What’s the Real Cost of a Bad Finance Hire?

What’s the Real Cost of a Bad Finance Hire?

Hiring a CFO isn’t just about finding someone good on paper — it’s about avoiding the cost of getting it wrong.

A bad finance hire can delay decisions, damage team morale, misreport the numbers, and hold back growth.

You don’t just lose salary — you lose time, trust, and momentum.

We’ve seen businesses miss fundraises, botch due diligence, and lose investors — all because the CFO wasn’t up to the job.

Meanwhile, the founder steps back into the detail, investor confidence wobbles, and the finance team stalls.

Every month with the wrong CFO costs far more than the search fee to get it right.

At Pitch Hill Partners, we help clients hire finance leaders who bring clarity, control, and commercial edge — not chaos and clean-up.

If you’re starting to question your setup — let’s talk. No pitch. Just perspective.