About the practice

Fractional CFO support for owners making consequential financial decisions.

HS Strategic CFO Advisory connects cash-flow forecasts, financing readiness, management reporting, acquisitions, and exit planning—backed by specialist capability in development and real estate finance.

What the practice combines

Cash-flow forecasting, financing readiness, management reporting, acquisition and exit support, plus specialist development and real estate finance in one advisory practice.

Fractional CFOFinancing readinessTransaction supportDevelopment finance

Advisory approach

Make the financial work usable. Forecasts, models, financing packages, reports, and transaction analysis should reconcile and support the next owner decision.

What this means for clients

You get a forecast, model, financing package, report, or advisory process that connects the numbers to the decision and deadline in front of the owner.

  • If growth is consuming cash faster than expected, the forecast should show when and why.
  • If financing depends on assumptions, working capital, and debt service, the model should make them clear and defensible.
  • If the decision involves an acquisition, exit, property, or development project, the analysis should connect business cash flow to transaction and project risk.

Author & advisor

Calvin Zhou

Calvin Zhou is a Vancouver-based Fractional CFO and Strategic Finance Advisor who leads HS Strategic CFO Advisory. He writes the decision resources on this site and focuses on turning accounting, operating and project information into forward-looking cash-flow, financing, transaction and capital decisions.

View books and publications or connect with Calvin Zhou on LinkedIn.

Professional scope

HS Strategic CFO Advisory provides strategic financial analysis and decision support. The practice works alongside—not in place of—the professionals responsible for bookkeeping, tax filings, assurance, legal opinions, appraisals, lending decisions or regulated investment advice.

Pages involving tax, law, lending, planning or valuation identify where assumptions should be confirmed with the appropriate qualified professional.