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

CFO

Columbus Metro
About

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.

Get to know Dan’s other interests

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.

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).

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.

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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Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination
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