Locations
Fractional CFO and Controller services across 40+ U.S. metros. Senior finance leadership that knows your market's industries, lenders and labor economics.
Local market understanding. National delivery.
Vessel Advisors is a national fractional CFO and Controller firm. Our 85-person team is distributed across the country, with anchor offices in Irvine, Las Vegas, Nashville, and Louisville. We serve growing operating companies including private-equity-backed companies, M&A engagements, and businesses pursuing institutional capital or public paths.
Most fractional CFO firms either embed a single CFO in one metro or run a generalist marketplace with no industry depth. We do neither. We have teams that include a CFO, controller, and accounting staff who can execute and support clients at the appropriate level and need tailored to the industry your business operates in. The expertise is in the verticals where the business competes: construction contractors and service providers, professional and technical service firms, manufacturing and distribution, ecommerce, real estate and property development.
Office Locations
Where our team is rooted.
Vessel Advisors has four US offices, though our team of fractional CFOs, Controllers, and Accounting Staff work nationally to support our clients.
Additional Metros
Metropolitan areas where our fractional CFOs and Controllers are active.
Oregon
Consumer brands, food & beverage, manufacturing, distribution
Tennessee
Manufacturing, logistics, technology, and hospitality across the Tennessee Valley.
California
B2B SaaS and DevTools, CPG and specialty food, creative agencies, East Bay industrial
Ohio
Manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, construction
Wisconsin
Family-owned industrial manufacturing, food and beverage, water technology, distribution
Massachusetts
Life sciences and medical devices, PE-backed platforms, technology, professional services
Texas
Energy services, distribution, construction, healthcare
Texas
Construction, manufacturing, healthcare, cybersecurity, government contractors
Ohio
Manufacturing, distribution, food & consumer goods, healthcare
California
Life sciences, defense, manufacturing, hospitality
Florida
International business, hospitality, real estate, distribution
Arizona
Construction, real estate, manufacturing, professional services
Texas
Manufacturing, distribution, professional services, real estate, construction
Vessel Advisors places CFOs and Controllers with California operating companies — headquartered in Irvine, with a vetted regional bench across the state. California is not one market. Its regulatory layer, tax structure, and industry mix vary by region — and all of it lands on the finance function.
Colorado
Aerospace and defense, manufacturing, healthcare, tourism, and technology.
Florida
Hospitality, construction, healthcare, distribution
Utah
Technology, manufacturing, professional services, construction
Alaska
Oil & gas, seafood, aviation services, construction
District of Columbia
Government contracting, PE services, professional services, construction
Texas
Technology, professional services, construction, real estate
Minnesota
Medical device, manufacturing, food and agribusiness, professional services
Illinois
Manufacturing, distribution, professional services, food and beverage
California
Agriculture, food processing, trucking, distribution
California
Logistics and port operations, aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality.
Indiana
Manufacturing, distribution, logistics, professional services
Tennessee
Logistics and distribution, manufacturing, healthcare, and agricultural supply chain.
Florida
Manufacturing, construction, healthcare, professional services
Pennsylvania
Life sciences and pharma services, industrial manufacturing, PE-backed platforms, distribution and food
California
Wineries, hospitality, agricultural services, construction
Georgia
Distribution, logistics, ecommerce, professional services, construction
California
Entertainment and media, aerospace, apparel and consumer, logistics, and the operating businesses that support them.
California
Healthcare, agricultural services, construction, distribution
North Carolina
Manufacturing, distribution, professional services, construction
Tennessee
Manufacturing, healthcare, energy and tech, and retail HQ operations.
California
Agriculture, food processing, distribution, healthcare, and construction across the Central Valley.
Maryland
Federal and defense contractors, industrial manufacturing, port logistics, life sciences and Johns Hopkins ecosystem
Nevada
Manufacturing, distribution, gaming and hospitality, and technology across northern Nevada.
South Carolina
Aerospace and automotive manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and hospitality across the Lowcountry.
Missouri
Aerospace and defense, agtech and agri-food, healthcare and life sciences, industrial and distribution
Washington
Aerospace supply chain, distribution, construction, professional services
California
Logistics and warehousing, ecommerce fulfillment, manufacturing, and construction.
Missouri
Distribution and logistics, animal health and agri-food, industrial manufacturing, PE-backed platforms
Pennsylvania
Heavy industrial manufacturing, energy services, technology and robotics, healthcare services
Florida
Logistics, insurance, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing across northeast Florida.
Colorado
Technology, professional services, construction, real estate
North Carolina
Biotech, technology, manufacturing, professional services
Idaho
Technology and semiconductor supply, manufacturing, consumer and outdoor, healthcare, and construction.
Virginia
Financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, and professional services across central Virginia.
Wisconsin
Insurance, biotech, agtech, healthcare, and manufacturing across south-central Wisconsin.
Ohio
Manufacturing, healthcare, fintech and financial services, logistics, and the retail HQ economy.
New York
Apparel and CPG, media and creative, PE-backed platforms, industrial manufacturing
Oklahoma
Energy services, aerospace, manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare across central Oklahoma.
Michigan
Auto supply chain, industrial manufacturing, family-owned mid-market, distribution and logistics
Vessel Advisors works nationally with team members spread across the country to support our clients. Let's start a conversation.
How We Work
What working with us looks like — regardless of geography.
Start with the Assessment
Many engagements begin with a Financial Discovery Assessment™ — a structured diagnostic of where your finance function stands and what it needs to support where the business is going. Same rigor whether we're working with a construction contractor in Las Vegas or a professional services firm in Dallas. The team assigned knows your industry.
Or come in with a defined scope
Some engagements arrive with the scope set — an interim CFO during a transition, M&A readiness, PE sponsor onboarding, a turnaround mandate, or specific transaction support. We work to whichever path fits.
Scope to what the business needs
After the Assessment or initial engagement, ongoing work is scoped to match the business — the level of CFO involvement, the controller hours, the accounting support. We work to whichever path fits.
Our Proprietary Diagnostic
The Financial Discovery Assessment™ shows you what’s working, what’s missing, and the plan to get where the business needs to go.
Every Assessment applies the same structured examination — accounting systems and technology, processes and procedures, team members and team structure, and team-member will-skill — refined across hundreds of engagements in businesses that look like yours.
The output is the Financial Heat Map System™: dollarized findings, hidden inefficiencies, and a sequenced plan. It’s presented at the Executive Action Meeting, where your stakeholders review findings and recommendations in non-clinical, non-technical language they can act on.
We’ve walked into hundreds of businesses at the stage yours is in now. We know where to look. We know how to fix what we find.