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CAPABILITY · INTERIM CFO

Interim CFO for the 90-day gap.

When the seat is empty and the next twelve months matter. Putra & Co parachutes a senior partner into the CFO chair from day one — no ramp, no learning curve — stabilises the function across close, reporting, lender management and team leadership, and hands it off cleanly to your permanent hire.

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01 / What we actually do

6 plays under one capability.

Interim CFO is rarely one job. Engagements typically braid two or three sub-offers, led by the partner with the most relevant operating experience.

01

Day 1 seat stabilisation

Take over close, reporting, lender management, and team leadership from day one. No ramp. The seat is stable before the first board meeting under the new partner.

02

First-30-days forensic discovery

Written-up findings memo by end of week four: what is actually broken, what is silent, what is misreported. Covenant exposures, cash-flow surprises, hidden one-time items, integration debt — surfaced before the next board cycle, not after.

03

Lender & investor management

Keep the relationships running while the seat is in transition. Covenant tracking, weekly cash report to the lender if needed, investor cadence held.

04

Team triage

Identify which finance team members stay, which need development, which are wrong for the org. A clear list, ranked, with reasoning.

05

Permanent-hire spec & shortlist

Write the spec for the permanent CFO, run the interview shortlist, hand off transition memo. The hire is yours; the work to get there is ours.

06

M&A or financing in transition

If a deal is mid-process when we arrive, we keep it moving. Putra & Co M&A and capital partners back up the interim seat — same firm, same accountability.

02 / Where this work shows up

Industries we apply interim cfo inside.

All industries
Resources Oil & Gas Resources Mining Operating Professional Services Operating Agencies Operating Publishing Operating Construction
03 / Partners who lead this

Three operators, not associates.

The partner who takes your first call is the partner in the room. We don't sell what we haven't run.

Matt Putra
Practice lead MP

Matt Putra

Managing Partner, North America & Europe

Two-decade operator. 50+ DTC and CPG engagements including a dozen sell-side processes. Scaled brands through Shopify Plus, retail expansion, and inventory-led growth pressure tests. Leads the consumer practice and exit-prep across $20–$100M operating brands.
Sam Dillon
Senior partner SD

Sam Dillon

Managing Partner, APAC

Putra & Co APAC lead — Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore. Consumer-brand finance leadership across DTC, CPG, publishing and creative agencies. Sell-side processes, exit-prep and unit-economics rebuilds for operating brands across the region.
Sid Ahuja
Senior partner SA

Sid Ahuja

Senior Partner

Capital markets and M&A background. Multi-unit specialist — hotel groups, dental and medical DSOs, real-estate operating cos, professional services firms, construction platforms. Leads sell-side processes and roll-up sequencing where unit economics are the deal. RevPAR, same-store and unit-economics rebuilds.
Leandro D'Elia
Senior partner LD

Leandro D'Elia

Senior Partner

Capex-heavy finance background — joint-venture accounting, royalty modeling, working-capital cycles in commodity downturns. Latin America and North America. Leads resources (oil & gas, mining), consumer (CPG, DTC) and creative agencies in cyclical environments. Specializes in buy-side diligence and distressed-process M&A.
04 / Most Interim CFO clients also engage

What's braided with this work.

Capability

Fractional CFO

Embedded finance leadership, monthly.
Capability

M&A Advisory

Sell-side, buy-side, the messy in-between.
Capability

Exit Preparation

Get the house ready 18 months out.
05 / Common questions

FAQ.

How long is a typical interim CFO engagement?

90 days is the default. Some run 60, some run 180. Hard stop on day one of the engagement, not "until we figure it out." Knowing the end-date is what makes the work focused.

Can the interim CFO become permanent?

No — that is by design. Knowing the engagement ends keeps both sides focused on the handoff, not the perpetuation. We write the spec, run the shortlist, and hand off cleanly.

What happens in the first 30 days?

Day 1: seat stabilised — close calendar, lender contact list, board cadence, team check-in. Days 2–14: forensic discovery on the books, the team, the lender file. By day 28: written findings memo to the CEO and board covering what is broken, what is silent, and what to do about each item.

How does Putra & Co interim CFO compare to FLG Partners or B2B CFO?

Same boutique-advisory category. Where we differ: every interim partner has named operating experience in the client's sector, publishes industry-specific work, and is backed by the firm's M&A, exit-prep and diligence partners under one engagement letter. You hire the firm, not the roster.

What if the search for a permanent CFO takes longer than 90 days?

We extend by 30-day increments with a written renewal. We will tell you if extending is the wrong call — sometimes the right next move is a different shape of help, not more of the same.

Who leads interim CFO engagements?

A partner — typically the one with the most operating experience in your sector. Matt for consumer brands, Sid for hospitality / healthcare / construction / professional services, Leandro for resources and capital-intensive sectors, Sam for APAC mandates.

What does an interim CFO cost?

Engagement-priced based on intensity, not hourly. Most run $30K–$75K per 30 days for full-time interim work. Part-time interim mandates priced lower. No surprise invoices.

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