Strategic Finance Partner for CEOs
Revenue is climbing.
Cash flow isn't telling
the same story.
ACR Align Finance is the senior finance partner CEOs bring in when sales are growing but visibility, forecasting, and the discipline behind the numbers can't keep up. We turn reactive finance into a function leadership can actually rely on.
01 — Approach
The gap between sales and finance is where growth gets stuck.
Most growing businesses run sales and finance as two separate worlds. Sales tracks pipeline and activity. Finance tracks budgets and reports. Neither side has the full picture, and the CEO is left in the middle making decisions on incomplete information.
ACR Align Finance connects the two. We bring visibility into where the cash is, build the metrics that link sales activity to financial outcomes, and give leadership one clear view of how the business is actually performing.
The goal isn't more reports. It's the kind of clarity that lets you run the business from the front, not from behind.
02 — Services
How we close the gap.
Cash flow you can actually see
Visibility into where the money is, where it's going, and what the months ahead look like. Cash stops being something you react to and starts being something you can plan around.
Sales and finance, finally connected
We build the metrics that tie sales activity to financial outcomes. The budget isn't a guess. The forecast isn't a hope. Pipeline finally translates into something the numbers can confirm.
Forecasting that holds up under pressure
Forward-looking models and scenario planning that give leadership confidence in what's coming, and a real plan for what to do when the business doesn't follow the script.
A finance function built around your business
Reporting, structure, and rhythms tailored to how your business actually operates. Not a template borrowed from someone else's company, and not a junior trying to figure it out for the first time.
What sets us apart
Most fractional CFOs sell packages.
We build partnerships.
Senior, hands-on leadership
Every engagement is led directly. No juniors, no handoffs, no templated outputs. Just experienced finance leadership working alongside you.
Tailored, not templated
We don't sell three boxed packages. Every engagement is shaped around your business: its stage, its operations, and the questions leadership actually needs answered.
Engagements that fit the work
Project-based builds. Monthly fractional CFO retainers. Advisory coaching for in-house finance leaders. We meet the work where it is, not where a brochure says it should be.
Depth that compounds
More than a decade across banking, operations, and strategic finance, paired with a continuous practice of sharpening the craft. The work evolves; so do we.
03 — About
The finance partner CEOs bring in when growth gets serious.
ACR Align Finance was founded by Claudia Machado, with more than a decade of experience across banking, operations, and strategic finance.
She started ACR Align Finance after seeing the same pattern across growing businesses: sales climbing, complexity rising, and CEOs forced to make major decisions without the financial clarity to back them up. Most small businesses don't need a full-time CFO yet. They need the thinking of one.
That's what ACR Align Finance provides. A senior finance partner who works directly with you, builds around your business instead of forcing it into a template, and connects the sales side of your operation to the financial side. The result is one clear view of how the business is actually performing.
The work behind the work
The frameworks evolve.
So do we.
Strong financial leadership doesn't stand still. The standards shift, the tools improve, and the businesses we serve grow more complex every year. ACR Align Finance is built on a personal practice of continuous study: ongoing education, current frameworks, and the discipline of staying sharp.
Not as a credential to display, but as a commitment to the clients who rely on the work. Every hour invested in the craft is an hour returned to the businesses we serve.
04 — Process
A clear path to financial control.
Discovery
We walk through your current state. Financials, operations, reporting, and the questions leadership can't yet answer with confidence.
Diagnosis
We identify the gaps between where your finance function is and where it needs to be to support the next stage of growth.
Build
We design and implement the systems, models, and reporting cadences that turn financial data into operational clarity.
Partner
We stay engaged as the senior finance partner alongside your leadership team, bringing the discipline, visibility, and judgment of a CFO without forcing you into a box.
05 — FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Where do we begin?+
Every engagement starts with a discovery conversation. A focused session to understand your business, your current financial operations, and the questions leadership needs answered. From there, we outline what building real financial control could look like for you.
What does an engagement typically cost?+
Engagements are scoped based on the complexity of your business and the depth of support needed. Most clients work with us on a monthly fractional CFO retainer, with optional project-based work for specific builds. Pricing is shared after our initial consultation.
How long does an engagement last?+
Most retainer engagements run six to twelve months minimum. Building real financial structure takes time, and our work is designed to leave your business in a stronger position long after the engagement ends.
Who do you typically work with?+
CEOs of established businesses generating $1M to $20M in revenue who have outgrown their current financial setup. Most don't have a CFO yet, and bookkeeping isn't enough on its own. Some have an in-house finance leader who benefits from senior coaching and partnership. Most of the time, we're the senior finance presence the business has been missing.
Do you work remotely or in person?+
Engagements are primarily remote, with on-site visits available when the work calls for it. We work alongside your existing team across leadership, operations, and accounting, wherever they are.
06 — Contact
Let's build financial clarity in your business.
If your business has reached a point where finance needs to become more structured, more visible, and more strategic, this is where we start.