Outsourced CFO

Outsourced CFO, which trades as OCFO, is a financial management firm that helps growing, founder-led companies build a finance function through CFO services, cloud accounting, automation, and finance talent solutions. Louw Barnardt and Dana Pretorius founded the firm in 2013 after working together in the audit and finance industry, starting at the Bandwidth Barn incubator with two desk spaces. The company states it has since grown to well over 100 professionals who have served more than 1,300 organizations and helped entrepreneurs in over 34 countries raise hundreds of millions in seed and growth finance. Its CFO Services provide a senior finance expert for an agreed number of hours per month, while its Cloud Accounting offering delivers outsourced bookkeeping and management reporting in tiered Lite, Intermediate, and Advanced packages scaled by transaction volume and reporting cadence. Automation Services focus on implementing and integrating cloud systems, and Talent Solutions supply interim and permanent finance staff, from interim CFOs and controllers to bookkeepers and payroll clerks, for transitions, audits, and special projects. The firm reports in-depth experience with high-growth companies in sectors including software and SaaS, medical technology and healthcare, manufacturing and e-commerce, professional services, financial services and fintech, and green energy. Leadership members hold chartered accountant CA(SA) designations, and US operations are led by Jeffrey Glick, CPA. The firm maintains offices in New York at 260 Madison Avenue, Cape Town, and London.