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CFO Excellence Advisory
Advisory practice · svc-cfo

CFO Advisory

Embedded CFO leadership for boards demanding investor-grade finance.

Outliers CFO Advisory installs the Outliers CFO Operating System™ inside the finance function, raising the CFO from controller to value architect. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with the sitting CFO (or as an interim CFO) to upgrade reporting, capital allocation, performance management and board credibility in 90–180 days.

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Duration
12–24 weeks
Access tier
enterprise
Pricing
Custom · Retainer or fixed-fee · Briefing on request

Business problem

Finance is producing numbers but not insight — board packs read like accounts, capital allocation is opportunistic, and the CFO is consumed by close cycles instead of driving strategy.

Ideal client profile

  • Mid-market and listed Nigerian companies with revenue ₦5bn–₦500bn
  • Group CFOs preparing for IPO, debt issuance or refinancing
  • PE-backed portfolio companies needing investor-grade finance
  • Boards onboarding a first-time or newly promoted CFO

Symptoms / trigger events

  • Board packs are descriptive, not decision-grade
  • FP&A produces variance reports without commentary
  • Capital allocation feels reactive and unrepeatable
  • The CFO is the bottleneck for every executive decision

Outcomes

  • Re-engineered CFO operating cadence and team structure
  • Investor-grade monthly and quarterly board pack
  • Documented capital allocation policy and review cadence
  • CFO scorecard adopted by ExCo and Audit Committee

Scope of work

  • Diagnose the finance function against the Outliers CFO Maturity Model™
  • Re-baseline reporting, FP&A and close calendars
  • Install the CFO Operating System™ rituals and cadence
  • Coach the CFO and senior team to board-grade performance

Delivery phases

  1. Phase 1 · DiagnoseWeeks 1–3

    Run the 100-point CFO diagnostic, interview the board and ExCo, baseline reporting.

  2. Phase 2 · DesignWeeks 4–6

    Redesign the CFO operating cadence, board pack, and capital allocation rituals.

  3. Phase 3 · InstallWeeks 7–14

    Roll out new cadence, embed CFO Command Centre dashboard, retrain finance leadership.

  4. Phase 4 · EmbedWeeks 15–24

    Coach the CFO through two board cycles; transition to in-house ownership.

Deliverables

  • CFO Maturity diagnostic report
  • Re-designed board pack template
  • Capital allocation policy
  • CFO Operating System™ runbook
  • 90-day CFO scorecard

Symptoms this practice addresses

  • Board & GovernanceWeak board reporting — pack is descriptive, not decision-grade
  • Treasury & LiquidityCash pressure / liquidity stress — runway < 3 months or facility headroom < 10%
  • FP&A & PlanningForecasting unreliability — variances > 10% or rolling forecast missing
  • ControllershipFinance close delays — > 8 working days from period-end to signed pack
  • Performance ManagementPerformance management weakness — KPIs disconnected from strategy
  • Investor & Lender ReadinessInvestor / lender readiness gaps — diligence pack and covenants weak