James Sivco

About James Sivco

When Your Company Needs CFO-Level Impact Without the Full-Time Commitment.You have built real scale-$10M to $100M in revenue, multiple locations or business units, complex supply chains, and a big bank facility. Profits are solid, but maybe cash flow is lumpy. Systems that worked at $5M are buckling at $25M. The board (or bank) is asking tougher questions, and your controller, capable as they are, simply isn’t a strategic CFO.Hiring a permanent CFO at plus equity or bonus feels premature, risky, or politically impossible right now. That’s where I come in as your fractional CFO. I partner with established middle-market companies to deliver immediate, executive-level financial leadership on a flexible basis. Over the last five years I have served as interim or fractional CFO for several businesses across manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and consumer products. I have financial experience in many more industries. Typically, I find a path to adding 2+ points of EBITDA marginI become your CFO for six months, two years, or longer if needed. I sit in the executive team meetings, present to your board or lenders, negotiate with banks, lead M&A due diligence, and still sign the wires when required. My only agenda is to protect and accelerate the value of what you’ve spent decades building.You don’t need another consultant producing reports. You need a battle-tested financial executive who has already solved the exact challenges you face today without the long-term overhead. If margin compression, succession risk, acquisition integration, or ownership transition is keeping you up at night, let’s talk. The right interim CFO isn’t an expense, it is the fastest, lowest-risk way to add decades of experience to your leadership team exactly when you need it most. James SivcoYour Fractional CFO

Experience

1. Fractional Chief Financial Officer

   Molten Layer

   Jul 2020 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Financial Strategy & Planning+Full 3-statement financial models+12–36 month rolling forecasts+Annual budgets and planningCash Flow Management & Treasury+13-week cash flow forecasting and daily/weekly monitoring+Optimizing working capital (AR, AP, inventory)+Banking relationships and credit facilities+Cash-burn runway tracking and extend runway strategiesFundraising Support+Investor decks and financial sections of pitch materials+Cap tables and waterfall analyses+Data rooms+Negotiating term sheets and legal documentsKPIs, Dashboards & Financial Reporting+Monthly financial reporting packages (for board, investors, management)+Industry-specific KPIs and board/CEO dashboards+Unit economics analysisCompliance & Governance+Annual audits and tax filings+Internal controls and SOX-lite frameworks+GAAP compliance+Equity incentive plans and option trackingTeam Building & Process Implementation+Hire and mentor controllers, FP & A analysts, and accounting staff+Building scalable processes as the company grows+Implementing ERP systems when appropriate

Education

• Villanova University

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics

  1991 — 1995