The range is wide. Here is why.
Fractional CFO engagements in Oklahoma typically run between $3,000 and $8,500 per month. That range is not vague pricing on purpose. It reflects real differences in scope, hours, complexity, and what the business actually needs.
A company doing $2M in revenue with clean books and a basic cash flow problem is a different engagement than a $12M company with three entities, a bank covenant, a potential acquisition, and a team that needs financial leadership. The price reflects the work.
Most engagements start around 10 to 15 hours per month. Some scale up from there during busy periods, capital raises, or turnaround situations. The right number depends on where you are and what you need to get done.
What you are actually paying for
A fractional CFO is not a bookkeeper. Not an accountant. Not a controller. Those roles record what happened. A fractional CFO is making decisions about what happens next.
That means cash flow forecasting. Financial modeling. Budget versus actuals review that leads to real decisions. Bank and lender relationships. Preparing the business for a sale, a raise, or a period of significant growth. Sitting in leadership meetings and giving the financial perspective that prevents bad decisions.
When you hire a fractional CFO, you are buying executive-level financial judgment on a part-time basis. The cost of that judgment, relative to the decisions it influences, is typically a small number.
How to think about the ROI
A full-time CFO in Oklahoma costs between $150,000 and $220,000 per year in salary alone before benefits, equity, and the overhead that comes with a senior hire. A fractional engagement at $5,000 per month is $60,000 per year.
The question is not whether you can afford a fractional CFO. The question is what decisions you are making without one, and what those decisions are costing you. Most businesses in the $1M to $20M range are leaving money on the table in their banking relationships, in their pricing, and in how they are managing cash. A fractional CFO finds that money.
The other way to think about it: one good decision, one renegotiated bank covenant, one avoided capital mistake. Any of those usually pays for the engagement many times over.
What Scissortail charges
Scissortail Fractional engagements start at $3,500 per month for lighter scope work. Most ongoing engagements run between $4,500 and $6,500 per month depending on hours and complexity. Turnaround and transaction work is scoped separately.
Every engagement is scoped in writing before work begins. No surprises. No open-ended retainers that grow without a conversation. If scope changes, we talk about it first.
If you want to know what your situation would cost, the fastest way is a conversation. There is no charge for that.