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 McKinney

Jim McKinney


CFO

Columbus Metro
About

Jim is a results-oriented executive with more than 35 years demonstrated success in executing strategic, organizational and solutions-focused projects achieved through partnering with and engaging all levels of organization.

Get to know Jim’s other interests

Other Interests

  • Favorite way to spend time:  With family…it’s all about family, isn’t it?
  • Favorite Activities:  Sailing, tennis, cycling, hiking
  • Favorite Vacation Sailing on Lake Erie, in the Caribbean…anywhere.
  • Favorite Musical Artist:  Grateful Dead (I know…I should be embarrassed about that after all these years).

Before FocusCFO

After putting in ten years at a major CPA firm, where he specialized in construction, real estate development and restaurant accounting, Jim has worked as the Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of two entertainment companies, a landscaping company, and a distributorship. He received his MBA in Finance from The Ohio State University and a BS in Accounting and Finance from Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio.

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

Working with FocusCFO provides a wide variety of business issues to explore and assist with solving, something I really enjoy.

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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