Fractional controller Los Angeles
Controller-level finance without the full-time Los Angeles salary.
A fractional controller at Key Forecasts is the person responsible for the monthly close, the margin analysis, and the cash forecast. Based in Downtown Los Angeles, we work as part of your leadership team — bilingual, veteran-owned, and focused on the next 13 weeks as much as last month.
What is included
- Monthly financial reporting package and close cadence
- Financial analysis: job costing, labor burden, variance
- 13-week cash flow forecast and 12-month outlook
- Standing strategy session with the owner
- Coordination with your CPA and existing bookkeeper when those roles stay in place
What we do not do
We do not sell tax packages, payroll processing as a commodity, or “set it and forget it” software. If you only need transaction coding, a bookkeeper is the right hire. If you need someone to tell you whether the next truck, tech, or office lease clears the forecast, that is controller work.
Questions owners actually ask
What is a fractional controller?
A fractional controller is an experienced financial controller who works with your company part-time. At Key Forecasts that means monthly reporting, analysis, cash flow forecasting, and a standing session with the owner — the job of a full-time controller, scoped to a growing firm.
How much does a full-time controller cost in Los Angeles?
An experienced Financial Controller in the Los Angeles market commonly commands $150,000 or more in salary, plus benefits and burden. The fractional model is for firms that need that skill set but not five days of overhead.
What size company is this for?
Typically $500k to $5M+ in revenue. Below that, cleanup and a simple forecast may be enough. Above that, some firms still stay fractional; others eventually hire in-house and keep us for the model and the close.
Are you a CPA?
Key Forecasts is a controller practice, not a CPA firm. We coordinate with your tax preparer. We do not file your business tax returns; we make sure the numbers they receive — and the numbers you manage from — are the same story.
Ready for numbers you can actually run the business on?
Book a confidential strategy session. We will review your current reporting, show where cash is leaking, and outline a 90-day forecast.