Summary
Brett Bennett is a seasoned operational finance leader and Fractional CFO with over two decades of experience building finance and accounting functions for venture-backed startups through established companies. A former Big 4 CPA, he combines Controllership and FP&A expertise with hands-on system implementations (NetSuite, Intacct, Epicor, SaaSOptics) to create scalable financial infrastructure and controls. Brett has a proven track record driving rapid growth—helping early-stage companies scale from seed to Series E while supporting fundraising, debt negotiations, audits, and 409A valuations. He thrives at the intersection of finance and ops, partnering with sales, engineering, and customer success to improve performance, accuracy, and cost. As an active investor and member of operator networks, he leverages practical operator experience across SaaS, hardware, eCommerce, and neuroscience to advise founders. Notably, he has repeatedly served as the first finance hire, directly contributing to multihundred- to multithousand-percent revenue increases through disciplined financial strategy and systems.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Accounting, Accounting, Finance, History, Accounting, Accounting, Finance, History at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business