Hire a Fractional CFO
for Your Consumer Brand  

Ecommerce, OmniChannel, Retail First

We help DTC and CPG founders hire a fractional CFO who owns financial strategy, cash flow, and forecasting. The work your bookkeeping and CPA team are not built to do. You stop paying a firm to share a partner with five other brands.
You hire one operator who works for you.

First interviews in 5 days. Risk-free model.

Successful Placements At Top Ecommerce and Consumer Brands

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Cash Is Tight Even Though Revenue Is Up.
That's a Finance Leadership Gap, Not a Sales Problem.

DTC and CPG brands hit a tipping point between $5M and $25M where bookkeeping and a part-time CPA stop being enough. Cash gets tight even when revenue is up. Inventory locks up working capital that no dashboard surfaces. Marketing reports a CAC number that does not match your bank deposits. Promo decisions get made on gut because the financial models you need have not been built yet.

Most founders cannot tell a generalist accounting provider apart from a fractional CFO who actually owns cash flow forecasting, channel-level P&L, contribution margin by SKU, and scenario planning across DTC, Shopify, and Amazon at once. The wrong hire, or no hire, costs you margin, cash, and the financial discipline that separates a brand that scales from one that stalls.

You Pay a Retainer to a CFO Firm

You signed with a fractional CFO firm and got assigned a partner you share with five other companies. When their plate fills up, your forecasting slides to the back of the queue. You need financial leadership that is yours, not borrowed.

Bookkeeping Without Strategic Insights

Your bookkeeping is clean and your CPA files taxes on time. Nobody is turning that financial data into decision-making. No channel P&L. No honest read on CAC and LTV. No 13-week cash model. A fractional CFO turns financial reporting into weekly calls.

Generic Finance, Not Ecommerce Finance

Most fractional CFO candidates come from SaaS or services. They have never modeled contribution margin by SKU, allocated COGS across DTC and Amazon, or set up inventory accounting that survives peak season. You need ecommerce financial leadership, not a SaaS playbook repackaged.

Ad Spend Decisions Made Without Unit Economics

Your growth team reports platform ROAS. Your blended CAC tells a different story. Without a fractional CFO running the unit economics, ad spend scales on numbers that do not reflect profitability or cash.

Fundraising or Exit With No One Driving the Process

You have a raise or an exit on the calendar and your financial statements are not investor-ready. Working capital is not normalized. EBITDA is unadjusted. A fractional CFO with ecommerce experience runs the process.

Founder Acting As The Default CFO / Finance Lead

You are spending hours a week on spreadsheets, financial forecasting, and investor questions because no one else can. A fractional CFO costs a fraction of full-time and buys back your calendar in 90 days.

You are spending hours a week reconciling spreadsheets, building forecasts, and answering investor questions because no one else on the team can. A fractional CFO costs a fraction of a full-time hire, and buys back the founder's calendar inside the first 90 days.

First interviews in 5 days. Risk-free model.

What a Real Fractional CFO Looks Like for an Ecommerce Brand

We do not place generalist CPAs or controllers who list strategic planning as one of ten responsibilities. We recruit fractional CFOs with real ecommerce experience across the work that decides whether you scale profitably: cash flow forecasting, financial modeling, channel P&L, and fundraising support.

Our network includes finance operators with track records at 7-, 8-, and 9-figure DTC and CPG ecommerce companies. They sit on top of bookkeeping and your CPA, fluent in inventory management, working capital, and the customer acquisition cost models DTC founders need to make ad spend calls.

First interviews in 5 days. Risk-free model.

Four archetypes. One fits the brand you are running.

Tell us your stage and what you actually need this hire to accomplish. We will rank the four archetypes by fit, and tell you why the top match is the right call before you take a single intro meeting.

Step 01

What stage is your brand?

Step 02

What does this hire need to accomplish?

Pick as many as apply. Most founders pick two or three.

Ranked by fit

4 archetypes • live

A ranking is a starting point, not a placement. Talk to us and we will pressure-test the fit against the specific brand you are running.

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How a Fractional CFO Sharpens Your Existing Team

We find fractional CFOs who do not replace your team.
They make bookkeeping, growth, and operations sharper because everyone is finally working off the same numbers.

Aligns With Bookkeeping & Your CPA

They turn bookkeeping output into financial reporting the team reads and uses. Month-end close becomes a decision meeting, not an admin task. Your CPA stops being the only voice on finance. The fractional CFO sits on top of the stack.

Owns Cash Flow, Forecasting & Planning

They own cash flow, financial forecasting, and the strategic planning calendar. A 13-week cash model gets built and maintained. Scenario planning runs against the next PO, the next raise, and the next promo.

Connects Finance To Growth & Operations

They close the gap between marketing, ops, and profitability. CAC and LTV get modeled honestly across channels. Ad spend gets pressure-tested against unit economics. Growth, ops, and finance teams finally work off the same metrics.

Our Fractional CFO Hiring Process

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1 Client Intake Call

We start with a structured intake to define the role before sourcing begins. That means getting specific about which fractional CFO you actually need: a hands-on operator running cash flow forecasting and channel P&L, a fundraising-focused CFO prepping for a raise, an exit-prep specialist normalizing working capital, or a part-time finance leader who scales with the business toward an eventual full-time CFO.

We map your current setup: what bookkeeping and your CPA already produce, where the reporting gaps are, which ecommerce platforms you run, and how financial decisions actually get made today. You define the financial objective. We build the hiring profile around it.

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2 First Interviews in 5 Days

Within five business days, we present pre-vetted fractional CFO candidates. Each profile is screened for what actually matters: ecommerce experience, cash flow management, financial modeling, fundraising readiness, and the ability to run unit economics across DTC, Shopify, and Amazon.

