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Your CFO just left. We're in the seat by this week.

When your CFO quits, goes on leave, or a crisis hits, you can't wait weeks for a search. 911 CFO drops a senior, battle-tested CFO into your business right away, to steady the numbers, calm the board, and keep decisions moving. Any company, anywhere, any time.

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Typically engaged within days, not weeks.
$225/hr
Senior CFO · billed hourly · no long-term lock-in
✓ A senior CFO, not a junior stand-in
✓ The full Aura finance team behind them
✓ Pay only for the hours you use
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When to call

If any of these just happened, call us today

Your CFO or head of finance just resigned
A medical or parental leave with no cover
A month-end close that failed or is slipping
A cash crunch or a sudden runway scare
A raise, audit, or board meeting with no one to run it
Diligence or a deal that can't wait for a hire
What you get

A senior CFO leading the function, from day one

A senior CFO in the seat, owning the numbers
Reporting, cash and forecasting under control
Board and investor communications handled
The full Aura team behind them, bookkeeping to analysis
Clear hourly billing, scale up in the crunch, down as it stabilizes
A clean handover to your permanent hire when you're ready
Who steps in

Senior CFOs, backed by a full finance firm

You're not getting a lone contractor off a marketplace. A senior CFO from the Aura bench steps into the seat, with the whole finance team behind them.

ZM

Zoya Mirza, CPA

Founder & Portfolio CFO

Steps into the CFO seat to steady cash, reporting and board comms from day one.

MS

Mathi Selva, MBA

Partner

Brings operator judgement to the crisis and maps the path back to stable.

JA

Jacques Amzallag

Partner

Owns the engagement and makes sure nothing slips while the interim CFO takes hold.

And behind every interim CFO: the full Aura team, bookkeeping, reporting and analysis, so the whole function keeps running, not just the top of it.

How it works

From crisis to steady in four moves

1

Call us

Tell us what broke and how urgent it is. We triage the same day.

2

Matched in days

We place the right senior CFO for your stage and situation, fast.

3

In the seat

They take ownership of reporting, cash and board comms immediately.

4

Steady, then hand off

We stabilize the function and, when you're ready, transition cleanly to your next full-time CFO, or run that search for you.

Powered by Aura Startup Partners

A firm behind the seat, not a lone contractor

911 CFO is the emergency arm of Aura Startup Partners, a finance firm that builds and runs finance functions for founders every day. When you call, you get a senior CFO with a whole team behind them, and a clean handover when the crisis passes.

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Senior CFOs onlyNo junior stand-ins. The person in the seat has run the finance function before.
Same-day triageCall us and we assess the situation the same day, then move fast to place the right CFO.
ConfidentialA CFO exit or cash crunch is sensitive. Every engagement is handled discreetly.
No lock-inBilled hourly, no retainer. Scale down or hand off the moment you're steady.
Pricing

Simple, hourly, no lock-in

$225 / hour

Senior CFO leadership, billed by the hour. No retainer, no long-term contract. Use exactly what the crisis needs and dial it down as things calm.

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Need a permanent CFO too?

Many 911 CFO clients ask us to run the full-time search in parallel, so the interim CFO hands off to the right permanent hire. That's what CFO Recruitment does.

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FAQ

Straight answers

How fast can you actually start?

We triage the same day and aim to have a senior CFO engaged within days, not the weeks a full search would take.

Who is the CFO you put in the seat?

A senior finance leader from the Aura bench who has run the function before, backed by our full team. No junior stand-ins.

How much does it cost?

$225 per hour for senior CFO leadership. Billed hourly, no retainer and no long-term contract.

What if it isn't the right fit?

Because it's hourly with no lock-in, you're never stuck. If the match isn't right we'll re-match, and you only pay for the hours used.

Is it confidential?

Always. CFO departures and cash crises are sensitive, and we handle every engagement discreetly.

Do you also find a permanent CFO?

Yes, through CFO Recruitment we can run the full-time search in parallel and hand off cleanly to your new hire.

What size and stage do you work with?

Startups through scale-ups, any company that needs senior finance leadership in the seat, fast.

Your numbers can't wait.
Neither should you.

Get a senior CFO in the seat this week.

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