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Strategic Finance & FP&A
Translate strategy into financial plans and decision-ready insights.
Fractional CFO • Strategic Finance • Worldwide
Senior finance leadership.
When your business needs it.
Chase Consults gives ambitious businesses access to experienced CFO-level leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time CFO. We turn financial information into clearer decisions, stronger controls, better cash flow and sustainable growth.
- CPA-K
- MBA Finance - University of Nairobi
- FMVA - CFI
- Strategic CFO Program - MECA CFO Academy
The Chase Consults difference
Strategic thinking backed by hands-on execution.
$65m
Fundraising experience, including CloudFactory's Series C round
$2m
Previously written-off receivables recovered across African markets
22+
Subsidiaries led through finance, reporting, risk and governance
15 → 3
Working-day reporting cycle, reduced from fifteen days to three
What we do
A CFO function built around the decisions that matter.
Our services combine the core responsibilities expected of a modern fractional CFO with deep practical experience across technology, fintech, manufacturing, logistics and multi-country operations.
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Cash Flow & Working Capital
Improve visibility, liquidity and the quality of cash decisions.
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Management Reporting
Turn accounting output into a clear operating rhythm for management and the Board.
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Fundraising & Investor Readiness
Prepare your financial story for investors, lenders and institutional partners.
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Board, Governance & Risk
Strengthen governance while giving directors and executives better financial visibility.
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Finance Transformation
Build a finance function that can scale with the business.
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Transactions & Corporate Finance
Bring experienced finance leadership to high-stakes transactions and growth decisions.
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Tax, Compliance & Audit Oversight
Coordinate the finance agenda so compliance does not become a business distraction.
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Manufacturing & Cost Finance
Improve visibility from raw materials through production, inventory and margins.
When to engage
“You don't always need a full-time CFO. You do need CFO-level thinking when the financial stakes become bigger.”
- Your business is growing faster than your finance function.
- Cash is tight even though the business is profitable on paper.
- You need better forecasts before making a major investment or hiring decision.
- Your Board, investors or lenders need more credible reporting.
- You are preparing for fundraising, refinancing, due diligence or an acquisition.
- Your finance team needs senior leadership, structure or stronger controls.
- Your ERP or finance processes need to move from manual to scalable.
- You need a senior finance partner but are not ready for a permanent CFO.
How we work
A practical engagement, designed around your business.
We provide recurring CFO leadership, project-based support or targeted intervention. The level of involvement flexes with your stage, priorities and finance-team capability.
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Discover
Understand your business model, ambitions, financial position, pain points and immediate decisions.
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Diagnose
Assess reporting, cash, controls, planning, finance capability and the quality of information available to management.
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Prioritise
Agree the highest-value actions and establish a focused 30/60/90-day finance agenda.
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Execute
Work alongside management and the finance team to deliver improvements, monitor performance and build lasting capability.
Global reach
Three regional hubs. One standard of finance leadership.
Chase Consults works across borders - group reporting, consolidation, treasury and governance for businesses operating in more than one market.
Africa hub
Nairobi, Kenya - headquarters
Finance leadership across 22+ African subsidiaries, with hands-on experience in Kenya, South Africa and Pan-African banking, treasury and receivables.
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Pan-African markets
Europe hub
United Kingdom · Netherlands
Group reporting, governance and stakeholder engagement for European parent structures and multi-entity consolidations.
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- EMEA
Asia hub
Nepal
Cross-border finance leadership for technology and outsourcing operations, including Series C fundraising and investor reporting.
- Nepal
- Cross-border technology operations
Who we serve
For businesses entering their next stage.
Growth SMEs
Businesses moving beyond founder-led financial management and needing stronger planning, reporting, cash management and controls.
Startups & Scale-ups
Companies preparing for fundraising, scaling operations, improving unit economics or building investor-ready finance infrastructure.
Established Businesses
Businesses navigating transformation, restructuring, acquisitions, ERP implementation, margin pressure or leadership gaps.
Family-Owned Businesses
Owners seeking more disciplined reporting, governance, succession-ready finance structures and professional decision support.
Multi-Entity Groups
Groups that need consolidated reporting, intercompany discipline, treasury oversight and consistent finance processes across entities.
Manufacturing Businesses
Businesses requiring stronger inventory, product costing, standard costing, margin and working-capital management.
Lilian Wangui Kariba
Founder & Fractional CFO
Nairobi, Kenya
About the founder
Institutional finance experience, made accessible to growing businesses.
A senior finance executive with leadership across technology, fintech, manufacturing, shipping and logistics, media and agribusiness - spanning Kenya, South Africa, the Netherlands, the UK, Nepal and 22 African subsidiaries.
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