KSIG Advisors / Interim & Fractional CFO Services

Strategic finance · Operating accountability

Financial depth. Practical ownership.

Build a finance function that helps the business decide and act. KSIG provides interim and fractional CFO leadership around your priorities, risks and stage of growth.

CFO engagement scope

Senior ownership of the finance seat.

The mandate determines the work. These are common starting points, not a fixed package.

Interim & Fractional CFO

Own the finance seat through leadership transition, growth, vacancy, or sponsor-driven change—building the function and running it week to week.

  • FP&A and financial reporting
  • Treasury and capital planning
  • Finance team and daily decisions

Turnaround, Liquidity & Working Capital

Stabilize the business when margin, cash, lender confidence, or the operating plan no longer supports the decisions being made.

  • 13-week cash forecasting
  • Pricing, cost, and cash conversion
  • Lender and covenant management

Exit Readiness & Liquidity Events

Prepare the financials, operating model, and management evidence required to withstand diligence and support a defensible transaction value.

PE Sponsor & Board Accountability

Translate the investment thesis into operating priorities, measurable performance, clear variance explanations, and accountable execution.

  • 100-day priorities and KPI architecture
  • Forecast and board visibility
  • Management accountability cadence

Value Creation & Valuation Improvement

Strengthen the economics and operating discipline that support more durable earnings and a more credible enterprise value.

  • Gross margin and cash conversion
  • Earnings quality and reporting credibility
  • Reduced owner and key-person dependency

AI-Enabled Finance & Workflow Automation

Apply AI and automation to forecasting, reporting, cash management, financial analysis, and operating workflows. Select and deploy finance systems with practical controls, integration depth, and adoption built into the operating model.

  • Technology Finance & Operating-Model Analysis — Build-vs-buy, cost allocation, internal recharge, system ROI, and finance/technology integration
  • AI-assisted development and rapid prototyping of internal finance tools, integrations, and decision-support workflows
  • Agentic workflow design with defined responsibilities and approval checkpoints
  • Permissions, auditability, and data controls
  • Human review and operating adoption

Functional depth

Finance across the enterprise.

Scope can span the full finance function, with accounting, tax and other specialist responsibilities agreed explicitly.

  • Accounting & Close
  • AP, Procurement & Vendors
  • AR, Billing & Collections
  • Payroll, Tax & Compliance
  • Treasury, Banking & Liquidity
  • Lending, Covenants & Debt
  • FP&A, Budgeting & Modeling
  • Construction, Project Finance & Inventory
  • ERP, Systems, Excel, AI & Automation
  • Controls, Audit, Forensics & Risk
  • Finance Team Building, Hiring, Training & SOPs
  • Capital Raising, Investors, M&A & Transactions
  • Executive CFO Strategy, Board, Legal-Commercial & Enterprise Planning

This describes functional coverage, not a third-party certification.

Selected career experience

The work behind the perspective.

Recent CFO Mandate · Turnaround + Institutional Readiness

From financial instability to profitable, bank-ready operations.

At Broadband Development Group, Karl entered a multi-state infrastructure and construction business that needed financial visibility, operating discipline, lender credibility, and a finance function capable of supporting growth.

  • Helped move the company from a net operating loss to strong net profitability within twelve months as revenue grew substantially.
  • Meaningfully improved gross margin through pricing discipline and cost restructuring.
  • Built FP&A, treasury, executive reporting, 13-week cash forecasting, and a multi-bank financing strategy supporting equipment and working-capital needs.
  • Delivered direct board-level financial analysis and strategic recommendations to ownership.

Founder Track Record · 13-Year Scale & Exit Discipline

More than $200M in cumulative revenue from a business built from $0.

At Macadam Floor & Design, Karl founded and scaled a flooring and design company from a standing start to Washington State's #2 market position within seven years, building the finance function alongside the operating business the entire way.

  • Built and scaled the company from $0, generating more than $200M in cumulative revenue over 13 years and reaching #2 market position in Washington State.
  • Built and led the accounting, finance, treasury, FP&A, reporting, and business-systems infrastructure required to support growth to 200+ employees across multiple locations.
  • Negotiated all lines of credit and growth financing, and directly led commercial, contract, and vendor strategy alongside outside counsel.
  • Evaluated and declined acquisition offers from two private-equity firms — the company went on to post its highest revenue performance in the years that followed.

Examples reflect Karl Ohlemann's prior operating and CFO roles, not KSIG client results. Outcomes depend on each business and engagement.

Choose a deeper path

Keep the work connected.

Construction and infrastructure CFO services cover project economics, WIP, retainage, bonding and capital. The 360° Exit Ecosystem™ covers ownership and transaction preparation. Technology and AI support better visibility, workflows and controls.

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