From reactive to ready.
Turn your numbers into strategy.
We help founders and business owners gain control of cash flow, financial reporting, and decision-making. Stop reacting, start driving.
Our Firm.
We are financial partners to ambitious leaders. An advisory firm that uncovers the blind spots — where profit leaks and opportunity hides.We work quietly but decisively, elevating finance from a reporting function to a strategic force. With extensive experience from Big Four accounting firms, blue chip companies, and public sector institutions, we help business owners shift from uncertainty to control, from complexity to clarity.We operate on a simple principle — put our clients' needs above everything else.
Trusted By Leaders.
Our Services.
Fractional CFO
We embed at the owner level to professionalize your finance function. From forecasting and fundraising support to specific reporting, we provide the financial stewardship your business deserves, without the overhead of a full-time hire.Outsourced CFO support gives you leverage where it counts: cash clarity, cost control, audit readiness, and financial systems that don’t crack under pressure. From forecasting and fundraising to talent, product strategy, and M&A prep, we help you lead with sharper tools, not heavier overhead.
Accounting & Tax
Strong books aren’t just back office — they’re your growth engine. We integrate your accounting and tax needs into a scalable foundation you can build on.From compilation engagements (Notice to Readers) and T2 tax reporting to cash flow management, we help you stay compliant and in control without drowning in details.
Business Advisory
We bring structure to ambiguity, helping you shape your growth path with the tools and insights of a seasoned CFO.Whether it’s long-range planning, business model design, organization structure review, hashing out pricing strategy, developing performance dashboards or operational playbooks, we help you turn complexity into clarity.
Exit Planning
We don’t just plan your business exit, we help shape how your entrepreneurship journey will be remembered.Whether you are grooming a successor, preparing for private equity, or navigating a strategic sale, we shape exits that command valuation and protect legacy. From financial cleanup to due diligence readiness and post-exit planning, we help you exit on your terms.
Hrishi Arria
Principal. CPA, CA, MAcc.
Big Four–trained. Ex-finance advisor to Google. Trusted by business owners, public entities, and Fortune 500s.Highly accomplished finance executive with over a decade of experience in management consulting, finance, and accounting across Canada, United States, and Singapore. Renowned for his ability to see what others miss, Hrishi empowers businesses to break free from limitations, leveraging their hidden assets and overlooked opportunities to gain a powerful advantage in the marketplace and achieve extraordinary results.Prior to founding Arria Consultancy, Hrishi has served as Chief Finance and Risk Officer at the City of Calgary, been appointed as a strategic finance advisor at Google overseeing a 9-figure ads revenue portfolio, and has consulted with clients across retail, professional services, real estate, energy, transportation, and technology industries at two of the prestigious Big-4 accounting firms, PwC and EY.A Chartered Professional Accountant, Hrishi actively connects with the business community through speaking engagements. He is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hiking with his dogs, riding motorcycles, and an occasional bourbon cocktail.
Startup Founders.
You’ve got vision. You’re building something that might just change the game. But while you’re chasing product-market fit, hiring, raising capital, and shipping features, your financial operations can’t just be a spreadsheet afterthought.Arria Consultancy offers strategic CFO support tailored for early-stage startups. We help you build the finance function you’ll need not just for this raise, but the next round, and the one after that. We bring clarity to your cash burn, help you model your path to profitability, and give investors the confidence that you’re in control.What we do for startups:
Cash runway clarity: Know exactly how many months of runway you have, and what levers you can pull.
Investor-grade financial models: Built to stand up to diligence and tell a compelling growth story.
Metrics that matter: CAC, LTV, churn, payback, and revenue forecasting that’s investor- and board-ready.
Fundraising support: Data room prep, pitch review, and strategic capital planning.
Fractional finance team: We act as your CFO and controller, without the full-time cost.
Most startups build the product. Few build the financial engine. We do both, with you.Whether you're pre-seed or Series A, we meet you where you are. Your growth shouldn’t be held back by bad finance.
Established Business Owners.
More control. Better decisions. Smarter growth.Your business is past the scrappy startup stage. The revenue is real. The team is growing. But the financial side hasn’t quite kept pace. Your books, reporting, or cash flow still feel reactive.That’s where a Fractional CFO changes the game. At Arria Consultancy, we bring senior finance leadership without the full-time hire. We help business owners gain control of their numbers, optimize cash, and make confident, forward-looking decisions, whether you're preparing for expansion, succession, or sale.What we do for established businesses:
Cash flow mastery: Know where your money’s going, what’s coming in, and what’s bleeding out.
Job costing and margin analysis: Identify profitable work, cut what’s dragging you down.
Financial systems upgrade: From spreadsheets to clean, scalable, audit-ready systems.
Owner compensation & tax strategy: Pay yourself smarter and minimize taxes legally.
Growth planning: Financial modeling for expansion, hiring, or new locations.
Bank & lender reporting: Credible, clean financials that instill lender confidence.
We help owners stop reacting to their books, and start using their numbers to drive decisions.