A solo practice in San Francisco
Yury Zabella founded Zabella and stays the only CFO on the engagement. The office is at 1 Sansome St, Suite 1400, San Francisco. He has spent 20+ years across finance, operations, and technology, including food manufacturing and a consulting firm built on Microsoft Dynamics 365. About
The career started in 2003. He earned a degree from American University in Bulgaria in 2002. Published rates are Startup at $275 an hour or $3,300 a month, Growth at $350 or $5,250, and Exit at $425 or $8,500, with a three-month minimum. He works remotely across the US and on site in the San Francisco Bay Area. Track record
Food manufacturing, then a firm he co-built
From 2003 to 2011 he was supply chain manager at Galaxy Desserts, covering purchasing and working with leadership on cost. From 2011 to 2022 he was founding partner and CFO of Dynamics Resources. Synoptek acquired the firm. Since 2022 he has been CFO of FoodSpot, building financial clarity, performance tracking, and decision support. About
He works with owners who want financials that support decisions: clean reporting, margin and close speed, systems that connect operations to finance, and a file that can go to a buyer.
Accomplishments
- Co-founder and CFO of Dynamics Resources through the 2019 sale to Synoptek, an 8-figure exit. Recasting the financials secured 50% higher cash at close.Company-reported Track record
- Galaxy Desserts: labor cost down 12% after weekly labor tracking and a separate work-in-progress item, and R&D-to-production time down 16%.Company-reported Galaxy Desserts case study
- Artuso Pastry: month-end close cut by more than 80%, with purchase orders and sales-order invoices automated.Company-reported Track record
- FoodSpot: CEO time on monthly finance fell from 12 hours to 3 after the books, billing, inventory, and a trained accountant and controller were in place.Company-reported Track record
Case studies
Dynamics Resources
Class-based profit and loss in QuickBooks Online so the firm could see revenue and direct cost by consultant. Net margin improved 7%. Company-reported.
Zabella case study
Galaxy Desserts
Labor tracking moved from daily totals to a weekly rollup, with a shared work-in-progress component tracked on its own.
Zabella case study
Artuso Pastry
Month-end close cut by more than 80%, and purchase-order issuance and sales-order invoicing automated. Company-reported.
Track record
FoodSpot
Fractional CFO engagement from 2022. Finance infrastructure went in, and CEO time on the monthly numbers dropped. Company-reported.
Track record
Sources
- About Yury · Zabella · Accessed 2026-10-07
- Yury Zabella track record · Zabella · Accessed 2026-10-07
- Galaxy Desserts case study
- Dynamics Resources (Zabella case study)