From Chaos to Clarity in 30 Days
I'm Greg Gernetzke. I give growing businesses real financial leadership — strategy, automation, and a back office that finally runs itself — without the cost of a full-time CFO. You work with me directly, not a rotating team.
A Simple Path to Financial Clarity
No long onboarding. No complex proposals. Three steps to a finance function that actually works — and you work with me at every one of them.
Discovery Call
A free 30-minute conversation where I get to know your business, your pain points, and whether I'm the right fit. No pressure, no commitment.
Diagnostic & Roadmap
I map your current financial workflows, find the quick wins, and build a 90-day plan to transform your back office with automation and strategic insight.
Ongoing Partnership
Monthly reporting, automated dashboards, strategic advisory, and AI-powered automations — delivered by me, so you can focus on running your business.
One Flexible Rate — You Stay in Control
No rigid retainers, no paying for capacity you're not using. We agree on scope up front, then you decide how much support you need — dial it up, dial it back, anytime. That flexibility is exactly what makes an hourly engagement the right fit for fractional work.
Fractional CFO — Hourly
We agree on scope up front — then you're in total control. Dial the engagement up when you need more, dial it back when you don't. No fixed monthly commitment, no paying for capacity you're not using.
- Fractional CFO & strategic advisory
- Financial modeling & FP&A
- Bookkeeping, close & reporting automation
- Turnaround, restructuring & interim leadership
Compass Desk
Always-on collections, payables, forecast, and close — in Slack. Without hiring a back office.
- Morning digest
- Four owned queues
- CPA and bookkeeper stay
- 30-day money-back
Compass Self-Serve Tools
Compass is my library of CFO-grade financial models — owner pay, cash flow, and pricing — built in Excel and Google Sheets to help you build your own finance back office.
Visit the Shop60-day money-back guarantee. If you don't see measurable improvement within 60 days, I'll refund your investment. No questions asked.
What Working Together Looks Like
Before Greg, I couldn't trust the numbers on my reports — which made it really hard to make decisions. He saved me so much time and solved the problems, but what I really appreciated was that he sat down and walked me through everything. I genuinely felt heard, and I actually learned how to manage those situations on my own going forward. If you're a business owner who can't trust your books and needs someone who won't just fix things but make sure you understand them too — Greg is your guy.
Greg brought financial clarity to our portfolio in weeks, not months. His AI-automated reporting cut our manual work in half and gave us visibility we never had before. The ROI was immediate.
We went from guessing our cash position to having a live dashboard with weekly forecasts. Greg's approach is practical — he builds systems that actually work for operators, not just accountants.
Greg helped us implement Restaurant365 and restructured our entire chart of accounts. Month-end close went from 3 weeks to 5 days. He's the real deal.
As Head of Finance, Greg built our entire financial infrastructure from scratch — Salesforce integration, Tableau analytics, board-ready presentations. He enabled over $1M in fundraising.
Built on Enterprise Experience.
Designed for Growing Businesses.
I'm Greg Gernetzke — a fractional CFO and finance transformation expert with 15+ years of experience at companies like Cardinal Health and Genpact, where I led FP&A, built analytics platforms, and delivered millions in cost savings.
Now I bring that enterprise-grade rigor to small and mid-sized businesses through Gernetzke & Associates. My approach combines traditional financial leadership with AI-powered automation — because you shouldn't need a Fortune 500 budget to have a Fortune 500 finance function.
You work with me — personally. The person who reads your numbers is the same one who picks up the phone. No junior hand-offs, no rotating account managers. That's the whole point of a fractional CFO.
Based in Columbus, Ohio. Serving clients nationwide.
Not Ready for a CFO? Start Here.
Compass is a library of CFO-grade financial models built for owners who aren't finance people. Each one runs in Excel or Google Sheets, comes with a walkthrough video, and answers one question you've been guessing at. If you can read your bank statement, you can run them. Each model is $99.
Let's build your finance function — together.
Book a free 30-minute call and we'll have an honest conversation about where your money's leaking and whether I'm the right person to help. No commitment, no script — just you and me.
Book your free consultation