Eagle Rock CFO vs 80/20 Consulting

80/20 Consulting applies the Pareto principle to finance: focus effort where it matters most. They take on discrete projects with clear scopes—a financial model build, a fundraising deck, a process implementation—and deliver within those boundaries.

For specific, contained problems, this model works. If you need a financial model built for a particular purpose or a one-time process improvement, 80/20 can execute cleanly and move on.

The limitation is the project frame. Once the engagement ends, you are back to managing your financial operations however you were before. There is no ongoing relationship, no one monitoring your numbers month over month, no continuity of finance leadership.

Eagle Rock CFO is not a project engagement. It is your ongoing finance function, month over month, covering accounting/bookkeeping, controller oversight, treasury management, and CFO/FP&A strategy.

The difference is continuity. Eagle Rock CFOs are in your numbers every month, which means they understand the context behind your financial performance—not just the output of a specific deliverable. They see trends as they develop, catch issues early, and provide forward-looking guidance rather than retrospective analysis.

Eagle Rock CFOs are operators who have built and scaled companies themselves. When they look at your numbers, they see the decisions, the trade-offs, and the growth opportunities—not just the financial data.

For established businesses at $5M-$50M revenue, the ongoing nature of financial operations requires an ongoing finance partner, not a project vendor.

Transparent pricing: Financial Analytics from $1,750/month, Full Fractional CFO from $3,500/month, Dedicated CFO Partnership from $7,000/month. Month-to-month with no lock-in.

A discrete project with a clear scope and endpoint. You have a specific financial modeling need, a process problem, or a one-time deliverable that fits neatly into a project frame. You are comfortable managing your ongoing finance operations separately.

An ongoing finance function that handles everything from month-end close to strategic planning. You run an established business at $5M-$50M revenue and need a team that is in your numbers every month—not a consultant who delivers a project and leaves. You want one partner who owns your complete financial operations.