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Public-company CFO services for
exploration and junior mining companies

Stop chasing financial reports.
Start leading with confidence.

A relaxed, no-pressure conversation about your finance function.

Does your fractional CFO send reports
but never help you lead?

The title says CFO. The work says report preparer.

Reports, not guidance.

Statements arrive at the deadline, and nobody looks ahead.

Nobody owns the cash.

Budgets, runway, and flow-through tracking quietly go unmanaged.

Gaps nobody sees.

Without a CFO on your team, problems surface when the auditor, the CRA, or your shareholders find them.

Too many junior exploration companies have a CFO in name only. It doesn't have to be that way.

Heidi Gutte, Chartered Professional Accountant and CFO+ finance partner
Heidi Gutte, CPA · Founder, CFO+ Boutique

Meet your CFO

A CFO who's actually on your team

I am a CFO, helping exploration and junior mining companies get a finance leader who's part of their team, not a CFO in name only.

I've seen what happens when important CFO work quietly doesn't get done: flow-through surprises, rushed audits, and board questions nobody can answer. That's why I deliberately limit how many companies I work with, so the work actually gets done.

15+
Years of experience
32
Public companies served
CPA
Chartered Professional Accountant, BC & Canada

Computing Science, Technical University Dresden and University of Applied Sciences Brandenburg · Born in Germany, based on Bowen Island, BC.

Getting started is simple

  1. 1

    Book a Virtual Coffee.

    A relaxed conversation about your company, your current finance setup, and where the gaps are.

  2. 2

    Seamless Transition.

    I plan the handover around your reporting calendar, so your audit and filings stay on track.

  3. 3

    A True Finance Partner.

    Reports on time, guidance when you need it, and a CFO who knows your projects and your board.

How I help

Financial Leadership

Reports on time, and a CFO who helps you use them.

I prepare your financial statements and quarterly or semi-annual and annual reports, lead your audits, and own cash flow, budgets, banking, and sales tax compliance. I keep improving your processes and controls, so your finance function supports your strategy.

  • Financial Reporting
  • Audits
  • Cash Flow
  • Budgets
  • Banking
  • Sales Tax

Flow-Through & Project Accounting

Qualification decided before anything is renounced.

I track qualifying Canadian Exploration Expenditures accurately for renunciation to your investors. I handle your flow-through tax filings across multiple exploration projects, and I understand fieldwork, so the numbers reflect what's actually happening on the ground.

  • Expense Qualification
  • Project Accounting
  • Flow-Through Filings

US & International Operations

Subsidiaries set up and reported correctly.

I set up and maintain your US and international subsidiaries and keep you compliant across jurisdictions, so you avoid costly omissions.

  • US Subsidiaries
  • BLM Reporting
  • Multi-Jurisdiction Compliance

IPOs, RTOs & Transactions

Experienced guidance through the move to public markets.

I guide companies through IPOs, reverse takeovers, and qualifying transactions, from the prospectus and filings to share issuances, and I support mergers and acquisitions.

  • Prospectus
  • Information Circular
  • Filings
  • Share Issuances
  • M&A

Audit-ready books.

Meticulous preparation, so your audits run smoothly.

Fraud-resistant approvals.

Expense approval processes that catch problems early and keep complex structures transparent.

Secure, encrypted data.

Shared information and communications are protected with strong encryption.

Seamless international payments.

Foreign exchange and international transfers through a well-established network.

The difference a true finance partner makes

With a CFO in name only:

  • Audits that drag on, or filings that need to be redone
  • Cash surprises that shorten your runway or force a financing at the wrong time
  • Board and investor questions nobody can answer
  • Ineligible flow-through spending that leads to CRA reassessments for your investors and indemnity claims against your company

With a true finance partner:

  • Audit-ready books and filings delivered on time
  • A cash-flow forecast and budget you can plan financings around
  • Board meetings and investor calls where you have current answers
  • Flow-through spending tracked and reported, so you always know where you stand

More of your time goes back to your next discovery.

Is your CFO a CFO in name only?

Answer 10 yes-or-no questions in about two minutes. See your result instantly.

1 of 10

Do you receive your quarterly statements early enough to review them and ask questions before filing?

Questions you might have

Financial leadership for junior exploration companies

Running a public exploration company means answering to shareholders, auditors, regulators, and the CRA, often while your attention is in the field. Many junior companies rely on a fractional CFO to keep up. Too often, that CFO is spread across too many clients and delivers reports, but little else. Cash flow goes unforecast, flow-through spending goes unchecked, and gaps surface only when an auditor or regulator finds them.

I work differently. I'm a Chartered Professional Accountant with 15+ years of experience, and I specialize exclusively in publicly listed resource exploration and junior mining companies. I limit how many companies I take on, so I can be part of your team. From financial reporting and audits to flow-through tracking, US subsidiaries, and going public, I make sure the CFO work actually gets done. Book a virtual coffee, and let's talk about what your finance function could look like.

Get a CFO who's actually on your team.

Stop chasing financial reports. Start leading with confidence.

A relaxed, no-pressure conversation about your finance function.