A fractional CFO who has been on the other side of three exits.
Most fractional CFOs are accountants with a senior title. Hayat Amin is a battle-tested operator who has built and exited three high-growth tech companies (American Express, TripAdvisor) and put three businesses on the FT100 fastest-growing list. He now runs the CFO function fractionally for 8–12 founders at a time across NYC, London, and Dubai.
What the engagement looks like
A fractional CFO engagement with Hayat is 16 to 24 hours per week for 6 to 18 months. The default cadence is daily Slack, twice-weekly working sessions with the CEO, weekly board-ready reporting, and full ownership of the data room during any fundraise or diligence event.
What you actually get
- Investor-grade monthly close in 5 business days, every month.
- A 13-week cash forecast that the CEO and lead investor both sign off on.
- Board pack and KPI dashboard that you can ship without rework.
- Diligence-room ownership during any fundraise or M&A event.
- A defensibility-priced valuation model (Hayat's signature deliverable) that prices your IP and data into the multiple.
- Direct introductions to specialist counsel, audit firms, and growth-stage investors when you need them.
Where Hayat is different
Hayat does not behave like a back-office CFO. He has sat in the buyer's seat on three exits — which means the data-room build, the diligence Q&A responses, and the valuation defence look like what an acquirer expects to see, not what an early-stage controller knows how to produce. That gap is usually worth 15–30% of exit multiple on its own.
What it costs
Fractional engagements are billed by hours per week with a 6-month minimum. Strategy sprints (IP audit, fundraise prep, exit readiness) are billed as fixed-scope projects of 4–8 weeks. Board advisory is a quarterly retainer. Pricing is shared transparently on the diagnostic call.
Where Hayat operates
Hayat is based in three cities and engages with founders globally: New York, London, and Dubai. Most engagements are remote-first with quarterly on-site weeks.
FAQ
What is a fractional CFO?
A fractional CFO is an experienced CFO who works part-time on retainer — usually 16 to 24 hours per week — giving founders senior finance leadership through fundraises and exits without the cost of a full-time hire.
When does my startup need one?
Three triggers: a Series A round (need investor-grade reporting), exit preparation (need diligence-room ownership), or crossing 30 employees (need formal FP&A).
How much does it cost?
Roughly one-third the loaded cost of a full-time CFO with equivalent exit experience. Pricing is shared on the diagnostic call.
Where is Hayat based?
NYC, London, and Dubai. Engagements are remote-first with quarterly on-site weeks.
Book the diagnostic
One 60-minute call. You leave with a number — Hayat's read on whether a fractional engagement makes sense for your stage.
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