Fireside chat & Networking I Discussing the Fractional CFO Opportunity
25,000–30,000 Indian businesses need strategic CFO leadership and most can’t afford a full-time hire.
That's a massive opportunity waiting to be tapped.
For CAs, Controllers, and finance leaders, this is no longer a side-hustle.
Join us in Bengaluru for an exclusive, in-person morning of candid conversations, practical insights and networking with fellow finance leaders.
Event details
📍 Location: Bengaluru
📅 Date: 28th Nov 2026
⏰ Time: 9:15 am–12:15 PM IST
🎟 Event fee: ₹2,199
We have two insightful fireside chats lined up
1. Fractional CFO Opportunity: Is this a business worth betting on?
How big is the Fractional CFO opportunity in India?
Who are the potential clients? What services do businesses actually pay for?
Retainers, project fees and realistic revenue and margins.
Is it more lucrative to build a CFO advisory firm or take a CFO role with equity in a high-growth startup?
How scalable is this model? AI's impact?
2. How do you Build & Scale a CFO practice?
Beyond your first client, how do you build a consistent pipeline of leads?
How do you win bigger clients and generate repeat business?
How do you define the scope of work when the CFO role can cover so many things?
Do you charge monthly retainers, project-based fees or a combination of both? What fee ranges are realistic?
Does every client need a senior CFO, or can a team deliver the work using a mix of full-time and part-time resources?
How do you maintain quality across multiple clients without being involved in everything yourself?
How do you build a team and grow beyond a founder-led practice?
Can the fractional model expand into CTO, CHRO and other CXO services?
Speakers
Sathya Pramod I Built an 80+ member advisory firm | Raised $1.1M to scale NorthBound Advisors | Former CFO, Tally
In 2017, Sathya quit as CFO of Tally and co-founded NorthBound Advisors, a Bengaluru-based consulting firm.
Focus? Early-stage and mid-sized businesses.
Today, the firm has quietly grown to 80+ professionals serving 100+ clients across CFO advisory, tax, transactions, due diligence, legal and compliance.
In 2025, they acquired Consark Advisory’s Tax Compliance & Advisory Division.
In January 2026, the firm raised $1.1 million (approximately ₹10 crore).
What you can learn: How do you build a sizeable CFO advisory business? Why raise capital, how do you scale through acquisitions? And where does AI fit into the future of CFO advisory?
CA Amit Tiwary: Raised $47.9M as CFO of Happilo | Now building ProCFO
In April 2024, Amit spotted a massive opportunity in the Virtual CFO market.
And he stepped down to launch ProCFO.
His ambition? Build a 500-member team of experienced finance professionals and scale a profitable CFO advisory business.
What can you learn? How big is the Virtual CFO opportunity? How do you win clients, build a team and scale a CFO practice? Leaving a high-growth startup CFO role to build his own business really worth it?
CA Sundar Sampath: CFO Partner, CFO Bridge & Co-Founder, CTO Bridge
After serving as Global CFO, Sundar joined CFO Bridge in 2022 as a Senior CFO Partner.
Today, he is part of a growing ecosystem that extends beyond CFO services into virtual CTO and CHRO leadership through CTO Bridge and CHRO Bridge.
What can you learn? How do you build and scale a fractional CFO practice? Can the model expand beyond finance into a much bigger virtual CXO opportunity?
Who should attend?
CA firm Partners/Founder looking to build a CFO services practice
Finance managers, Controllers & senior finance leaders exploring what's next / considering of working independently.
CAs looking to move beyond traditional practice.
Why attend?
Private, in-person roundtable (no conference-style presentations).
Learn from those who’ve built CFO businesses.
Exchange ideas with the right peers.
Discuss how to build and scale your own practice
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