity needs

Profitability & Program Performance

Monthly Program Profitability Reviews: Identify margin erosion earlier
Contract & Project Margin analysis: Improve understanding of financial performance
Performance Trend Monitoring: Support proactive management actions

Deliverables

Monthly Operating Review: Align financial and operational performance
Variance Analysis & Recommendations: Focus management on corrective actions
Forecast Updates: Improve planning accuracy

Key Outcome: Recurring insight into financial performance, forecasting accuracy and program profitability to support informed growth decisions.

CFO Premier

Financial Leadership

Everything Included in CFO Advantage: Expanded through a higher-touch strategic advisory relationship
Strategic CFO Collaboration: Strengthen executive decision-making
Long-range Planning and Growth Analysis: Support future expansion
Advanced Scenario Modeling and Forecasting: Evaluate key business decisions before acting

Profitability & Program Performance

Portfolio-level Contract Reviews: Understand enterprise-wide profitability
Strategic Risk Assessments: Identify issues before they affect performance
Executive Performance Reporting: Improve accountability and visibility

Deliverables

Executive Dashboard Package: Provide actionable business intelligence
Quarterly Strategic Business Review: Connect financial performance to business goals
Board and Investor Reporting Support: Communicate results effectively to stakeholders

Specialized Government Contracting Advisory Support as Needed

Program control and profitability management
Pricing and cost strategy
DCAA, DCMA, FAR and CAS compliance
Indirect rates and cost structures
Contract management
Business systems and technology
Finance transformation

Key Outcome: A scalable extension of the executive team providing strategic financial leadership, profitability management and portfolio oversight.

Additional Services

The following services may be added to any advisory level or provided as standalone projects. They are scoped and priced separately, so the recurring CFO relationship remains focused on financial leadership, profitability and program performance.

Pricing & Proposal Support

Proposal pricing and cost-volume reviews
Pricing strategy and competitive positioning
Cost model and rate-card development
Basis of estimate and proposal risk reviews

Financial Planning & Analysis

Annual operating plan development
Long-range financial planning
Advanced scenario and cash flow modeling
Growth and acquisition analysis

Program & Project Support

Program recovery support
Program profitability deep dives
Project control and PMO advisory
Portfolio performance assessments

Executive Reporting

Board and investor reporting packages
Executive dashboard development
Lender reporting support

Strategic Advisory

M&A and financial due diligence support
Integration planning
Finance transformation initiatives
Financial system and reporting optimization

CFO Essentials

Financial Leadership

Executive KPI & Financial Health Review: Identify emerging risks and opportunities
Actual-to-Plan Performance Analysis: Understand where results are trending off course
Quarterly Profitability Review: Focus management on key margin drivers

Program Performance

Project or Program Health Review: Identify performance concerns before they grow
Contract Margin Assessment: Improve visibility into profitability drivers

Deliverables

Quarterly Business Review: Align leadership around priorities and results
Quarterly Variance Analysis: Highlight areas requiring management attention
Leadership Review Meeting: Provide an independent CFO perspective

Key Outcome: Executive visibility into financial performance, profitability trends and strategic risks without the cost of ongoing operational support.

CFO Advantage

Financial Leadership

Everything Included in CFO Essentials: Delivered through an enhanced monthly advisory cadence
Monthly Financial Performance Review: Improve visibility into business performance
Rolling Forecast Development & Maintenance: Increase confidence in future results
KPI Dashboard Reporting: Track the financial and operational metrics that matter most
Cash Flow Monitoring: Anticipate future liquidity needs

Profitability & Program Performance

Monthly Program Profitability Reviews: Identify margin erosion earlier
Contract & Project Margin analysis: Improve understanding of financial performance
Performance Trend Monitoring: Support proactive management actions

Deliverables

Monthly Operating Review: Align financial and operational performance
Variance Analysis & Recommendations: Focus management on corrective actions
Forecast Updates: Improve planning accuracy

Key Outcome: Recurring insight into financial performance, forecasting accuracy and program profitability to support informed growth decisions.

CFO Premier

Financial Leadership

Everything Included in CFO Advantage: Expanded through a higher-touch strategic advisory relationship
Strategic CFO Collaboration: Strengthen executive decision-making
Long-range Planning and Growth Analysis: Support future expansion
Advanced Scenario Modeling and Forecasting: Evaluate key business decisions before acting

Profitability & Program Performance

Portfolio-level Contract Reviews: Understand enterprise-wide profitability
Strategic Risk Assessments: Identify issues before they affect performance
Executive Performance Reporting: Improve accountability and visibility

Deliverables

Executive Dashboard Package: Provide actionable business intelligence
Quarterly Strategic Business Review: Connect financial performance to business goals
Board and Investor Reporting Support: Communicate results effectively to stakeholders

Specialized Government Contracting Advisory Support as Needed

Program control and profitability management
Pricing and cost strategy
DCAA, DCMA, FAR and CAS compliance
Indirect rates and cost structures
Contract management
Business systems and technology
Finance transformation

Key Outcome: A scalable extension of the executive team providing strategic financial leadership, profitability management and portfolio oversight.

Additional Services

Pricing & Proposal Support

Proposal pricing and cost-volume reviews
Pricing strategy and competitive positioning
Cost model and rate-card development
Basis of estimate and proposal risk reviews

Financial Planning & Analysis

Annual operating plan development
Long-range financial planning
Advanced scenario and cash flow modeling
Growth and acquisition analysis

Program & Project Support

Program recovery support
Program profitability deep dives
Project control and PMO advisory
Portfolio performance assessments

Executive Reporting

Board and investor reporting packages
Executive dashboard development
Lender reporting support

Strategic Advisory

M&A and financial due diligence support
Integration planning
Finance transformation initiatives
Financial system and reporting optimization

Designed To Maximize the Value of Your Finance Investment

Cherry Bekaert’s Fractional CFO & Profitability Advisory Solutions help you maximize the value of your finance investment by connecting financial and program information to practical actions that support better-informed decisions and scalable CFO guidance as your business needs evolve.

Clearer Financial Visibility

Understand the drivers affecting revenue, margin, cash flow and performance.

Forward Looking Insight

Look beyond historical results through forecasting, scenario planning and trend analysis.

Earlier Issue Identification

Surface margin erosion, cash pressure and execution risks before they grow.

Better Management Decisions

Connect financial and program information to practical actions.

Right-sized CFO Leadership

Access experienced government contracting financial guidance without a full-time hire.

Scalable Support

Expand the level of oversight as the organization grows or becomes more complex.

Strengthen Financial Leadership as Your Business Grows

Access right-sized CFO guidance designed to improve financial visibility, identify emerging risks and scale with your business’s changing needs.

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