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Why CherryLake
Who we work with
Boutique finance and operations consulting for companies that need senior-level expertise without building a full in-house team — including Web3 and DAO projects.
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About CherryLake Consulting
Boutique. Focused. Senior-level only.
Flexible engagement formats: project-based, fractional CFO or ongoing support
Experience across traditional industries and Web3 / crypto / DAOs
Tailor-made solutions based on your specific structure, jurisdiction and goals
Senior-level experts on every project — no “hand-off” to juniors
We work globally, excluding sanctioned countries, and understand the realities of operating across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks.
CherryLake Consulting is a boutique advisory firm based in Dubai, providing tailored support in finance, operations and budgeting for companies across the globe. We work with founders, management teams and owners who face complex financial and operational questions — and need senior expertise rather than generic, one-size-fits-all solutions.
We help our clients make difficult issues simple: from building a finance function from scratch and structuring reporting, to supporting Web3 and DAO projects and managing complex, cross-border setups.
We help our clients make difficult issues simple: from building a finance function from scratch and structuring reporting, to supporting Web3 and DAO projects and managing complex, cross-border setups.
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What We Offer
Boutique finance
Owner Representation
Acting as the owner’s financial and operational representative.
- Representation of owners on supervisory and advisory boards
- Representation of owners and stakeholders in communications with legal and financial specialists, auditors and banks
- Advisory on key performance indicators and reporting for owners
Valuation & Investment Analysis
Acting as the owner’s financial and operational representative.
- Indicative business valuation
- Design and/or review of financial models, including scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Design of financial models for startups and new ventures
- Evaluation of investment project prospects
- Support in mergers and acquisitions
IFRS & Management Reporting
IFRS and management accounts that investors, boards and auditors can rely on.
- Accounting advisory and financial reporting support
- External audit support and communication
- Development of accounting policies and manuals under IFRS
- Preparation of IFRS financial statements by transforming statutory accounts
- Targeted training in preparing financial information under IFRS requirements
- Assistance with complex IFRS methodological issues
- Management of projects implementing automated accounting and reporting systems
- Design of detailed IFRS and management accounting algorithms and task-setting for automation
- Assessment of information system implementation quality, including participation in system testing
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CFO for Web3 & DAOs
Bridging traditional finance and Web3 — for crypto, token and DAO projects.
- Support in selecting jurisdictions for project setup, considering activities, taxation and regulatory requirements
- Governance structure design: company, DAO, boards, internal communications
- Full DAO support: processes design, implementation and documentation
- Wallet management, multisigs and DAO treasury processes
- Support with token legal opinions across different jurisdictions
- Token / validator / DeFi accounting support
- Budgeting function setup and management reporting for Web3 projects
- Support with auditors and external consultants
- Investor relations support for Web3 and traditional investors
Finance Function & Operations Setup
Designing and setting up finance and operations so your business can scale with control.
- Setting up your finance department and all needed tools
- Operational and financial plan–actual analysis, KPI design and performance assessment
- Designing operational policies and processes
- Organizational design and role definition
- Interviewing and assessing candidates for finance and operations roles
- Management reporting design and implementation
Interim & Fractional CFO
Senior financial leadership on demand, without hiring a full-time CFO.
- Budgeting, planning and forecasting
- Plan–actual analysis and KPI development
- Design and implementation of financial policies
- Working capital optimisation and cash management
- Financing and capital raise transaction support
- Analysis and optimisation of the existing finance function
- Cash, bank and asset management consulting (fiat and crypto)
Who We Work With
Senior-level only.
Owners & Family Offices
We support owners who need clear, structured visibility across multiple businesses and assets.
Pain: no consolidated view, complex group structures, lack of trusted financial counterpart.
What we provide: owner representation, consolidated reporting, KPIs and governance support.
Pain: no consolidated view, complex group structures, lack of trusted financial counterpart.
What we provide: owner representation, consolidated reporting, KPIs and governance support.
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Web3 / Crypto / DAO Projects
We help Web3 teams navigate both on-chain and off-chain finance and governance.
Pain: lack of Web3 financial and reporting expertise, unclear token/treasury processes, regulatory uncertainty.
What we provide: DAO structures, wallets and treasury flows, token and DeFi accounting, budgeting and investor reporting.
Pain: lack of Web3 financial and reporting expertise, unclear token/treasury processes, regulatory uncertainty.
What we provide: DAO structures, wallets and treasury flows, token and DeFi accounting, budgeting and investor reporting.
Growing SMEs
We support established companies that have some finance function in place but need to professionalise and strengthen it.
Pain: fragmented or manual processes, chaotic budgeting, no clear KPIs.
What we provide: redesign of finance and operations, KPIs, management reporting and tools.
Pain: fragmented or manual processes, chaotic budgeting, no clear KPIs.
What we provide: redesign of finance and operations, KPIs, management reporting and tools.
We work with founders who are scaling fast and need a finance and operations backbone to support growth and fundraising.
Pain: no in-house finance team, need structure and investor-grade reporting.
What we provide: fractional CFO, budgeting and forecasting, investor reporting and KPI framework.
Pain: no in-house finance team, need structure and investor-grade reporting.
What we provide: fractional CFO, budgeting and forecasting, investor reporting and KPI framework.
Founders & Startups
How We Work
Senior-level only.
Support
We can stay on board as a fractional CFO or advisory partner, supporting ongoing decision-making, board communication and investors.
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Execute
We help implement: set up processes, reporting, policies and systems, and work alongside your team where needed.
Design
We propose a tailored architecture for processes, reporting, governance and tools — aligned with your goals and constraints.
We start with understanding your business model, current finance and operations setup, jurisdictions and key challenges.
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Web3 / DAO Project (Global)
Challenge: A Web3 protocol needed to formalise its DAO structure, treasury management and reporting for token holders.
Our role: We supported jurisdiction analysis, DAO governance design, multisig and wallet processes, and set up treasury and token accounting.
Outcome: Clear governance and reporting framework that improved trust of token holders and external partners.
Our role: We supported jurisdiction analysis, DAO governance design, multisig and wallet processes, and set up treasury and token accounting.
Outcome: Clear governance and reporting framework that improved trust of token holders and external partners.
Established Company with Chaotic Reporting
Challenge: The management team lacked reliable plan–actual data and could not assess performance by business line.
Our role: We redesigned the management reporting structure, implemented plan–actual analysis and aligned KPIs with strategic goals.
Outcome: Management started receiving consistent monthly reports, enabling data-driven decisions and performance tracking.
Our role: We redesigned the management reporting structure, implemented plan–actual analysis and aligned KPIs with strategic goals.
Outcome: Management started receiving consistent monthly reports, enabling data-driven decisions and performance tracking.
Fast-growing SaaS Startup (EU)
Challenge: The company had no in-house finance team and needed budgeting and investor reporting ahead of a funding round.
Our role: Acting as a fractional CFO, we designed the budgeting process, defined KPIs and prepared investor-ready financials.
Outcome: Clear monthly reporting implemented within six weeks and a structured budgeting cycle for discussions with investors and the board.
Our role: Acting as a fractional CFO, we designed the budgeting process, defined KPIs and prepared investor-ready financials.
Outcome: Clear monthly reporting implemented within six weeks and a structured budgeting cycle for discussions with investors and the board.