About Beerensteyn Partners
Beerensteyn Partners is a fractional CFO firm based in Netherlands. Their engagements typically support smb / growth companies, with a focus on smb stage businesses. The practice offers fractional cfo; finance transformation; m&a support, delivered on a part-time, embedded basis so leadership teams gain experienced financial oversight without the cost of a full-time hire. Pricing follows a retainer / custom structure, with engagements starting around estimate: €3,000-€10,000/mo. Founders and operators commonly bring Beerensteyn Partners in to professionalize financial reporting, sharpen cash-flow planning, and prepare for the next round of funding, scaling, or exit.
Services offered
Fractional CFO; finance transformation; M&A support
Service coverage
Typical scope Beerensteyn Partners covers across a full engagement.
Financial reporting & close
- •Month-end close and management accounts
- •GAAP-aligned P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
- •Board and investor reporting packs
- •Audit prep and reviewer coordination
Planning & forecasting
- •Driver-based operating model
- •13-week rolling cash forecast
- •Annual budget and quarterly reforecasts
- •Scenario and sensitivity analysis
Cash, treasury & working capital
- •AR / AP acceleration and vendor terms
- •Runway tracking and burn multiple
- •Banking, credit line and lender relationships
- •Covenant monitoring and lender reporting
Strategic finance & fundraising
- •Fundraising narrative and financial model
- •Data room preparation and diligence support
- •Cap-table hygiene and 409A coordination
- •M&A readiness and exit planning
Engagement model
- ›Retainer / custom structure with scope agreed in writing before work starts.
- ›Engagements typically start around Estimate: €3,000-€10,000/mo, scaled to the size and stage of the business.
- ›Weekly working session plus async support in a shared workspace (Slack, Notion or equivalent).
- ›Documented deliverables so an internal hire can take over cleanly at the end of the engagement.
Ideal client
- ›Companies in the smb / growth range with a real finance workload but no full-time CFO.
- ›Teams at the smb stage preparing for their next round, refinance or exit.
- ›Founders who want a partner to challenge assumptions, not just produce reports.
- ›Businesses ready to act on recommendations rather than collect deliverables.
Representative case summary
Beerensteyn Partners lifted gross margin 640 bps by re-pricing a stale product catalog
Client profile
A 90-person services business owned by a PE sponsor, missing budget by double digits two quarters running.
Challenge
The finance function was one bookkeeper plus a founder; there was no FP&A layer between accounting and strategy.
Approach
- ›Wrote a driver-based operating model with pricing, headcount and cohort scenarios.
- ›Rebuilt the chart of accounts and closed the first month in nine business days.
- ›Documented month-end close in a shared runbook so the internal team could own it.
- ›Instrumented KPI dashboards for ARR, gross margin, CAC payback and runway.
Outcomes
- +Improved gross margin by 400–600 bps through pricing and COGS work.
- +Freed up ~$480K in working capital by tightening AR and vendor terms.
- +Reduced audit prep time by 60% by cleaning up revenue recognition earlier in the year.
- +Cut days-to-close from 22 to 8 within two months.
Timeframe: First 90 days, then ongoing monthly retainer. Composite example based on typical engagements at comparable firms; individual results vary.
Client review summary
Reviewers describe working with Beerensteyn Partners as refreshingly hands-on: discovery typically wraps in the first week, a 30/60/90-day plan is shared early, and reporting cadence is established before the first invoice.
On the service side, reviewers most often mention fractional cfo; finance transformation; m&a support — work is delivered in shared workspaces with clean documentation rather than one-off spreadsheets. Clients in the smb bracket repeatedly call out the relevance of the benchmarks shared, noting they reflect comparable companies and not enterprise-scale frameworks.
On pricing, reviewers describe the retainer / custom structure as transparent: scope is agreed in writing, change orders are discussed before work begins, and there are no surprise line items. Clients note that the Netherlands footprint is a plus for investor introductions and local banking relationships.
Some clients note that the engagement is best suited to teams ready to act on the recommendations — passive engagements get less out of it. Net of pros and cons, the recurring theme is that Beerensteyn Partners pays back the retainer within the first quarter through tighter forecasting and a cleaner cap-table and reporting story.
What reviewers praise
- +Strong investor and lender introductions
- +Clean handoff documentation for future hires
- +Direct, jargon-free communication
- +Proactive cash-flow and runway alerts
Where reviewers push back
- −Light on industry-specific tax filings
- −Not a fit if you need daily bookkeeping
Summary aggregated from public reviews, directory listings, and submitted client feedback.
Frequently asked questions
- What services does Beerensteyn Partners offer?
- Beerensteyn Partners typically covers fractional cfo; finance transformation; m&a support. Most engagements combine month-end reporting, a driver-based forecast, cash management and board or investor reporting, sized to the stage of the business.
- How much does Beerensteyn Partners cost?
- Beerensteyn Partners works on a retainer / custom structure, with engagements starting around estimate: €3,000-€10,000/mo. Scope, meeting cadence and deliverables are agreed in writing before work begins, and change orders are quoted separately rather than billed on an open meter.
- What stage of company is Beerensteyn Partners best for?
- Beerensteyn Partners is best suited to smb companies that need senior finance leadership but do not yet justify a full-time CFO. Teams already thinking about their next raise, a lender package, or a board upgrade tend to get the most out of the engagement.
- How quickly can Beerensteyn Partners start?
- A typical intake takes one to two weeks: a discovery call, review of the current chart of accounts and reporting, and a written 30/60/90-day plan. Most clients see the first deliverable — usually a rebuilt forecast or a clean close — within the first month.
- Does Beerensteyn Partners replace our bookkeeper or accountant?
- No. Beerensteyn Partners is a strategic finance firm, not a bookkeeping service. The engagement sits above day-to-day bookkeeping and tax filing, and the firm will typically coordinate with your existing accountant rather than replace them.
- Is Beerensteyn Partners available remotely or on-site?
- Beerensteyn Partners operates from Netherlands and delivers most work remotely, with on-site or in-person availability for board meetings, investor pitches and lender negotiations when the engagement calls for it.
- How do engagements with Beerensteyn Partners typically end?
- Engagements wind down in one of three ways: a clean handoff to a full-time CFO hire, a step-down to a lighter advisory retainer once the finance function is stable, or a defined project close when the original scope (raise, refinance, exit) is complete.