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

Jim Knighton

Jim Knighton


CFO

Detroit Metro
About

Jim has over 30 years of diverse finance and operational experience and expertise, including working in manufacturing and service industries. Jim has served in senior financial roles with companies such as Horizon Global, International Automotive Components, and Lear Corporation. His career has focused on financial integrity and analytics, business development and growth, restructuring, and strategic initiatives.
Jim received his MBA from Wayne State University and prior to this a BA from Alma College

Get to know Jim’s other interests

Other Interests

  • What is your favorite way to spend free time?  With family, travelling and also boating and skiing, at our cottage in Northern Michigan
  • What is your favorite book?  Anything by Ken Follett and his amazing historical fiction novels
  • Something most people don't know about you:  I have developed significant home improvement skills over the years

Before FocusCFO

Prior to joining FocusCFO, Jim served as a Senior Executive with several corporations with a focus on Finance and Operational responsibilities

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

The ability to support the Entrepreneurial community (the true engine of economic value) with the team support of 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
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Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination
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