Fractional CFO for Philippine SMEs

Profitable but Broke? Get full control of your cash in 90 days.

The CFO Growth Engine builds the finance function your business needs to grow, borrow, and run without you in every decision.

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13 weeks of a profitable business

Costs leave every week. Billings arrive in lumps.

Cash in when billings clearPayroll, materials, suppliers

Illustration only. Not client data.

₱2B+

funding facilitated

₱60M+

in client turnarounds

90

day cash flow improvement guarantee

2016

advising SMEs since

The problem

Your costs go out every week. Your revenue arrives months later.

Progress billings and corporate payment terms take 60 to 120 days to collect, while payroll, materials, and suppliers need cash now. Profitable naman sa papel, pero bakit walang pera sa bank?

Cash Flow Blindness

No forecast beyond today's bank balance.

No Spending Discipline

Costs leave without a plan or approval.

No Finance Infrastructure

Everything lives in the owner's head.

The solution

The CFO Growth Engine

Featured

One system for cash control, a working finance team, and capital when you need it.

Your cash flow gets a forecast, your projects get margins, and your lenders get a package they can say yes to.

See how it works

13-week cash flow forecast
Project margin tracking
Spending approvals
Monthly CFO strategy sessions
Finance function build
Funding support when you need it

Starts at ₱100,000/month

Other ways to start

Pick the door that fits today.

Need funding fast?Capital QuickStart Need monthly cash discipline only?Capital Command Want to run it yourself?Be the Cash CaptainGroup coaching from ₱2,999 per session, by inquiry Building homes to sell?Development Financing FacilityStaged capital released by milestone

Who we help

Built for established businesses that wait too long to get paid.

Contractors Build-and-sell developers Wholesalers and traders Solar contractors Suppliers to top corporations

Results

What control of cash looks like.

Client win

₱80M a year, and no idea where the money went.

Within 90 days this business had a 13-week cash flow forecast, project margin visibility, and a finance function that ran without the owner.

See more results

Meet your CFO

Ian Nelson A. Mallari

Founder and Managing Director of Dominus. Ian moved from corporate banking into fundraising consulting and has advised Philippine SMEs since 2016.

He also runs real estate developments, so he has sat on the borrower's side of the table.

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Services

One core engagement. Several ways in.

Fractional CFO and business financing in the Philippines, from cash flow management to a bank-ready business.

Featured

CFO Growth Engine

For established SMEs doing ₱10M to ₱50M a year and stuck in the profitable-but-broke cycle.

What's included

13-week direct cash flow model
Project-level cash budgets and margin tracking
Spending approval policy
Minimum Viable Finance Function build
Monthly CFO reports and strategy meetings
Funding execution when you need capital

Outcome: full cash flow control and a bank-ready business in 90 days.

Measurable cash flow improvement in 90 days, or we keep working at no extra cost until you get it.

Starts at ₱100,000/month

₱100,000 to ₱150,000/month depending on scope and capital needs. 3-month minimum.

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Other ways to work with us

Start smaller, add funding, or learn to run the system yourself.

Final pricing follows a strategy call.

CFO Growth Engine + Capital

Best for businesses that need structure and funding together

Everything in the Growth Engine plus full loan structuring, priority lender access, and term negotiation.

Starts at ₱100,000/month + success fee on funds raised

Larger raises up to ₱150,000/month with tiered 5% to 7% success fees.

Details

The problem it solves

"We need a loan, and the bank wants numbers we do not have yet."

How it runs

The Growth Engine timeline applies, with funding execution running alongside the cash build.

Guarantee

The 90-day cash flow improvement guarantee of the Growth Engine applies.

Capital QuickStart

Best for owners who need funding fast

Loan readiness check, loan packaging, lender matching, negotiation, and a lender offer within 30 days or a full refund.

Success fee of up to 7% on funds released

Packages from ₱20,000 to start.

Details

The problem it solves

"We were declined or ignored by a bank, and we do not know why."

How it runs

Readiness check, then loan packaging, then lender matching, then negotiation.

Guarantee

A lender offer within 30 days or a full refund.

Capital Command

Best for businesses that need monthly cash discipline without a full CFO build

13-week cash flow, monthly CFO reporting, and loan and facility tracking.

Starts at ₱60,000/month

Month to month.

Details

The problem it solves

"I need someone to keep our cash on a weekly rhythm."

