Fractional CFO Services · GovCon · Cyber · DoD

Fractional and interim CFOs, matched to your stage.

Sync CFO gives GovCon, Cyber, and DoD businesses senior financial leadership on a fractional basis—part-time, embedded, and matched to your stage. Plus interim CFOs and full-time CFO search when you need them—without the cost of a full-time hire.

Part-time, embedded

A senior CFO in the seat one to a few days a week—not a full-time salary.

Matched to the need

We map your situation to the right operator, not the next available name.

Experienced operators

Senior CFOs who have run finance through GovCon complexity.

Scale up or down

Fractional now; interim or full-time search when the need changes.

Built for deal-makers & operators
PE-backed & founder-led $5M–$600M revenue range 75–3,000 FTEs GovCon · Cyber · DoD focus
When to call us

The situations where a CFO gap starts costing you.

Most engagements start in one of these six. The longer each goes unaddressed, the more it costs.

01

A CFO brought in too late

Reporting has broken down and windows have been missed. An interim operator moves the business out of clean-up mode and back to a reliable close.

02

A CFO brought in too early

A full-time hire made ahead of the ROI adds fixed executive cost and the wrong profile for the stage. A fractional seat gives you the judgment without the overhead.

03

A transaction or transition

An acquisition, recap, or sudden departure demands diligence, integration, and reporting your current finance team isn't structured to carry alone.

04

A search that needs runway

You've started a permanent CFO search, but a strong hire takes months. An interim leader buys that time without losing ground—or the quarter.

05

The deal outgrows the CFO

The mandate has moved past the current roster's capability, but role sensitivity keeps the seat unchanged. We fill the gap without the politics.

06

Specialized GovCon complexity

DCAA compliance, indirect rates, and contract expansion require expertise no one on the bench has. We bring operators who have solved it before.

Finance leadership, fit to your needs.

From the C-suite to specialized functional leadership, we place senior finance operators across the breadth of the function.

Interim

CFO

Interim

Controller

Interim

VP Finance

Interim

Head of FP&A

Specialized

GovCon Operator

Specialized

DCAA / Compliance Lead

Interim

Director of Accounting

Transaction

Integration & Diligence Lead

We also place fractional and project-based operators for engagement-specific needs—scoped as a consulting engagement when that's the better fit.

Four deployment models, matched to the moment.

Fractional CFO

For early scale and founder-led businesses. Cost discipline, infrastructure build, and senior judgment without the full-time overhead—a capability bridge while the right long-term profile clarifies.

Interim CFO

A full-seat executive operator deployed immediately to stabilize the business, restore reporting integrity, and bridge transitions—with transaction readiness, cleanup, and a clean handoff.

Full-Time CFO Search

Exit-aligned, investor-ready leadership sourced through a pre-vetted network with a value creation lens—so the permanent hire fits the strategy, the stage, and the outcome.

Specialized Operators

GovCon-specific complexity handled by senior operators: contracts, compliance, scale, and DCAA-ready systems—from people who have run these businesses.

Why Sync CFO

Executive-level expertise, without the overhead.

01

Direct access to senior finance operators

  • CFOs who have scaled GovCon, Cyber, and DoD businesses through complexity
  • A curated bench built over years of deal and operating engagements
  • Profiles matched to your scope, situation, and budget—not the next available name
02

Fast to start, flexible to scale

  • A short-list of matched operators, not a months-long search
  • A flexible model—start, scale, or step down as the need changes
  • No fixed executive cost committed before the ROI exists
03

Led and overseen by the practice

  • Practice-led scoping at the start of every engagement
  • Steve Radanovic and the team stay involved through delivery
  • Regular check-ins so the work stays on plan and on time
04

Aligned to value creation

  • Every engagement framed around enterprise value and exit readiness
  • Senior expertise at a fraction of a full-time seat
  • Operators who own outcomes, not just hold the seat

Senior operators, involved through delivery.

Scott Engler
Founder & CEO

Former Gartner CFO practice leader and former True Search Partner. Focused on alignment and value creation across the CFO lifecycle—from diagnosis through deployment.

Steve Radanovic
CFO Practice Leader

27-year veteran GovCon CFO. Expert in scaling, compliance, and transactions—has built and run finance organizations through the complexity that defines federal contractors.

Get introduced

Tell us where you need a CFO.

Share a few details and we'll respond the same business day. Every conversation is confidential, with no obligation.

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A senior member of the practice will follow up the same business day to set up a short scoping call. Everything you shared stays confidential.

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Scott Engler
Founder & CEO
Steve Radanovic
CFO Practice Leader

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What happens next

1

We respond the same business day

A senior member of the practice follows up to schedule a short call.

2

A focused scoping call

We map your situation, stage, and the ideal operator profile.

3

Matched operators

A curated short-list of finance leaders matched to your scope, ready to talk.

FAQ

Common questions, answered.

What is a Fractional CFO?

A Fractional CFO is an embedded operating partner, deployed part-time to build scalable capability without full-time overhead—upgrading systems, forecasting, and operating rhythm while staying flexible as the business scales.

How is a Fractional CFO different from an Interim CFO?

A Fractional CFO is embedded part-time to build capability while preserving capital flexibility. An Interim CFO is a full-seat operator deployed immediately to stabilize the business and bridge leadership transitions until a permanent hire is made.

When should a company hire a Fractional CFO instead of a full-time CFO?

In early scale or founder-led growth, when strategy is still clarifying or capital discipline matters. A full-time CFO hired too early adds fixed executive cost before the ROI exists—and risks the wrong profile for the stage, compressing EBITDA and runway.

Does Sync CFO specialize in government contracting?

Yes. Sync CFO is focused on GovCon, Cyber, and DoD businesses, with specialized operators experienced in federal contracts, DCAA compliance, indirect cost pools, and the scale dynamics specific to government contractors.

Quick answer

Sync CFO provides fractional CFO services—senior financial leadership on a part-time, embedded basis—plus interim CFO and CFO search, for GovCon, Cyber, DoD, and PE-backed companies. Senior operators matched to your stage, without the cost of a full-time hire.