Source: https://deftridge.com/job/pricing-and-unit-economics-review-california-dt-5555600/ Title: Pricing and Unit Economics Review, $204-257/h | Deftridge Summary: Pricing and Unit Economics Review for a director Fractional CFO, remote in California. $204-$257 an hour, about 12 hours in total. Starts next week. One-off Posted Oct 27 · DT-5555600 # Pricing and Unit Economics Review Director · Fractional CFO · Remote · California only **$204–$257** / hour About $1,840–$3,700 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Packaging manufacturer making food packaging · 501–1,000 employeesCL-53580 · based in Costa Mesa - **Where** Remote · California only - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 12 h in total - **Start** Starts next week - **Level** Director · 10-15 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async **4** professionals have asked about this task **264** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This packaging manufacturer making food packaging (501–1,000 employees) is looking for a director Fractional CFO for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Margin, payback and contribution by product or segment, with a recommendation. It is a self-contained job: scope, checklist and price are agreed before you start. It manufactures physical products, and the office team works to month-end and plant schedules. The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in California, so this one is for residents there. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Calculate CAC payback and gross margin by plan from Stripe and CRM exports and recommend pricing changes. - One round of edits after the company's review is included - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed ## How the work runs - Day 1: kickoff call and access to the files - Days 2 to 8: the work, with questions answered the same day - Last day: delivery and a short walkthrough **Duration:** 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail. ## Tools Excel Stripe Looker ## Who fits - 10-15 years of hands-on work as a Fractional CFO, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Excel, Stripe and Looker - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late ## Not included - Travel or work at a fixed location - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Managing other contractors or employees ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Director Fractional CFO - **Experience** 10-15 years in finance & accounting - **Tools** Excel, Stripe, Looker - **Offers** 12 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** $230 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $230 an hour, is **below** the median director Fractional CFO rate in California ($250). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $250 This task $230 $188 $272 [All Fractional CFO jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cfo/united-states/) · [Fractional CFO rates in California](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/california/) · [Finance & Accounting jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/finance-and-accounting/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-53580 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Pricing and Unit Economics Review is noted. 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