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

Cincinnati Metro
About

Scott is a seasoned executive with over 35 years of financial leadership experience with small and mid-sized companies in a wide range of industries. With FocusCFO, he is engaged by companies as an outsourced CFO supporting ownership, senior leadership and team members with analytics, counsel and rigorous fact-based financial perspectives focused on adding value to the business.

Get to know Scott’s other interests

Other Interests

  • Enjoys spending time: Reading, traveling, and golf
  • Favorite musical artists:  Bob Seger, Billy Joel
  • Favorite vacation:  Family vacations and getaways with my wife
  • Most people don't know this about me:  Served as President of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association

Before FocusCFO

His experience includes 20 years as a CFO, several years as a partner for an M&A advisory firm and in the past 10 years engaged with numerous clients in an outsourced and/or interim CFO role. Scott has a strong operational background, is highly effective in maximizing cash flow, managing growth and spearheading profit improvements. He has been instrumental in leading exit strategies and transitions for owners as well acquisitions, recapitalizations and debt financings.

Scott has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from Xavier University. Sheila is his wife of 42 years, and they are the parents of two sons.

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

The opportunity to be a trusted advisor to business owners

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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