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Baris Silahcioglu
Interim CFO | Fractional CFO | Operating Advisor

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Accelerating financial performance for SMEs and corporates.

Bringing structure to growth companies and making them investor-ready.

Supporting private equity value creation.
 

  • Accelerating financial performance for SMEs and corporates.

  • ​Bringing financial structure to growth companies and making them investor-ready.

  • ​Supporting private equity value creation.

Baris Silahcioglu


Interim CFO
Fractional CFO
Operating Advisor

Traditional CFO Profiles and Outdated Onboarding Are Falling Short

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Complex transformation, capital readiness, and value creation require versatile, AI-literate finance leadership with rapid onboarding. Today:
 

  • ​Most finance professionals bring siloed experience, not full business understanding

  • Their AI adoption is superficial, limited to isolated LLM experiments

  • ​Traditional hiring processes are lengthy, delaying time to impact

  • ​Permanent hires add fixed overhead despite dynamic, situation-dependent needs

A versatile, AI-enabled CFO delivering full finance ownership, without full-time cost

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  • Experience across startups, SMEs, and large corporates

  • Cross-functional across finance, strategy, and operations

  • AI-enabled to increase speed, accuracy, and efficiency

  • Low-overhead, independent execution

  • Flexible engagement: interim, fractional, or advisory

  • Effective on-site, hybrid, or remote

  • Immediate impact in time-critical situations

Where I Add Value

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  • Life Sciences and SaaS companies

  • English-speaking environments

  • International teams

  • Revenue-generating businesses

  • Accounting function in place and operating effectively

  • Digitally enabled organizations (ERP, data, basic tooling exist)

When to Bring Me In

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  • Financial performance needs to improve, fast

  • You need senior finance leadership now, not in months

  • A transformation or value creation program is in motion

  • Growth is outpacing financial control

  • You need structure, visibility, and cash discipline

  • Fundraising or investor scrutiny is approaching

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About Me

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Baris Silahcioglu

I am an independent finance professional supporting companies through growth, transition, and high-stakes situations. I combine finance, strategy, and operational execution to drive performance and enable better decision-making.

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Transformiq is the platform I use to deliver CFO-level support with the structure, tools, and standards companies expect — not a typical freelance setup. My work is supported by enterprise-grade AI, allowing me to deliver high-quality output with speed and efficiency, without the overhead of a larger team.

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I hold a BA in Economics and an Executive MBA from IMD, and completed Stanford’s Digital Transformation Program. I co-authored an award-winning Harvard Business Review case on business ethics.

Discover The Impact

Finance issues compound over time. Address them early, not when they become critical.

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Strengthen financial performance and ensure investor readiness with the right structure and leadership in place.

Schedule a 30-minute discussion to assess your situation, or contact me directly at baris.silahcioglu@transformiq.ch

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