Appointing an outside financial expert from an advisory firm with the objective of gaining financial strategy services on a part-time or project basis is what we call outsourced CFO services. From an outsourced CFO, you may expect high-level financial strategy, systems analysis and design, and operational optimizations without splurging a fortune. The role of a Virtual CFO (or vCFO) is to be a. forward-thinking strategist whose primary purpose is to provide strategic insight to help move. the needle forward in business.8 Oct 2020