We prioritize operators who have built the finance function in-house at DTC and CPG brands, not generalist CPAs or SaaS retreads. You meet qualified talent fast. We hold the quality bar through the rest of the search.

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3 Weekly Refinement

Hiring a fractional CFO takes iteration. We provide a shared portal to track candidates, feedback, and interview stages in one place, and we run weekly alignment calls to recalibrate in real time.

Each week we tighten the profile based on what you learn in interviews. If you realize you need someone stronger on fundraising, deeper on inventory accounting, or with hands-on Amazon and Shopify experience, we adjust immediately. You focus on evaluating fit. We refine the search to lock in long-term retention.

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4 White-Glove Talent Solutions

We handle the operational lift: interview scheduling, structured reference checks, technical assessments tailored to your finance environment, and compensation benchmarking for fractional CFO roles at your stage and category.

We also build a customized engagement template and provide market guidance on monthly fees, hours per month, and scope so you stay competitive in a crowded fractional market. From first interview to signed agreement, we run the recruitment process end to end with precision.

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Why We Are The Preferred
Fractional CFO Recruitment Partner

Other Recruiting Firms / CFO Firms

  • CFO firms that sell you their own retainer instead of finding the right person.
  • Generalist CFOs from SaaS, real estate, or services with no DTC experience.
  • Candidates pulled from job boards or a single firm bench with no benchmark.
  • Recruiters who can not tell the difference between a controller and a fractional CFO.
  • Retained search models with upfront fees and no performance guarantee.

Constant Hire Fractional CFO Recruitment

  • Dedicated Shopify developers with years of experience on the platform.
  • Vetted for Liquid, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, and Shopify API proficiency.
  • Full-time hires who own your codebase and provide ongoing support.
  • Transparent contingent pricing, you pay nothing until you hire.
  • Expert Shopify developers with proven ecommerce solutions for DTC brands.

First interviews in 5 days. Risk-free model.

Why We Beat Traditional Recruitment Agencies

Hyper-Specialized Ecommerce Focus

We are not a generalist staffing agency placing CFOs across healthcare, manufacturing, and SaaS in the same week. We recruit exclusively for ecommerce and consumer brands. We know the difference between a SaaS-trained finance leader and a fractional CFO who can own DTC unit economics, inventory accounting, and channel-level P&L as one job. That specialization is why our placements stick.

We Are A Recruitment Agency

Search "fractional CFO for ecommerce" and every commercial result is a financial firm pitching its own retainer. We do not have one to push. The CFO we recommend is the right one for your brand, not the one we happen to staff. You hire them directly. You own the contract. We step out of the way.

Active Network of Fractional Operators

We have direct relationships with fractional CFOs across the US, including New York, Los Angeles, and fully remote, including passive candidates not on the market. Our network includes ex-Big-4 finance professionals, in-house finance leaders from DTC and CPG brands, and PE-backed CFOs going fractional. You get access to these operators before your competitors do.

Speed & Risk-Free Hiring

A hiring process built for the pace of an ecommerce business. Pre-vetted candidates in 5 days, on a contingent fee. No retainer. No upfront cost. No commitment until you make a hire that sticks. This is how you get a fractional CFO without signing a year-long contract with a CFO firm.

Learn About Our Hiring Process

First interviews in 5 days. Risk-free model.

What DTC Experts Are Saying About Us

Constant Hire successfully filled the role within 30 days, showcasing their efficiency. Their collaborative and understanding approach, coupled with good project management and clear communication, made them stand out. They delivered on time, meeting all expectations.
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Mike Tzavlas
Sr. Manager of Talent Acqusition, ARMRA
Gotta give a massive shoutout to Connor. He helped me find some incredible people to join our small/nimble DTC brand team.
If you're looking for a bad ass recruiter for roles like Head of Growth, Director of Performance Creative, Ops, he's your guy.
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Zack Stuck
CEO, Homestead
I absolutely love working with the hiring manager from the Constant hire team. The tone of their voice is like "I got this - you don't have to worry anymore."
Moiz Ali
CEO, Native
I was impressed by their professionalism and experience with hiring creative strategists
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Andrew Case
CEO, Surround Sound
The entire team truly cared about finding the right fit for our company, and they didn't stop until we were satisfied
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Randy Ginsburg
Founder, Third Wall Creative
I am very appreciative of the Constant Hire team for helping me land such a good opportunity and have nothing bad to say about the team. I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for the right fit for their team.

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Filterbuy

First interviews in 5 days. Risk-free model.

Specialized Fractional CFO Talent Solutions for Modern Consumer Brands

Most generalist recruitment agencies cast a wide net across healthcare, fintech, and ecommerce all at once. We do not. We work only inside ecommerce and consumer brands, placing fractional CFOs who understand the financial reality of modern DTC, CPG, and retail operators. From first cash flow forecast and inventory accounting setup to fundraising prep, exit readiness, and the part-time finance leadership that buys the founder back their calendar.

Whether you are a Shopify-native DTC brand, a multi-channel CPG operator selling on Amazon, or a startup preparing for a Series A, we find the fractional CFO your ecommerce business needs to make better financial decisions, optimize working capital, and grow without losing visibility. Based in New York, Los Angeles, or fully remote.
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Find the Fractional CFO
Your Ecommerce Brand Actually Needs

Work with a recruitment partner built for modern ecommerce. We run a structured process that puts a vetted fractional CFO in front of you in 5 days.

15-30 minutes •  No Obligation  •  First interviews in 5 days  •  Contingent model