Fractional CFOs

Automate to do more for clients

Offer top-tier, automated consolidation and financial planning with Francis as part of your finance stack.

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Turn fragile spreadsheets into robust operations on autopilot

Remove slow and high-risk activities including manual data extracts, validation and transformation to serve more clients in the same time.

How it works

All your clients on one platform

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Separate workspaces

Manage all clients on one platform. Create separate workspaces for each and switch between them with ease.

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Fully integrated

Connect your client's finance systems to automatically sync actuals with the financial models your team creates.

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Custom templating

Have clients with similar needs? Create your own templates and deploy them across workspaces to onboard faster.

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Automated operations

After onboarding clients, data updates automatically, and reports can be generated in minutes.

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Customer stories

Fractional CFO, PENAW, automates operations to move faster

The couple Camilla and Oliver Bottelet founded PENAW, a financial consultancy that offers controlling and CFO services to a broad range of businesses. What started as a two-person team rapidly grew to...

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Separate workspaces

Manage all clients in one platform by creating separate workspaces, and switch between them seamlessly. Each new client gets a 14-day free trial of their workspace to evaluate the solution before committing.

Dashboard view for Acme Advisory Inc., displaying three client workspaces, each with their respective number of collaborators and data sync statuses. The first workspace (PO) has 5 collaborators, the second workspace (FK) has 3 collaborators, and the third workspace (AS) has 6 collaborators, with data synced at different times, ranging from 2 to 9 hours ago.
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Fully integrated

Automate low-value tasks like manual data exports and validation. Integrate your client's accounting systems and other business tools to sync actuals with the financial models crafted by your team.

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Custom templating

Create a financial model template in Francis that can be deployed to new clients in minutes. Consolidate your best practices into a template you can refine over time, improving your operations.

Templates dashboard for Francis Inc. showing options to get started with custom templates, including templates for Multinationals, Hospitality & Retail, Private-equity backed, and Scaleups. Each template is designed to assist with specific financial planning and consolidation tasks for different business sectors.
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Automated operations

Automate everything from data imports to forecasting, consolidation, variance analysis, and reporting. Eliminate grunt work entirely, freeing you to focus on high-value strategic activities.

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FAQ

Feel free to contact us if you have other questions.

How many clients are required to become certified?

Fractional CFOs can become certified with three or more clients using Francis.

What discounts do I receive as a partner?

Our partner discount starts at 50%, though it comes with certain platform limitations. The discount increases as the number of committed clients grows. Contact us for more details.

Can I create a custom template?

Yes, you can convert a self-built model into a template that can be deployed across all your clients.

What support do I have access to?

Partners receive priority support for all client workspaces.

Do clients have access to Francis?

It's up to you. Some partners include clients as Editors or Viewers, while others keep Francis internal and share results via PDF reports. Keep in mind that including clients as editors may affect your discount for that workspace.

How do I manage multiple clients on the platform?

Each client has an individual workspace. You'll have access to all of them, while clients will only have access to their own workspace if invited into Francis.

How does billing work across clients?

You manage subscriptions and discounts for each client's workspace. You can choose whether the charges are billed to you or directly to your client, depending on the credit card set up on the platform.

Can a partner transfer ownership to a client later on?

Yes, a partner can transfer ownership to a client at any time. Once the client becomes an editor, the workspace will switch to standard pricing.

Can I invite my colleagues?

Yes, when you become certified, all employees of your fractional CFO company also become certified. You can invite an unlimited number of colleagues and customize their access to different client workspaces.