What I do

Three service lines, bundled into one relationship: finance operations, grants, and automation. Pricing is shown in ranges and scoped to your size and complexity. Grant work is always a flat fee, never a percentage of the award.

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The Financial Operations Assessment

A flat $750–$1,500, about two weeks. I review your books, cash flow, compliance, and the places automation would pay off, then hand you a written roadmap you keep whether or not we work together after that.

If you start a retainer within 30 days, the assessment fee is credited toward your first month.

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Finance Operations

Fractional finance for organizations that cannot justify a full-time team. I bring nine-plus years in financial operations, a $30M+ prior budget, and hands-on reconciliation experience, including resolving a $300K trial-balance-to-bank discrepancy.

Starter

$600–$900 / mo

Sole proprietors and micro-orgs that need clean, current books.

  • Monthly bookkeeping and categorization
  • Bank and credit-card reconciliation
  • Monthly close and a one-page summary

Growth

$1,200–$1,800 / mo

Established teams with payroll, AR/AP, or multiple funds.

  • Everything in Starter
  • AR/AP oversight and deeper monthly reporting
  • Cash-flow tracking, budget vs. actual, monthly review call

Fractional CFO

$2,500–$4,000 / mo

Organizations at a growth or funding inflection point.

  • Everything in Growth
  • Forecasting, financial modeling, KPI dashboards
  • Capital and lender readiness, board or owner presentations

Grants

The rarest part of what I do. I manage $15M+ in active federal and state grants and work in Uniform Guidance daily. A narrative writer alone is not enough. I build the compliant budget, structure the fund accounting, and manage the award after you win it. Always a flat fee, never a percentage.

Readiness & Strategy

$500–$1,000 flat

Orgs unsure whether they are grant-ready or which funders to pursue.

  • Funder-fit and readiness review
  • Prioritized funder shortlist with deadlines
  • Go or no-go recommendation

Full Application Package

$1,500–$4,000 per application

Orgs with a specific grant to pursue who need it built right.

  • Narrative development
  • Compliant budget and budget justification
  • Required attachments and submission support

Post-Award Management

$750–$2,000 / mo

Orgs that have won funding and must stay compliant.

  • Fiscal monitoring against award terms
  • Drawdowns, financial reporting, subaward oversight
  • Uniform Guidance compliance and funder communication

Compliance / Audit-Readiness

$1,500–$5,000 flat

Orgs facing an audit, a monitoring visit, or a new federal award.

  • Compliance review against Uniform Guidance and award terms
  • Fund-accounting structure review and gap identification
  • Audit-ready documentation and a remediation checklist

Automation & Systems

Automation built on top of correct books and compliant processes. I map the manual steps that eat your week, then build the workflow that removes them, one workflow at a time so you see the time it gives back before committing to the next.

Workflow build

$2,500–$7,500 per workflow

Teams drowning in repetitive manual work.

  • Discovery of the current manual process
  • Design, build, and testing in Make, Power Automate, or Zapier
  • Documentation and a training handoff

Tool selection & setup

$750–$2,500 flat

Orgs choosing or standing up a core tool.

  • Needs assessment and tool recommendation
  • Configuration and initial setup (QuickBooks, Airtable, and more)
  • Setup documentation and a brief orientation

Automation support

$500–$1,500 / mo (optional)

Clients running automations that need monitoring and fixes.

  • Ongoing monitoring and maintenance
  • Error handling and minor enhancements
  • Monthly status note

Workshops and one-off help

Group training runs $500–$1,500 per session, or $50–$200 per seat. Hourly consulting ($150–$200/hr) is available when scope is genuinely undefined, though a fixed-scope package is almost always the better deal for both of us.

Prefer to start on your own?

Accounts Slayable is my self-serve product line: finance templates and tools for freelancers and very small teams, from $19. It is the low-commitment way in, and it ladders up to the consulting here when you outgrow it.

Not sure where to start?

Most clients begin with a Financial Operations Assessment: a flat-fee, two-week review of your books, cash flow, compliance, and the places automation would pay off. You keep the written roadmap whether or not we work together after that.

Start with an Assessment