Virtual & Outsourced CFO Services

For growing businesses that need senior financial leadership without the full-time cost.

Trusted CFO Advisory on the Gold Coast

Cordner Advisory provides virtual and outsourced CFO services to Gold Coast businesses that have outgrown basic bookkeeping but aren't ready, or don't need, a full-time finance director. You get senior financial thinking applied directly to your business, without the $200k salary.

Our SmarterCFO team works alongside your existing team to build financial clarity, tighten cash flow, sharpen reporting and make sure you're making decisions based on numbers you can actually trust. Whether you need us for a few hours a month or a few days a week, we scale to fit.

We've been doing this since 2012. We know what a growing Gold Coast business needs from a finance function at every stage, and we know what it costs when that function is missing.

Our Virtual CFO Services

We can help you with…

Forecasting, monitoring and managing cash flow so you always know what's coming, what's going out, and where the gaps are before they become problems.
Monthly management reports that actually tell you something, profit drivers, cost trends, KPIs and variance analysis presented in plain language.
Building and maintaining budgets and rolling forecasts that keep your business on track and give you a real picture of where you're headed.
Regular structured reviews of your financials with a senior advisor in the room, asking the hard questions and helping you act on the answers.
Connecting your financial position to your business goals, whether that's growth, acquisition, a capital raise or planning for an eventual exit.

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Reviewing and upgrading your accounting systems, software stack and financial processes so your team spends less time on admin and more on what matters.
Managing and mentoring your internal bookkeeper or accounts team, providing senior oversight without replacing the people already doing good work.
Preparing financials, models and documentation for bank finance, investor presentations or grant applications, and making sure the numbers stack up.
Understanding your true cost of sale, identifying margin leakage and stress-testing your pricing, so growth actually improves your bottom line.
Clear, credible financial reporting for boards, investors or business partners, structured to answer the questions they're actually asking.

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Support at Every Stage of Your Business

Gold Coast businesses at every stage work with Cordner Advisory's SmarterCFO team to build financial clarity, improve decision-making and keep growth on track.

If you're starting a business, we can help with systems setup, software selection, cash flow modelling and the financial reporting foundations that make everything easier as you grow.
As your business grows, we support you with cash flow forecasting, budget management, margin analysis, finance team oversight and the reporting you need to make faster, better decisions.
For established businesses, we provide strategic financial leadership to improve performance, tighten reporting and give you the CFO-level input your business has outgrown doing without.
When you're ready to exit, we get your financials exit-ready, clean books, defensible numbers and reporting that stands up to due diligence and supports the best outcome at settlement.

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Your Smarter CFO Team

Jason Cordner

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Jarrad Young

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Common Virtual CFO Questions

A virtual CFO provides the financial leadership and strategic oversight that a full-time CFO would, without the full-time cost or commitment. That includes cash flow management, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and advising on decisions that have financial consequences.
Talk to us about what that looks like in practice for your business.
Your bookkeeper records what happened. Your accountant files the compliance work. A virtual CFO looks forward, not backward, helping you understand what your numbers mean, where the business is headed and what decisions you should be making now.
Most growing businesses need CFO-level thinking before they can justify a full-time hire. If you're making decisions without reliable financial data, struggling to forecast cash flow, or finding that your accountant handles compliance but nobody's looking at the bigger picture, those are the signs.
Faster than you'd expect. We start with a structured onboarding process covering your financials, systems, team and goals, most clients have us operating at full capacity within the first month. The fact that we work across a range of industries means we're not starting from scratch on the fundamentals.
Get in touch and we'll walk you through how it works.
It depends on the size and complexity of your business, but most engagements sit between 4 and 20 hours a month. Some businesses need us across a few focused days each month, others just need a senior set of eyes on the numbers and a monthly strategy call. We scope it to what you actually need, not a fixed package.