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

Kate Kostyuk

Kate Kostyuk


CFO

Northeast Ohio
About

Kate is a dynamic finance leader with over 20 years of experience driving profitability, operational efficiency, and value creation. A proven track record of transforming finance functions, developing financial transparency, optimizing cash flow and costing infrastructures, and leading complex carve out and exit transactions. Kate partners closely with executive teams and financial sponsors to improve performance and strengthen enterprise value.

Get to know Kate’s other interests

Other Interests

  • What is your favorite way to spend free time?  I enjoy travelling and learning about other cultures.
  • What is at the top of your "bucket list"?  African Safari
  • What did you want to be when you grew up?  I wanted to be a doctor growing up, and while I chose finance instead, that same instinct to diagnose issues and help people is what drives me in my work now.

Before FocusCFO

Prior to joining FocusCFO, Kate spent more than 20 years in senior finance roles across private-equity portfolio companies and global public corporations. Most recently, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Q Holdings, a multinational manufacturer.

Kate’s earlier roles include corporate controller, technical accounting and SEC reporting positions at RGP, Eaton Corporation and CTPartners Executive Search. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers leading audit engagements for clients in manufacturing and real estate. Kate holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and International Business from the University of Akron.

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

I enjoy the opportunity to bring the level of financial rigor, strategic insight and best practices to smaller companies that are eager to grow. I look forward to helping entrepreneurs strengthen their financial foundation, simplify decisions, and unlock value.

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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Risk
Revenue
Operating Rhythm
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Budgeting & Forecasting
Production & Operations
Banking & Capital
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Foundation

Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination
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