Fractional Chief Financial + Exit Officer

A finance function that ends in a sale.

Sable Ridge is the fractional Chief Financial and Exit Officer for owners inside captive networks: franchise systems, buying groups, and member-owned structures. We keep the books clean, build the value a buyer will pay for, and represent the sale when the time comes. The work begins long before a deal, because inside a network the preparation is what decides the outcome.

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What falls through the gap.

Your bookkeeper closes the month. Your broker shows up at the sale. Between them sits the work that actually sets your price: the years of clean numbers, the metrics a buyer trusts, the transfer terms your network imposes.

A generalist does one side or the other. Inside a captive network, the finance function and the exit are the same job. Sable Ridge runs both, from the monthly close to the closed deal.

Advisory tiers

From clean books to a closed sale.

Each tier is a fractional CFO engagement, billed monthly. The lower tiers keep the finance function running. The higher tiers add exit readiness, valuation work, and the sale itself. Choose the tier that fits your size. Move up as a sale gets closer.

Tier One

Financial Controller

Best for: under $5M revenue

  • Monthly financial reporting and close
  • Cash flow and working capital management
  • KPI tracking, benchmarked against comparable operators in your network

Ideal for: owners who need the finance function organized.

Your numbers are clean, current, and ready for anyone who asks.

$1,495 per month
Billed monthly.
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Most chosen Tier Two

Strategic VP of Finance

Best for: $5M to $15M revenue

  • Everything in Financial Controller
  • Exit readiness assessment
  • Valuation improvement planning
  • Quarterly strategy sessions

Ideal for: owners planning a sale in the next year or two.

You run the business on the metrics a buyer will price.

$2,995 per month
Billed monthly.
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Tier Three

Chief Exit Officer

Best for: $15M+ revenue

  • Everything in Strategic VP of Finance
  • Full exit planning execution
  • M&A preparation and support, across both buyer pools inside your network and outside it

Ideal for: owners actively preparing for a sale.

You reach the market prepared, and sell on terms you can stand behind.

Custom pricing
A monthly retainer plus a success fee at close. Up to $10,000 of fees paid is credited against the success fee.
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How the fee works

Each tier is billed monthly for the work it covers. The finance function is not a deposit against a future sale. You pay for the reporting, planning, and advice as you receive them. When we represent the sale itself, a success fee applies at close, and up to $10,000 of the fees you have already paid is credited against it.

At a glance

How the three tiers compare.

Tier Financial Controller Strategic VP of Finance Chief Exit Officer
Revenue Under $5M $5M to $15M $15M and up
Focus Financial organization Growth and exit readiness Exit execution and M&A
Reporting Monthly reporting and close Monthly, plus quarterly strategy Monthly, plus a live deal team
Exit work Foundation only Readiness and valuation planning Full planning, preparation, and sale
Fee basis $1,495 per month $2,995 per month Custom, plus success fee. Up to $10,000 credited

The finish line

Own your finish line.

Most businesses sell for less than they're worth because the owner ran out of time to prepare. We start years ahead so that doesn't happen to you. By the time a buyer shows up, the numbers are clean and the price reflects what you actually built.

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