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

Mark Lawless

Mark Lawless


CFO

Greater Pittsburgh
About

Mark has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and management consulting roles across various industries. His experience includes working with leadership teams to develop strategy, drive growth, and improve financial and operational performance. This experience is supported by a solid background in financial management fundamentals, including accounting, budgeting & forecasting, contracts, process improvement, financial systems, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Get to know Mark’s other interests

Other Interests

  • What was your favorite vacation?  A family trip to England and France
  • What is your favorite movie?  The Guns of Navarone
  • What is at the top of your “bucket list”?  A ski trip to Zermatt, Switzerland

Before FocusCFO

Before joining FocusCFO, I was a Director of Enterprise Effectiveness at Highmark Health. I engaged business leaders across the organization to envision and drive transformation objectives and achieved results from new growth opportunities and in-depth restructuring projects that enhanced operational effectiveness.

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

I have been searching for a position where I can significantly impact a company’s performance. I found consulting to be very rewarding but limited by the engagement length. With FocusCFO, I can be involved with a company for a long time and help guide its growth. Ultimately, the business owner drives success, but I feel FocusCFO provides an excellent platform to enable that success and that I look forward to being a valuable contributor to all of my clients.

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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Readiness & Attractiveness
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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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