I help owners and leadership teams get the financial insight and experienced support they need—without hiring a full-time executive. From management reporting and financial modeling to cash flow planning and strategic decisions, I combine senior-level guidance with hands-on execution.
With 25+ years of finance and treasury experience, including 13 years at The Carlyle Group, I work with a select group of businesses through ongoing fractional CFO and advisory relationships or focused projects.
Senior Financial Leadership. Without the Full-Time Commitment
Why Washecka Advisory?
Growing businesses often need more than accurate books. They need someone who can interpret performance, anticipate cash needs, and help owners make confident decisions. I bring both the financial perspective and the hands-on support to put it into practice.
My background combines building finance capabilities in a growing business with leading treasury and financial operations at institutional scale. That experience helps me connect day-to-day financial details with bigger decisions about growth, capital, and risk—and build reporting, forecasts, and processes that fit your business.
You work directly with me - an experienced financial partner who gets to know your business, offers clear recommendations, and helps carry them through. Support can grow with your needs, from a focused project to an ongoing advisory relationship.
Who I Work With
Founder-Led & Owner-Operated Businesses
Professional services firms, builders, contractors, and home services businesses that need greater financial visibility and experienced support. I work alongside owners and their accounting teams to strengthen reporting, understand profitability, plan cash needs, and support growth or ownership transition.
Growth-Stage Companies
Businesses developing new projects, expanding operations, or preparing for financing. I build financial models and forecasts that help leadership evaluate opportunities, understand capital requirements, and make informed decisions.
Investment Firms & Real Estate Platforms
Private equity firms, investment managers, real estate platforms, and family offices that need experienced treasury and financial operations support. Engagements include liquidity planning, credit facilities, financial processes, and interim leadership during growth or transition.
What I Do
Management Reporting & Performance Analysis
Management reports, KPI dashboards, budget-to-actual analysis, and profitability reviews that help you understand what is driving results and where to focus. I turn accounting and operating data into useful information for owners and leadership teams.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Modeling
Practical budgets, cash forecasts, and financial models built around how your business operates. Evaluate new projects, hiring plans, growth opportunities, and capital requirements with a clearer view of the financial implications.
Treasury & Cash Management
Cash flow planning, liquidity management, banking relationships, credit facilities, and debt compliance. I help businesses anticipate funding needs, manage financial obligations, and strengthen the processes supporting cash and treasury operations.
Fractional CFO & Ongoing Finance Leadership
An experienced financial partner for regular performance reviews, planning, and decisions that need senior judgment. I work alongside owners, accounting teams, and outside advisors to strengthen financial oversight and follow through on priorities.
Financial Operations & Process Improvement
Improve billing, collections, reporting, payment approvals, and financial workflows. I help establish clear responsibilities, practical controls, and repeatable processes that reduce manual work and support growth.
Strategic Financial Advisory
Financial analysis and guidance for ownership transitions, incentive plans, financing, and other significant business decisions. I help evaluate alternatives, clarify tradeoffs, and translate the numbers into actionable recommendations.
Engagements are available on an ongoing, project, or interim basis, with scope tailored to your business and existing team.
Selected Client Engagements
Examples of current and recent client work:
Professional Services Firm:
Developing an ownership transition plan to support the next generation of firm leadership. Providing ongoing finance support through management reporting, incentive planning, and improvements to billing and receivables processes.
Data Center Development Company:
Developing site-level financial models to evaluate project economics and capital requirements. The models help leadership assess operating assumptions and financing needs.
Custom Home Builder:
Building a management reporting package covering financial performance, project margins, receivables, overhead, and cash flow. The reporting brings key financial information together to support owner decisions.
Home Services Business:
Developing segment profitability analysis and management scorecards. Supporting performance-based incentive planning and clearer visibility into operating results.
Real Estate Software Company:
Advising on loan and draw-management workflows and compliance functionality. Bringing an institutional customer perspective to product development.
About Michael Washecka
I founded Washecka Advisory Group to bring experienced finance and treasury leadership to businesses that need flexible, hands-on support. My background spans more than 25 years in financial planning, treasury, and financial operations, from a growing startup to a large investment platform.
I spent 13 years at The Carlyle Group, most recently as a Principal leading treasury and financial operations for its $25–30 billion U.S. real estate platform. My work included managing liquidity across hundreds of entities, overseeing multi-billion-dollar credit facilities, building treasury infrastructure, and advising leadership on capital strategy and financial risk.
Earlier, I spent 12 years at XM Satellite Radio as one of its first finance hires, helping build the financial planning and analysis function, long-range planning models, and reporting capabilities as the business grew. My experience included supporting a major recapitalization and the merger with Sirius.
I began my career in audit at KPMG, hold an accounting degree from Virginia Tech, and previously held a CPA license.
Today, I work directly with owners and leadership teams on financial reporting, forecasting, cash planning, and strategic decisions. I’m based in Arlington, Virginia, and support clients through ongoing advisory relationships, focused projects, and interim engagements.
Let's Work Together
I work with a small number of clients at a time — which means every engagement gets my full attention. If you're wondering whether what I do might be useful for your situation, the best next step is a straightforward conversation. No pitch, no pressure.
