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
MEET OUR SHERPA

Dan Yokum

  • CFO
  • Columbus Metro

Dan has over 30 years of experience in finance and accounting leadership roles. He has been a trusted strategic advisor to C-level executives with extensive financial planning and analysis experience in retail and financial services industries. He has extensive experience in budgeting and forecasting, capital planning, financial reporting, data analysis, modeling, product profitability, KPI dashboarding, and expense management. He excels at setting priorities, measuring strategy execution, and managing risks/opportunities to achieve financial targets.

Before FocusCFO

Prior to joining FocusCFO, Dan had a long 21 year retail career with Big Lots Stores where he led Financial Planning & Analysis and most recently served as their Ecommerce CFO. Dan started his career in public accounting with KPMG and also spent several years with JPMorgan Chase in corporate accounting and investment advisory FP&A roles.

Dan earned his MBA from The Ohio State University and his BS in Accounting and Finance (Cum Laude) from Miami University. Dan also is a CPA (inactive).

    Other Interests

    • What is your favorite book?  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Moonwalking with Einstein
    • What is your favorite movie?  I love 80's movies. My favorites include The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Ghostbusters.
    • What was your favorite vacation?  Visiting Spain with my family and my sister's family. Highlights were touring the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, the Alhambra in Granada, and the Prado Museum in Madrid.

What attracted you
to FocusCFO?

The opportunity to contribute to smaller businesses that are so passionate about what they do. Leveraging hands-on problem solving, forward-looking planning, and Focus CFO’s collective resources, I want to help propel their businesses to new heights. I hope to earn our clients’ trust and be an integral part of their journey.

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