Growing numbers of experienced chief financial officers are abandoning the corporate grind to take freelance roles for multiple clients—whether in parallel or on a serial basis.
“The demand for [freelance] professional CFOs has approximately doubled” in recent years, says Eusebi Llensa, co-founder and CEO of Outvise, a Barcelona-based marketplace for high-end independent contractors.
Indie CFOs come in two flavors. Both enjoy growing popularity. And both differ from old school consultants because they become trusted members of company teams rather than serving as outside advisers.