AMBITIONCFO CAREERS
Lead with trust. Work with
discipline. Win as a team.
AmbitionCFO is a high-performing team of fractional CFOs who show up with an owner's mindset and the heart of a teacher. We educate, explain, and empower — for our clients, and for each other. We move fast on the right things, we communicate directly, and we keep our promises. Sustainable performance beats burnout, every time.
If that's the team you've been looking for, you're in the right place. Most candidates don't make it through. The ones who do build careers here.
The bar isn't credentials. It's character.
A fractional CFO at AmbitionCFO is the financial backbone of a $10–$100M company. The owner sleeps better because of you. Project managers price better because of you. Buyers pay more because of you. That is not a job description — that is a standard. We don't lower it.
Our work is the opposite of glamorous. It is 13-week cash flow forecasts, gross margin reconstructions, pricing teardowns, and the difficult conversations that turn a busy company into a profitable one. Excellence here is not optional, it is the baseline. Big ideas matter, but execution wins. Consistency beats intensity. We measure ourselves by the outcomes our clients keep — long after we leave the room.
"Cash is oxygen. Margin is muscle. We help owners build companies that produce both — month after month, year after year — so the business can fund its own growth."
— AmbitionCFO operating principle
WHO WE HIRE
Six things we look for. All six. Every time.
Most fractional firms hire on credentials. We hire on character. Below is the bar. If you read these six and quietly say, "that sounds like me," apply.
01
You build with the long game in mind.
You are not chasing the dopamine of the close. You are building a finance function that compounds — clean books, forward-looking models, and a calendar of decisions that an owner can run a $50M company from in 15 minutes a day.
02
You hold a high standard, especially when no one is watching.
Your spreadsheets tie. Your variance commentary lands. Your meeting prep is done before the meeting. The clients you work with feel the difference inside the first thirty days, and they tell other owners about it.
03
You value people over hype.
Our clients run construction sites, manufacturing floors, and distribution yards. They are operators. You speak their language without condescension. You don't hide behind jargon. You build trust on the job site as easily as you build it in the boardroom.
04
You execute with disciplined urgency.
Speed without rigor is reckless. Rigor without speed is irrelevant. You move fast on the right things, you say no to the wrong ones, and you protect the calendar of every owner you serve like it is your own.
05
You grow through feedback you didn't want.
We run a tight feedback culture. We critique work, not people. Reviews are direct. Praise is specific. You take notes, you change the work, and you come back better the following week. Defensiveness is expensive here.
06
You win as a team.
There are no solo CFOs at AmbitionCFO. We pool playbooks, we cross-review models, and we share the wins. The phrase ‘that's not my client’ is a flag, not a defense. The roster wins together or it doesn't win.
How We Work Together
Built like a firm. Run like a job site.
We're remote-first across the U.S., but we operate with the rhythm of a construction project: clear scope, weekly milestones, real accountability, and a foreman who unblocks you. Our Financial Control Framework™ is our shared playbook.
- pillar a
The Field
Remote-first. Quarterly in-person on-sites with the team. Camera-on for client work; camera-off for deep work. Real travel, when the client deserves the visit.
- pillar B
The Playbook
The Financial Control Framework™ — our 90-day onboarding, 13-week cash forecast, gross-margin rebuild, and pricing teardown — so you are never reinventing the wheel and never alone on an island.
- pillar C
The Standard
Trust, ownership, no politics. We critique the work, not the person. Reviews twice a year.
No theater.
FEATURES
Reliable Consultants for Financial Prosperity.
Intelligent Investment.
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Financial Planning.
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Intelligent Budgeting.
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SERVICES
Our Offerings for Your Financial Future.
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Individual Mentoring.
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Optimizing Income.
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Maximizing Earnings.
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Safeguarding Wealth.
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TESTIMONIALS
Client Testimonials.
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– PAUL Gibbons –
Sr. Accountant
OUR TEAM
Get Acquainted with Our Team.
Liya Kohler
Financial Planner
Tommy Vercetti
Wealth Manager
Shon Richard
Investment Advisor
Jasmin Thompson
Financial Consultant
INSIDE THE FIRM
"We integrate with our clients teams to become a direct extension of their businesses. That same posture is how we run the firm internally."
- from the ambitioncfo mission
a word from the founder
Why I'm building this firm.
Two minutes from John on the kind of operator we're looking for, the kind of clients we serve, and what you can expect inside the firm.
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how we hire
Three Steps. Deliberately rigorous.
We hire slowly because we promise our clients we will. Expect three honest stages, real feedback at every step.
01 STEP
Application & Review
Tell us who you are, what you’ve done, and why AmbitionCFO is the right next step for you. We’re looking for clear thinking, a track record of responsibility, and alignment with how we work and what we believe. Strong applications share specific outcomes (not just job duties) and show how you’ve taken ownership in prior roles.
02 STEP
Conversations with our Team
If there’s a potential fit, you’ll speak with one or more team members. This is not a scripted HR screen. We’re testing for judgment, communication, humility, and culture fit. We’ll talk about how you make decisions, how you’ve handled conflict, how you receive feedback, and what you’re looking for in this season of your career. In later conversations, you’ll meet leaders who will be honest about expectations: pace, accountability, and our culture.
03
Live Work Sample
For most roles, you’ll complete a practical exercise that mirrors real work: it might be a case, a short project, a written brief, or a process challenge. We want to see how you think, how you structure problems, and how you communicate your reasoning. This is less about being perfect and more about clarity, rigor, and teachability. We review this together with your interviews to decide if there’s a mutual fit.
Investing in High Performers
We pay our people like the firm depends on them.
Because it does. Compensation specifics are shared in the first conversation.
open roles
The Roles. All of Them.
We hire slowly because we promise our clients we will. Expect three honest stages and real feedback at every step.
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