Who requires a CFO Service?
We support companies when they need more than just accounting and reporting - but real financial control, reliability and a CFO-level sparring partner.
Our clients are Managing Directors, Founders, Owners and Entrepreneurs who pursue ambitious goals - but have no time for financial uncertainty.
1) Growth-oriented SMBs
Your business is developing. Your numbers? Not always accordingly.
SMBs that want to grow often face the same questions and problems:
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How secure will our liquidity be in 6 or 12 months?
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How do I get reliable figures from my system?
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How do I know which customers or products are really profitable?
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I need someone who reads my figures, and is not just booking them.
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I have too many issues - and no one is looking after the Financials.
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Decisions are based on gut feeling instead of facts.
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No overview of costs, margins, liquidity.
We help you to organize complexity, enable well-founded decisions and raise Finance to a new level - without a permanent CFO position.
2) StartUps from Series A/B
You have capital. Now you need control.
Start-ups after Series A or B are often faced with the challenge of scaling professionally:
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How do we keep runway and burn rate under control?
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How do I set up reliable reportings?
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How do I plan realistically - for investors and internally?
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We're growing, but our structures can't keep up.
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I don't know how to create a captable or a proper business plan.
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Investor pressure, but no forecast and no CFO.
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Unclear cost structure and inefficient spend management.
We support StartUps as external CFO - with StartUp experience, structural understanding and the necessary pragmatism.
3) Private Equity Investors & Portfolio Companies
You're buying opportunities. Now you need financial guidance.
In the investment phase, portfolio companies often need support in order to be managed more professionally and to make performance visible:
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How do we create transparency in numbers, liquidity and forecasts?
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How do we prepare the company properly for the next phase or exit?
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How do we ensure that financial management is not overwhelmed by day-to-day operations?
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The bank or investors want reports that I can't deliver.
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There is a lack of expertise for a professional exchange and there's no basis for control.
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No PE-adequate reporting.
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Bank discussions, covenants and KPIs are uncharted territory.
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No sparring partner for financial strategy issues.
We bring in CFO expertise where it is needed - project-based or ongoing. Quick to deploy, strong in implementation, experienced in PE.
Our promise as your external CFO
Growth & Scaling
You are growing - but your financial structure is not.
We professionalize your financial planning, set up reliable controlling systems and create a basis for decision-making so that your growth does not become a risk - but remains scalable and plannable.
Fill vacancy
Your CFO is gone but the deliverables remain?
We step in at short notice and keep your Finance department running. From day-to-day business to month-end closing and strategy - with full responsibility and a clear view of the essentials.
Financing preparation
You need capital, but how do you convince investors?
We prepare your documents for financing, sharpen your business model, key figures and plans - and support you in discussions with investors.
Restructuring
You are struggling with margins, liquidity or control - what next?
We bring order to your figures, identify bottlenecks and work with you to develop a realistic restructuring plan - always with a clear focus on liquidity and profitability.
Transition - Succession & Acquisition
You have taken over - but do you have control and overview?
Whether succession or acquisition, we accompany the commercial integration with a pragmatic financial structure, cash management, KPI setup and a calm mind for smart decisions.
Investment decision
An acquisition or project is imminent - but does it pay off?
We provide a well-founded investment calculation and scenario analysis, examine opportunities and risks - and ensure that you can make your decision with facts and clarity.
Exit preparation
An exit is approaching - but the numbers are not yet ready.
We make your company reporting and investor-ready, we bring clean structures, KPI logic and transparency to the books - so that your exit doesn't fail due to bad preparation.
👉 Sounds familiar? Then let us talk.
Companies that already have entrusted
DJ Ventures with their Finances
About DJ Ventures
Damir Jakirlic, CFA
Damir is a CFA charter holder and has been working in Corporate Finance for more than 10 years and has a long track record as a Finance Executive of StartUps as well as mid-market industry leaders.
He has extensive experience advising StartUps such as Delivery Hero and HelloFresh on their journey to becoming multi-billion companies and well-known Private Equity funds such as HIG and Triton on their multi-million deals. He's built his operational skills as a Founder, the Head of Finance of today's unicorn Forto and CFO of a german industry leader.
Damir founded DJ Ventures to pursue his passion for people and numbers and to help a broader client base achieve more sustainable results by pursuing a holistic and integrated perspective.
Why work with us?
An external CFO is more than just a service provider.
He is a sparring partner, structure provider and co-designer.
That is why it is crucial who you work with - and how.
This is what sets our collaboration apart:
Integrated experience
We have sat on many sides of the table.
StartUps, SMBs, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Banks, M&A consulting - we know the perspectives, priorities and languages of all parties involved. This results in a unique mix of analytical excellence, operational skills and an entrepreneurial mindset that truly understands your context.
Individuality
Your company is unique - and so is your solution.
There is no template, no “one-size-fits-all” answer. We listen, ask the right questions and develop solutions that fit your phase, your team and your goals.
More than just a consultant
We don't sit at the sideline - we work with you.
We become part of your team. No sideline watching, no theorizing. We accompany you at eye level, play an active role in shaping your company and take responsibility.
Holistic thinking & acting
Numbers are important. So are people.
Sound, fact-based management is essential. But it only works together with the people behind. We combine numerical logic with empathy, financial structure with culture - and turn both into a powerful system.
👉 Sounds like what you are looking for?
What a successful collaboration
with us can look like
Every company is different - just like its challenges. That's why our collaboration is modular and serves your needs. Whether you need a quick status analysis or long-term support, we offer exactly the support you need.
Quick Check
Status quo analysis & immediate call-to-actions
When you want to know where you're at – and what counts now.
We analyze your financial structure, processes and figures, identify weaknesses and provide recommendations that can be implemented immediately.
✔️ Goal: Create clarity, set priorities, become effective quickly.
CFO as a Service
Ongoing Financial Management - without a full-time CFO
Do you need financial control but don't (yet) have your own CFO?
We support you on an ongoing basis, structuring, analyzing and managing - as an external CFO, flexibly and efficiently.
✔️ Goal: Planning, reporting and liquidity permanently under control - without complexity.
Project
Create structure, make decisions
Are you facing an important decision or do you want to make your financial structure fit for growth?
Together, we build stable structures, analyze investments or financing alternatives and create decision underlying documents.
✔️ Goal: A stable financial foundation - as a basis for your next step.
Interim CFO
Temporary management - when things need to move quickly
Whether it's a vacancy, transition phase or special project: we take on the CFO role on a temporary basis, bring calm to the system and actively help shape it.
✔️ Goal: Secure leadership, develop structures, provide long-term support.
Add-Ons
Flexibly expandable - as required
The following can be added for even more individual support:
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Preparation of individual documents: Pitch decks, investor documents, business plans, financial models, etc.
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CFO-Coaching: Know-how transfer and mentoring for internal employees
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1:1 Sparring: For founders, managing directors or owners
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Workshops: Whether in general or with a specific focus on planning, cash flow, KPI systems, processes, financing
✔️ Goal: Additional clarity, competence building and individual support - exactly where it is needed.
👉 Not sure what suits you best? Let's get into touch.
Ready for the next step?
Behind every successful company there is a strong Financial Management.
Get started now with your own professional Finance setup.
Book your free initial consultation and find out how an external CFO can take your company to the next level.
We support growth-oriented SMBs and StartUps in organizing their company in a financially structured manner, managing it professionally and scaling it sustainably.