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CFO ROI Calculator

Compare the real financial impact: hidden costs, missed opportunities, and what you could unlock with strategic finance.

Your Context

Take the Financial Archetype Assessment
$1,000,000
$150/hr
20 hrs/mo

Time you currently waste on spreadsheets.

2 hrs/mo

Time spent on high-level strategy syncs.

The Cost of Chaos

Tax penalties typically average 25-50% of unpaid tax + interest. For a $1,000,000 company, a single missed VAT filing or re-classification error can trigger $20k-$50k in instant fines.

Hidden Optimization

Standard accounting errors cost companies 1-3% of revenue annually. That's $20,000 leaving your business every year unnoticed.

Fractional Model ROI

3.0xReturn

vs. 0.3x for Full-Time CFO

By investing $12k/yr instead of $86,400, you unlock value while getting back to growing your business.

Cash Cost (Annual)$12,000
Value Created (Est.)+$60,000
Founder Time Saved216 hrs
Net Financial Impact$36,400

Detailed Impact Breakdown

Comparison over 12 months

DIY / Admin

Looks cheap, but costs you $102,000 in total economic impact.

-$102,000

Negative Net Impact

Full-Time CFO

Great impact, but high fixed cost ($6k/mo) eats into ROI.

$28,000

SEA Market Standard

Fractional CFO

Maximum ROI for 15% of the cost. Comparable strategic impact.

$36,400

Highest Efficiency

These numbers are estimates

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