Fractional CFO Services · Chicago

Most businesses this size can’t justify a full-time CFO. They can justify ours.

Madison West Partners is a fractional CFO for owner-operated businesses — the financial controls, reporting, and standing rhythm a CFO would run, delivered part-time and built to fit how you already operate.

Private PracticeFire & Life SafetyCommercial Building TradesAuto & Fleet RepairWholesale & RetailRestaurants & Hospitality
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The Role, Not the Title

What a Fractional CFO From MWP Actually Does

You don’t need someone in the building five days a week. You need someone who knows where the money is made, where it slips away, and who is accountable when the numbers don’t add up. That’s the job, and it breaks down into three parts.

01

Governance & Operational Design

The decision rights, controls, and accountability structures that keep the numbers honest as the business grows — so problems get caught before they become a pattern.

02

Financial Data Infrastructure

We connect the systems you already run into financials you can actually trust, so every report that follows is built on real numbers, not best guesses.

03

Reporting Operations

A closed set of numbers, on a fixed rhythm, in a report built for a decision — not a file an accountant hands you once a year.

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Industries

We Act as Fractional CFO in Six Industries, and We Learn Each One Deeply.

Private PracticeDental Clinics · Med Spas · Clinician-Owned Practice

You shouldn't have to guess which providers, treatments, or memberships drive profit. We connect your practice software to your financials so you can see where money is made, where it slips away, and what deserves more attention.

See How We Work in Private Practice

Fire & Life SafetyFire Protection · Sprinkler · Alarm · Extinguisher Companies

Recurring revenue only works if inspections happen, deficiencies get quoted, and contracts stay profitable. We help you track renewals, service work, and contract performance so recurring revenue actually stays recurring.

See How We Work in Fire & Life Safety

Commercial Building TradesMechanical & HVAC-R Service · Overhead Doors & Docks

Your business runs on technicians, trucks, and service agreements. We show which customers, contracts, and crews generate the best returns—and where billable time or margin gets lost.

See How We Work in Commercial Building Trades

Auto & Fleet RepairIndependent Shops · Fleet Maintenance

Every week you're buying parts, scheduling bays, and managing labor. We turn that activity into clear financial reporting so pricing, staffing, and purchasing decisions are based on real performance—not instinct.

See How We Work in Auto & Fleet Repair

Wholesale & RetailIndependent Retail · Specialty Shops · Small Distributors

Most of your cash is sitting on the shelves. We connect your POS and inventory to your financials so you can see which categories actually earn their space — and what a second location would really take.

See How We Work in Wholesale & Retail

Restaurants & HospitalityFull-Service Restaurants · Multi-Location Groups

Thin margins leave no room for numbers you can't trust. We connect your POS, inventory, and scheduling systems into weekly prime cost and location-level reporting you can actually run the business on.

See How We Work in Restaurants & Hospitality
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It doesn’t end with a deck. It ends with a system.

PE Operating Partners & Portfolio Company CFOs

Backed by a Sponsor? We Speak That Language Too.

The same three pillars, built for a 100-day plan, board reporting, and diligence readiness — not just owner-operator visibility.

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Work With Us

We Take a Small Number of Fractional CFO Engagements at a Time.

Every engagement starts with a Read — a short, fixed-fee diagnostic that tells you plainly what’s broken and what it’s costing you. If it’s a fit, that becomes an ongoing CFO relationship. If it isn’t, you keep the memo. If it doesn’t turn up findings worth more than the fee, you don’t pay for it.