EBS CFO & COO Advisory
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The leadership seats you can't fill full-time, filled anyway.
Most growing restaurant groups outgrow their bookkeeper long before they can justify a full-time CFO or COO. CFO & COO Advisory puts both seats at your table — financial strategy and operational execution — without the six-figure salaries or the year-long search.
Fractional COO | Fractional CFO | Restaurant-Focused
TWO SEATS, ONE ADVISOR
Financial strategy and operational execution, working together
A CFO without operational context builds plans that don't survive contact with the kitchen. A COO without financial rigor optimizes operations that lose money quietly. You need both talking to each other — not two separate vendors on two separate retainers.
The CFO Seat
Financial Strategy & Leadership
The numbers-side seat: cash, capital, and the financial plan behind every operating decision
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Cash flow forecasting & runway planning
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Capital structure & financing readiness
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Board, investor, and lender-ready reporting
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Growth & new-unit financial modeling
The COO Seat
Operational Strategy & Execution
The floor-side seat: turning the financial plan into systems that hold up across every location.
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Multi-unit operating systems & standardization
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Labor model & scheduling efficiency
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KPI dashboards tied to unit economics
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Expansion & new-location rollout planning
WHERE THIS PAYS FOR ITSELF
Problems that only show up at scale
Below a certain size these gaps are invisible. Past it, they're the difference between a group that scales and one that stalls.
HOW IT RUNS
A Standing Rhythm, Not A One-time Project
Every week
Operating Pulse
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Cash position check-in
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Operational flags from the floor
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Quick decisions that can't wait
Every month
Leadership Review
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Financial & operational KPI review
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Budget vs. actual, by location
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Priorities set for the month ahead
Every Quarter
Strategic Planning
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Growth & capital planning
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Systems & structure review
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Board or ownership presentation
HOW IT RUNS
Hiring Full-time Vs. CFO & COO Advisory
Full-Time Hires
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Six-to-seven figure combined salaries
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Months-long search and onboarding
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Risk of a bad fit locking you in for a year
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Two separate hires who may not think alike
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Full-time cost even in slower seasons
Full-Time Hires
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Fractional cost, senior-level experience
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Engaged and running within weeks
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Month-to-month accountability, not a long contrac
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Financial and operational strategy under one advisor
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Scales with your business, not against it
WHO IT'S FOR
Built For Groups Outgrowing Their Current Setup
Scale
Multi-unit groups adding locations
Capital
Businesses preparing for financing or investment
Transition
Owners preparing for sale or a partner buy-in
Structure
Groups without a clear financial or operational system
Bandwidth
Owners still doing the CFO and COO job themselves
Governance
Businesses reporting to a board, investors, or partners
02 — WHO IT'S FOR
A Cpa And Cva Who's Run The Numbers Side Of Restaurant Groups Directly.
CFO & COO Advisory is led by Anne E. Gannon, CPA, CVA — built on direct experience across multi-unit restaurant groups, franchise and independent concepts, and the financial reporting that sits behind them.
Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania since 2007
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
Restaurant and hospitality advisory through Emerging Brand Services
Direct experience across multi-unit groups, franchise and independent concepts