Sergio Ermacora

Finance teams for operators who need execution. Controllers, FP&A, accountants from LATAM, EE, SEA. ex-Houlihan Lokey, ex-Toptal. Building Nexteam

[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

Most CFOs I talk to are running a finance function that's structurally one or two stages behind where the business actually is.
They don't realize it until something breaks.
Here's how to know it's already broken.
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[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

The three most common mistakes I see:

1. $25M company hiring the $100M version. The hire is bored, builds tools nobody uses, leaves in 18 months.

2. $80M company running the $15M version. The CFO is doing the forecast herself.

3. Adding the next stage's reports without retiring the previous stage's. Now FP&A produces 14 reports and informs 2 decisions.

Most FP&A failures aren't quality issues.

[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

Most companies don't have a "bad FP&A" problem.

They have a "wrong FP&A for their stage" problem.

Here's what FP&A should actually look like at each revenue stage 🧵

[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

$150M+

Full corporate FP&A function. Team of 3–5.

What should exist:
— Region / segment / product forecasting
— Real-time dashboards (not monthly board packs)
— Dedicated long-range planning + operational analytics roles

[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

The best finance hires aren't the smartest.

They're the ones who actually look.

That's the difference between someone executing the close and someone owning it.

[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

A short story about a Controller we placed 4 months ago.

The company had a $340K hole in their inventory schedule for 18 months.

Two prior Controllers missed it.

She found it in week 2.

Here's how.

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[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

The CFO told me on our quarterly check-in:

"She found something my last two Controllers missed.

And she did it in week two because she actually looked."

[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

If three or more of the items in this thread describe your week — DM me.

30-minute scoping call. I'll tell you what to fix first, even if you don't hire us.

The next board meeting is closer than you think.

[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

Most CFOs I talk to are running a finance function that's structurally one or two stages behind where the business actually is.
They don't realize it until something breaks.
Here's how to know it's already broken.
🧵

[Sergio Ermacora @ErmacoraSergio]

What works:

Senior Accountants and Controllers from LATAM, Eastern Europe, SEA. Your time zone. Big 4 trained. Client-facing when needed. Hourly or full-time.

Audit-ready close in under 10 days. Onboarding in 2-3 weeks, not 12.