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Fractional Controller & CFO-Level Financial Leadership for High-Growth Startups

With 17+ years in finance leadership — from bookkeeper to Controller to Acting CFO of a global life-science company — I help founders and executive teams build scalable, audit-ready financial operations.

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​Vega Catalyst Consulting delivers hands-on Controller support and strategic financial insight designed to bring enterprise-level discipline to growing companies — without the cost of a full-time executive.

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Schedule a free 30-minute intro call. 

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About Chris Vega

I’m Chris Vega — a Controller and Acting CFO with nearly two decades of experience guiding companies through audits, international expansion, funding rounds, and system implementations. I’m also a veteran; my background as a Navy Hospital Corpsman, embedded with U.S. Marine Corps units as a combat medic, shaped my leadership style — disciplined, composed under pressure, and relentlessly focused on outcomes.

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At BioQ Pharma, I led financial operations across seven countries, supported over $55M in debt and equity financing, and partnered with auditors to close 11 years of historical financials in less than a year.

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Vega Catalyst Consulting was founded to bring that same level of rigor and insight to growing companies — without the cost or commitment of a full-time executive.

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Fractional Controller Services

Who I Typically Work With

​I partner with founders and leadership teams who need more than bookkeeping — but are not yet ready for a full-time Controller or CFO.

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  • Strategic Planning: Budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow modeling to support informed executive decision-making

  • Operational Accounting: General ledger management, monthly close, reconciliations, and financial reporting

  • System Integration: ERP and accounting system selection and implementation (QuickBooks, Business Central, etc.)

  • Audit & Compliance: GAAP compliance, external audit support, and multi-entity consolidation

  • Advisory: Executive-level partnership to prepare for investment, M&A, board reporting, or rapid scale

  • Venture-backed or bootstrapped startups

  • Founders who need reliable financial visibility

  • Companies preparing for audits, fundraising, or operational scale

  • Teams that have outgrown basic bookkeeping

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