What does a fractional CFO actually do?
What You Get with Our Fractional CFO Services
Our fractional and outsourced CFO services are tailored for businesses that need financial clarity, strategic insight, and the kind of financial leadership that accelerates smart growth — without the full-time CFO price tag. Whether you're seeking expert CFO consulting or looking to reduce your CFO cost, we offer a smarter path forward.
- Financial forecasting & modeling
- Strategic budgeting & planning
- Cash flow analysis & advisory
- Profitability tracking & KPI setup
- Monthly reporting & financial leadership
We also support founders who are hiring their first finance team or transitioning from outsourced bookkeeping to strategic CFO business management. Get the full breakdown of what’s included on our CFO Services Guide »
Based in the heart of the DFW Metroplex, providing fractional CFO Services to Dallas, Fort Worth, and across the nation.
Why Bender CFO Services?
- Fort Worth-based, but serving clients across the U.S.
- Specialization in marketing agencies & professional services
- Transparent, flexible pricing
- Led by Shane Bender, CPA, author and founder
- We offer a flexible fractional finance model that adapts to your business stage — from early capital planning to growth execution
- Designed to scale with you — from early-stage capital raises to building out your full finance and management infrastructure
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What Is a Fractional CFO?
A fractional CFO provides part-time or project-based financial leadership for small and mid-sized companies.
Common Questions We Answer


How is this different from a controller or bookkeeper?

When should a small business consider hiring one?
Whether you're growing fast or trying to stabilize cash flow, a fractional CFO brings focus to your finances.
Many startups and founder-led businesses choose a fractional model because it gives them access to high-level financial guidance without long-term hiring risk. Our interim CFO support lets you fill the gap quickly and cost-effectively.
Whether you need short-term help or longer-term CFO consulting, we bring experience across industries — from early-stage startups to scaling service companies.
Who We Serve
We specialize in serving:
Creative teams, consultants, and digital firms need better forecasting, pricing strategies, and margin visibility.
Entrepreneurs and service-based companies in DFW and beyond who want clarity and control of their finances.

How Our Fractional CFO Services Work
Our process is designed to deliver high-value insights quickly:
- Discovery & Alignment
We start with your goals and challenges - Model the Financial Future
We build forecasts, dashboards, and reports that clarify what’s working and what’s not in your business management and finance operations - Ongoing Strategy & Support
Regular reviews and advisory sessions to guide next steps - Scale With Confidence
We adapt as you grow — adding depth when needed
Start with our Growth & Profit Engagement », a focused first step designed to deliver immediate insight.
Our clients value the strength of our internal team, which blends CFO-level strategy with hands-on accounting, forecasting, and performance tracking.
What Does a Fractional CFO Cost?
Hiring a full-time CFO can cost $300,000 or more once you account for salary, benefits, equipment, and overhead. For most growing businesses, that’s simply not realistic.
That's why fractional CFO services offer a smarter solution.
At Bender CFO Services, our monthly engagements typically range from $3,000 to $7,500 per month, depending on the complexity of your business, level of service, and number of entities.
- No long-term contracts — cancel anytime with 30 days' notice
- Only pay for what you need — no bloated retainers
- Get a full strategic finance partner at a fraction of the cost
We'll provide a detailed proposal after reviewing your financials — complete with recommendations, sample reports, and forecasting examples. Whether you're comparing outsourced CFO models or weighing internal consulting services, we'll help you make a confident decision.
Serving Fort Worth, Dallas, & DFW
What Our Clients Say
From marketing agencies to small businesses, our clients trust Bender CFO Services to bring clarity, confidence, and financial momentum to their operations.
Mike Perkins
Mike Perkins
CEO, Kinsman Ventures
“I have known Shane Bender for more than twenty years and he has beyond all things demonstrated himself to be a person of integrity and strong character. Shane’s insight, reports, forecasts, and analysis have been very helpful to our ability to identify strengths and weaknesses in our business and have better enabled us to proactively pursue solutions to problems and to improve upon our areas of strength.”
Brian Rodgers
Brian Rodgers
President and CEO, Aeko Technologies
“The peace of mind provided by Shane’s services when it comes to understanding your business’s financial posture, and opportunities cannot be overstated to a business owner. He gives clarity to the murkiness and helps to customize the product to the individual business owner.”
Sergio Montoya
Sergio Montoya
Director of Finance, Koddi
“Shane and his team played a critical role in helping me rapidly expand and scale my finance team with fractional resources. Highly recommend Shane as a trusted, pragmatic, and solutions-focused business partner for augmenting finance team capabilities and tackling finance and accounting projects.”
Hardy Brown
Hardy Brown
President of Brown, Brown & Associates Architect
“Shane Bender has been a revolution for us. He is affordable, he is always looking to make things simpler, faster and more efficient and he has. His solutions are tailor-made for my industry, my company and for me. Quite simply we are a better more profitable firm because of Shane.”
Gene Wilkes
Gene Wilkes
President, B.H. Carroll Theological Institute
“Shane Bender has streamlined our financial processes and has provided valuable analysis and forecasting for us. He has also provided insights and expertise to get the word out about our seminary. I am personally impressed with his initiative and willingness to go the extra mile to provide the services needed for us to be a viable enterprise."
Dwayne and Angelique Gates
Dwayne and Angelique Gates
Owner, Cinematon Design
"We are so glad we hired Shane Bender with Bender CFO Services! Shane has made our billing process run smoother and more efficient! He has improved our reporting as well as several of our processes! The financial organization he has created for our company has been the missing key to a lot of our success!"
Matt Eagleston
Matt Eagleston
Executive Pastor, Hillside Community Church
"Shane has been instrumental in helping Hillside assess and make major improvements to our budgeting and financial reporting processes. He has performed a complete review of our monthly accounting cycle and made numerous time and cost-saving recommendations improving both efficiency and security."
Vic Drabicky
Vic Drabicky
Founder, January Digital
"Shane and his team are the best. They very methodically examined our business, built and installed more effective processes, educated us each step of the way, and continue to lead us in the right direction. We are now in a significantly better financial position and are better suited to properly forecast our future because we have them in place."
Stormy Bradley
Stormy Bradley
President & CEO, Bulldog Steel & Metal Solutions
"We highly recommend Bender CFO Services (Shane Bender and team)! Bender CFO Services helps us with our financial forecasting, improving our accounting processes, upgrading our accounting system, and training/guiding our accounting personnel."
Rod Woods
Rod Woods
CEO, Patina Studios
“Bender CFO Services gave us a huge breakthrough. Shane now joins our weekly leadership meetings and recently helped us see 4–6 months ahead in terms of profitability and cashflow. That visibility completely changed how we make decisions—moving us from reactive to proactive. Plus, he’s just a great guy to work with. Win-win.”
Christine Mullen
Christine Mullen
President and CEO, Aspire Digital Solutions
“Shane is my strategic partner in finance. I’m a marketer—I love the creative side of business. When I see numbers, I want to take a nap. But Shane makes the numbers make sense. He helps me strategically pivot, forecast, and make smart decisions for growth. I couldn’t pretend to do this without him.”
Insights from the Financial Intelligence Guide
Learn how our clients are improving processes, enhancing profitability, and using strategic consulting services to make better decisions. Whether you're in marketing or a CFO running a business, you'll find actionable tips and real-world insights.
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