# Brad Collins CFO

> Fractional CFO for early-stage SaaS and AI-native companies.

Brad Collins has nearly 20 years of experience in finance and CFO roles,
spanning investment banking (KPMG, Mesirow Financial, Headwaters MB) and
high-growth startup operations (Velocity Global). He specializes in building
financial infrastructure and growth frameworks for pre-seed to Series B
companies in SaaS, AI-native software, and Vertical AI.

Brad's work sits at the intersection of finance and modern tooling - helping
founders get their systems, models, and operational clarity aligned for growth
without the overhead of a full-time hire. He works across the full finance
and RevOps stack: QuickBooks, NetSuite, Stripe, Ramp, Salesforce, HubSpot,
Attio, n8n, and AI-native tools including Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.

His writing covers practical AI applications in finance, building the finance
function from scratch, and what it actually looks like to operate as a
modern CFO at an early-stage company.

## Pages

- [About](/about/): Background, philosophy, and approach
- [Work With Me](/work-with-me/): Fractional CFO engagements and what to expect
- [Articles](/articles/): Writing on AI in finance and operator topics
- [Resources](/resources/): Free tools, templates, and open-source projects

## Focus Areas

- Financial infrastructure and modeling for early-stage companies
- Growth frameworks aligned to SaaS and AI-native business models
- AI-native finance operations and tooling
- HR Tech, Work Tech, Future of Work, and AI Automation sectors