How it runs

A rolling 13-week forecast, a monthly CFO report, and a tracker for every loan and facility.

Be the Cash Captain

Group coaching for owners and finance staff who want to do it themselves

Group sessions where Ian teaches owners and finance staff to run the 13-week cash flow, spending controls, and lender-ready reporting themselves.

Starts at ₱2,999 per session

By inquiry only for now. Sessions will be announced on social media.

Details

The problem it solves

"I want my team to run this without a retainer."

How it runs

Group sessions with other business owners, using the same tools installed for Growth Engine clients.

Capital Partner

Best for owners who want a 12-month strategic partner

Exclusive engagement on a Cash Track or Equity Track.

By proposal

Details

How it runs

Scope, term, and track are agreed in a written proposal after a strategy call.

Development Financing Facility

Capital for build-and-sell projects, released stage by stage.

Banks fund the later stages of a development. Our facility funds the stages banks skip, from land and permits through construction, until buyer loans take out each tranche.

For developers with a defined site and a clear buyer take-out through bank, Pag-IBIG, or in-house financing. We financed a ₱50M multi-unit townhouse project using this staged approach.

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Facility terms are set per project in a term sheet. Funders interested in participating can use a separate private inquiry form, by invitation only.

Staged tranchesLand or JV, subdivision and land development, construction, sales and marketing, and end-buyer financing can each carry its own tranche.

Milestone releaseNo tranche releases until its milestone is verified, with permits, engineer certificates, or sales reports on file.

Secured and monitoredJoint venture, trust, and mortgage agreements plus insurance, with a 13-week cash flow updated weekly by Dominus.

Be the Cash Captain

Prefer to build it in-house?

In these group sessions, Ian walks owners and bookkeepers through the same tools we install for Growth Engine clients, so your team can run them on their own. Starts at ₱2,999 per session.

Cash Captain is by inquiry only for now. We will announce each session on our social media when it opens.

Inquire about Cash Captain

Which one fits me?

Answer three questions.

Your recommended offer

CFO Growth Engine

Full cash flow control and a bank-ready business in 90 days.

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Who we help

Built for businesses that sell well and wait too long to get paid.

Construction contractors

General contracting, fit-out, supply-and-install, specialty trades

Progress billings and retention held for months while payroll and materials go out weekly.

Build-and-sell contractors

Townhouses, house-and-lot, small subdivisions

Land, permits, and construction need cash months before buyer loans release. Banks lend only after title, permits, and presales.

Wholesale and B2B trading

Trading companies

Inventory and receivables tie up cash. Suppliers want shorter terms than customers give.

Solar energy contractors

Contractors and subcontractors

Equipment bought upfront, paid on project milestones.

Commodity and specialty traders

Traders

Large, lumpy purchases that outrun available credit lines.

SM Prime wholesalers and concessionaires

Mall suppliers

Long payment cycles from mall operators.

Suppliers to the top 100 Philippine corporations

Corporate suppliers

Big, reliable buyers with slow payment terms.

You're a fit if you have

Three things in common.

3 to 5 years of operating history
₱10M or more in annual revenue
Customers who owe you money you can't spend yet

Building homes to sell?

Ask about our Development Financing Facility.

See the facility

Signs you need us

Tick what sounds like you.

You're profitable on paper but short on cash every month
You've been declined or ignored by a bank
Your bookkeeper reports the past and no one forecasts the next 13 weeks
You want to grow but fear running out of cash

0 of 4Tick two or more and we should talk.Ticked two or more? Book Your Strategy Call

Results

The numbers behind the ₱2B+.

Client types and outcomes only. We keep every client name and every lender name private.

₱2B+

in financing facilitated for Philippine SMEs

₱60M+

in trapped cash recovered

₱50M

multi-unit townhouse project financed through staged development funding

10 yrs

leading Dominus (since 2016)

A network

of major banks, government lenders, and fintech lenders

Case snapshots

Three clients, three starting points.

Mid-size construction contractor

Cash tied up across projects

Problem: Loans and facilities tracked by hand.

What we did: Built a full finance operating system and a weekly 13-week cash flow meeting with loan and facility updates.

Result: The client can now look forward to growing the business and managing its loans strategically.

Construction hardware distributor

No control over payables or weekly cash

Problem: No control over payables or weekly cash.

What we did: Took control of accounts payable, set weekly cash planning, and added KPI reporting (DSO, DPO, DIO, GMROI).

