Melanie Kidder
Accounting & CFO Advisory Partner
With nearly 30 years of experience providing accounting, auditing, and business advisory services to early and mid-stage technology companies, Melanie leads the firm’s Accounting and CFO Advisory Group which provides part-time accounting, controller and CFO services for startup companies and privately held businesses.
Melanie provides part-time CFO or VP of Finance services, primarily for early and mid-stage venture-backed companies in the SaaS, software, internet, mobile, semiconductor, hardware, and life science industries. With her straightforward communication style, she works with clients to quickly identify problems, prioritize urgent matters and lay out options in simple terms that make sense.
Melanie’s areas of expertise include financial planning and modeling, reporting and metrics, debt and equity financings, M&A support, sales operations, human resources and training, coaching, revenue recognition and international expansion.
Melanie believes that digging deep and forming relationships with a team or organization brings the most impactful results. She is forthcoming about the real problems she detects and the most pragmatic solutions. She quickly becomes a trusted partner and resource who helps clients understand the pros and cons before making sensitive financial decisions.
- B.S. Santa Clara University
- Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
- Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)
- Recognition in 2012 as an Emerging Leader in CalCPA Women to Watch
- Chair of the Frank, Rimerman + Co. Values Forward Committee
- Numerous Board Member roles for not-for-profit organizations