Fractional CFO & finance advisory · East Africa

Senior finance leadership, without the full-time salary.

CAdvisory Africa gives impact organisations and growing SMEs board-ready reporting, investor-grade models and clean compliance — the finance function of a much larger company, sized to your stage.

CPA-K · FMVA · 10+ years · £1M in donor funding mobilised for clients

From a single shop's KRA returns to a £1 million donor budget — the same disciplined finance, sized to you.  Run a small business? Start here →

£1M

Once modelled and presented a £1,000,000 programme budget to DFID — the UK Government's development agency — and won the contract that funded systems-strengthening in marginalized areas. A model doesn't just count the money; it unlocks it.

10+years of senior finance experience
£1Mdonor budget modelled & won
[6]organisations advised across East Africa
CPA-K& FMVA certified
For small businesses

KRA is watching your bank account. Are your books ready?

eTIMS is now mandatory, and returns must be filed every month. KRA increasingly reads your bank and M-Pesa data — where every deposit can be treated as taxable sales unless your books prove otherwise. But not every shilling that lands in your account is income: some is capital, a loan, a transfer between your own tills, or personal money. Without proper records, you can end up taxed on all of it.

We get your books right, your eTIMS issuing, and your returns filed on time — so a deposit is only taxed when it's genuinely a sale, and a KRA query becomes something you can answer calmly.

Handled by a CPA-K who has built budgets from a corner shop to a £1 million donor programme — the same rigour, sized to you.

Start small, sleep better
Free
15-minute KRA compliance check
  • Where you stand on eTIMS & returns
  • Your bank-deposit exposure, in plain terms
  • The three fixes that protect you
Book your free check

Ongoing support from KES 25,000 / month — clean books, eTIMS and filings handled.

What we do

Comprehensive financial services, tailored to your stage

Take one, or combine them. Every engagement is scoped to your stage and scaled as you grow.

REPORTING

Monthly management accounts

Timely, clear reports that give you and your board a true picture of performance every month — no surprises, no delays.

CASH

Budgeting & cash flow

Proactive cash-flow planning and budget management, so you're never caught off guard by a funding gap or a missed obligation.

GROWTH

Financial modelling & projections

Investor-grade models for fundraising, grant applications, board presentations and strategic planning.

SYSTEMS

Accounting systems set-up

QuickBooks, Xero or your preferred platform — set up correctly from the start so your data is always clean and reliable.

COMPLIANCE

Tax & compliance

Stay fully compliant with KRA and every regulatory requirement. We manage your filings and keep you ahead of deadlines.

ADVISORY

Fractional CFO advisory

Executive-level financial leadership — board packs, investor negotiations and long-term strategy — without the full-time salary.

Who we serve

Built for organisations doing good and growing fast

Social enterprises & NGOs

Grant compliance and donor-ready reporting, alongside a model that builds toward sustainability — not just the next grant.

Impact startups

Investor-grade models, unit economics and the financial story that helps you raise and scale with confidence.

Growing SMEs

The senior finance function you've outgrown your bookkeeper for — without the cost of a full-time CFO.

Selected work

Numbers that opened doors

Flagship — development finance

Winning £1M in DFID funding for a systems-strengthening programme

Challenge

A programme for marginalized areas needed a credible, fundable budget to win DFID backing.

What we did

Built and presented a £1,000,000 programme budget and model, structured to withstand funder scrutiny.

Result

The contract was awarded — funding delivered to the communities it was designed to serve.

Motor-assessment SME

A fair, KRA-aligned cost model

Rising field costs and a flat travel allowance were over-paying and creating a tax exposure.

Result: a defensible, distance-based reimbursement model and clear cost-per-job.
Cross-border impact group

A clean intercompany recharge

A Kenyan entity billing a European affiliate needed a compliant, defensible arrangement.

Result: cost-plus recharge, VAT and eTIMS invoicing structured and documented.
Early-stage platform

Fractional Finance Director

A new product going to market with no pricing model or finance function.

Result: unit economics, rate card and the finance function owned end to end.
Transparent pricing

Know what it costs, before you call

Simple monthly retainers, or a one-off project. No lock-in — scale up or down as your needs change.

Foundations
KES 25,000 / month
Core finance for early-stage organisations that need clean books and compliance.
  • Monthly bookkeeping & reconciliations
  • KRA returns & compliance
  • Monthly management report
  • Email & call support
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Growth Partner
KES 55,000 / month
A fuller fractional-CFO partnership for organisations scaling and raising.
  • Everything in Foundations
  • Board-ready reporting & packs
  • Cash-flow & budgeting
  • Financial modelling & strategy calls
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Project
from KES 40,000
A one-off, time-bound piece of work with a clear deliverable.
  • Financial model or programme budget
  • Investor / donor deck financials
  • Audit preparation
  • Systems set-up or migration
Discuss a project

Prices exclusive of VAT where applicable. Custom scope for larger organisations on request.

The principal

Who you'll be working with

Collins is a finance and advisory professional with over a decade of experience across development finance, impact organisations and growing enterprises.

Over two years with Chasp Advisory, he modelled and presented a £1 million programme budget to DFID, winning the contract to deliver systems-strengthening support in marginalized areas. That blend of rigorous modelling and the ability to present it convincingly to funders has shaped his work ever since.

Today, through CAdvisory Africa, he works hands-on with a portfolio of organisations — leading systems set-up, contracts, bookkeeping, compliance and cross-border advisory for an impact-services group; managing returns, compliance and financial advisory for a motor-assessment business; and serving as fractional Finance Director to an early-stage technology platform, owning its finance function end to end.

He founded CAdvisory Africa to give impact organisations and growing businesses the senior financial expertise they need to build strong foundations, attract funding and scale sustainably — at a cost that fits their stage.

Credentials
  • CPA-K — Certified Public Accountant (Kenya)
  • FMVA — Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst, CFI
  • BA Economics — University of Nairobi
  • MA Economics — in progress
  • 10+ years in development & impact finance
Questions

What people ask before we start

In their words

"Working with CAdvisory Africa gave us the financial clarity we needed. Collins brought structure to our finances and helped us speak the language of compliance."

Director · AutoScan Motor Assessors & Valuers Limited

Let's talk

Book a free 30-minute consultation

Tell us where you are and where you want to get to. We'll say honestly whether we're the right fit — no commitment.

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Or reach us at info@cadvisoryafrica.co.ke · +254 723 664 900