FOUNDATION
  • Accounting Systems
  • Cash Flow Processes
  • Advisor Coordination
HEALTH
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Production & Operations
  • Banking & Capital
GROWTH
  • Strategic Financial Planning
  • Risk Assessments
  • Revenue
  • Operating Rhythm
VALUE
  • Succession or Exit Planning
  • Readiness & Attractiveness
  • Price/Multiple

Bill McVicker

Bill McVicker


CFO

Northeast Ohio
About

Bill is a life-long student of business with over 40 years’ experience. A senior financial professional by training, with an MBA in Executive Management. Experience in Manufacturing, Distribution, IT Consulting, Operations, Financial Services. Companies worked for include SMBs. Privately held and subsidiaries of larger companies. Early growth and well established. An Appreciative Inquirer and Systems Thinker.

Get to know Bill’s other interests

Other Interests

  • What did you want to be when you grew up?  An accountant. Seriously! When I was young, I thought "I want to be in business someday." Had no idea what that might look like. Back then, you followed either a financial or a sales/marketing path. My personality slanted towards the financial. I took my first business class in junior high and first accounting in high school and never looked back.
  • What is your favorite way to spend free time?  My favorite things over the years have been outdoors- bicycling, paddling (mostly canoe), and climbing (mostly rock), camping along the way. More recent years have me continually upgrading our house, as I am an avid DIYer.
  • What is at the top of your "bucket list"?  Find a piece of land by some water and build a cabin. Looking for that all elusive place to escape to...

Before FocusCFO

Bill’s career progressed through the usual financial rank, up through to Director of Finance and VP of Finance at two of the more recent companies he worked for. In his mid-career, he went on a “professional walkabout” where he was deeply immersed in various start-up and early growth pursuits. While those walkabout years brought a new, broader, level of business acumen, he was ultimately pulled to his roots in financial management.

Bill has worked for many companies, including well known names like DayGlo Color, Sandvik (at a subsidiary), Tremco, and National City Bank. He has also worked with some great local, privately held companies.

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

I am a life-long student of business. My formal education spans nearly forty years. I am a curator of the things that I have learned and experienced during this journey. The opportunity to apply my skills and share my journey with other business owners to help them succeed is what drew me to FocusCFO.

At FocusCFO, we help you direct your financial strategy and achieve your goals, giving you the freedom to change your life.

FocusCFO provides expert to help entrepreneurs like you overcome these obstacles and achieve sustainable, transferable business value.

Our fractional CFOs provide the expertise of a full-time CFO at a fraction of the cost, with the flexibility to scale your support as needed. You will gain a clear understanding of your financial performance, streamline your operations, and develop a strategic roadmap for success.
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Part of Your Team

Our experienced CFOs become an embedded part of your leadership team, providing strategic financial guidance to drive growth and profitability
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C-Level Experience

Benefit from the insights of seasoned financial executives who have decades of experience working in industry, not just for it, as financial executives and entrepreneurs.
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Team Approach

Leverage the collective wisdom of our collaborative team of CFOs - decades of expertise and best practices derived from a culture of collaboration and teamwork.

THE VALUE PYRAMID PROCESS

Guiding entrepreneurs on the climb to building sustainable, transferable business value

Our fractional CFOs provide the expertise of a full-time CFO at a fraction of the cost, with the flexibility to scale your support as needed. You will gain a clear understanding of your financial performance, streamline your operations, and develop a strategic roadmap for success.

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Production & Operations
Banking & Capital
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Foundation

Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination
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