Result: The client can now be tactical in the use of its payables and is poised to grow at least 50% over the next two quarters.

Multi-unit townhouse developer

Capital before buyer loans could release

Problem: Needed capital for land development and construction before buyer loans could release.

What we did: Structured the financing and funded the project in stages, tied to construction milestones.

Result: ₱50M multi-unit townhouse project financed.

Client wins

What changed after we started.

A lender offer within 30 days.

After two straight bank rejections, a client had a lender offer within 30 days.

A finance function that ran without the owner.

A business doing ₱80M a year couldn't explain where its money went. Within 90 days it had a 13-week cash flow forecast, project margin visibility, and a finance function that ran without the owner.

Speaking and media

Where you can hear Ian.

Philippine Contractors Association

Talk on "Profitable but Broke".

The CFO Chair podcast

Coming soon.

Manila Investors Meetup

Founded by Ian in 2015.

About

Ian Nelson A. Mallari

Founder and Managing Director

The ₱2 Billion CFO

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The story

Good businesses were being rejected for bad paperwork.

Ian's grandparents ran a garment trading business from the 1940s through the war. Trade, credit, and a family name were the whole inheritance.

Ian started in corporate banking at Philippine Veterans Bank. He saw good businesses turned away because their paperwork could not show how good they were. In 2016 he founded Dominus to close that gap.

The name

Dominus: lord of the house.

From domus (house) and the root dem- (to build)

The Latin word describes the paterfamilias, the trusted head of the house who protects and provides. Dominus looks after a client's finances the way the head of the house protects the family. The ornamental D in our logo points outside the box, toward creative and progressive finance solutions.

Credentials

About 15 years across banking and fundraising.

Cum Laude

Graduate, De La Salle University Manila.

Licensed real estate broker

Officer, NREA Metro North.

Corporate banking

Philippine Veterans Bank.

Fundraising consulting

About 15 years across corporate banking and fundraising consulting.

Manila Investors Meetup

Founder, 2015.

BNI

Member.

Beyond advisory

Ian has been the borrower, too.

Ian also runs real estate developments under BDS 10 Corporation (Runa Homes, Vista Solare). He has sat on the borrower's side of the table, so the advice he gives comes from both sides of the loan desk.

Our operating beliefs

Cash profit is king
Growth never outruns cash
Every number we give you is verified

Values

Five values behind every engagement.

Integrity

Honesty and ethical conduct in every dealing.

Innovation

Creative financial solutions for an evolving industry.

Client-Centricity

Clients at the heart of everything, with personalized solutions.

Reliability

A dependable partner with consistent, high-quality service.

Excellence

Outstanding results that exceed client expectations.

How we work

A system you can see, step by step.

Cash flow management for Philippine businesses, from first conversation to funded growth.

Free
Strategy Call
A PEAK Conversation on your Present, Envisioned future, Aspirations, and Key Metrics. You leave knowing what causes your cash problem and which engagement fits.
Weeks 1 to 2
Cash Visibility Sprint
13-week direct cash flow model, project cash budgets, your top three cash risks, and a spending approval policy.
Months 1 to 2
MVFF Build
Billing and AP controls, five essential internal controls, a project-ready chart of accounts, monthly close calendar, and project margin tracker.
Ongoing
CFO Cycle
Monthly CFO reports, rolling forecasts, quarterly objectives, and monthly goals.
When you need capital
Fundraising Execution
We structure the application, prepare the financial package, match the lender, and negotiate terms.

Signature tools

Four tools behind every engagement.

Profitable but Broke Diagnostic

Compares your accrual profit to your actual cash.

13-Week Cash Flow Forecast

Our primary tool for stabilizing cash.

Minimum Viable Finance Function

A finance team sized to your business (MVFF).

Finance Maturity Framework

Shows where your finance function stands today and what comes next.

Our rule on numbers

AI helps us draft. Formulas calculate. Every figure is checked.

Every figure that reaches you, your suppliers, or your lenders is checked before it leaves our hands.

Learn it yourself

Every tool above can also be taught.

In Be the Cash Captain, our group coaching program, owners and finance staff learn to run their own 13-week cash flow and monthly reviews alongside other business owners. Sessions start at ₱2,999. Cash Captain is by inquiry only for now, and we will announce each session on our social media when it opens.

Inquire about Cash Captain

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