A Director and Controller seat, without the full-time salary line.
Fractional senior finance leadership focused on day-to-day operational excellence. Manages budgeting, forecasting, accounting team leadership, compliance, financial analysis, and board collaboration for nonprofits that need the seat filled without a permanent hire.
Steady, senior, and squarely inside the operation.
The Director runs the finance operation the way you would run it if you had the seniority in-house: monthly close on the calendar, board packet a week early, accounting staff coached and supervised, compliance filed on time. Distinct from the CFO practice by scope: operational excellence, not strategic narrative.
Ideal for
Nonprofits that need to strengthen financial systems and operations without carrying a full-time Director or Controller on payroll.
What the seat produces.
Financial operations
Reporting and month-end management the executive team can trust.
Team leadership
Accounting staff hired, trained, and supervised alongside the seat.
Compliance
Nonprofit accounting standards and tax regulations kept current.
Financial policy
Internal controls and written policy that survive personnel change.
Statements & analysis
Comprehensive financial statements with the analysis behind them.
Executive collaboration
Planning partnership with the ED, CFO, and board.
Related services.
Financial Operations & Reporting
Day-to-day management of budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and cash flow.
See Financial Operations & ReportingInterim & Transitional Support
Short-term senior finance coverage during transitions and vacancies.
See Interim & Transitional SupportSix named nonprofit leaders on the work.
Each proposal is paired with the specific engagement outcome it followed, so you can see the shape of the work, not just the sentiment.
Marjorie's calm confidence and friendly demeanor provided us with stability during our transition.
Seamless interim Director of Accounting coverage during permanent recruitment. Month-end closes continued without a missed cycle.
Their expertise, efficiency, and calm command of the work immediately gave our staff and board confidence.
Crisis-period finance leadership through complex audit preparation. Day-to-day operations covered without disruption.
Their optimization of our NetSuite environment has significantly enhanced our reporting capabilities.
NetSuite reconfiguration and executive-team financial literacy uplift during a leadership transition.
One Abacus' outside viewpoint and collaboration allowed us to create a more effective budgeting system.
New budgeting system and cash-forecasting cadence delivered and adopted by the finance team.
They quickly mobilized a talented group of professionals who handled everything with expertise and ease.
Day-to-day accounting and audit preparation carried through a critical grants-heavy period.
Their expertise was instrumental as we rebuilt our financial operations from the ground up.
Financial-operations reconstruction alongside an organizational restructuring.