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

Scott Diener

Scott Diener


CFO

Columbus Metro
About

Scott has more than 20 years of diverse business and finance experience prior to joining Focus CFO in 2024. Scott has served in senior-level roles across strategic finance, supply chain and corporate support. He has significant experience and success forging cross-team collaboration, building synergies, and creating value. Scott brings a focus on people and culture, fostering a continuous improvement mindset, listening to identify opportunities, and building high-performance, best-in-class teams.

Get to know Scott’s other interests

Other Interests

  • What is your favorite way to spend free time?  Anything outdoors including running, biking or hiking with my family
  • What was your favorite vacation?  Traveling and hiking in Colorado and Utah
  • What is your favorite book?  Radical Candor

Before FocusCFO

Scott began his career with KPMG (top tier consulting/accounting firm) with the majority of his time based in Chicago in the transactional services (M&A) consulting practice providing financial due diligence advisory services. Scott moved to Columbus, OH and spent 14 years at a large, publicly traded gas and electric energy company serving in senior level roles of increasing scope across finance, supply chain and business services.

Scott received his Master of Accountancy and Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting, Cum Laude, from Miami University in Oxford, OH.

What attracted you to FocusCFO?

The opportunity to partner directly with owners to create value for their business

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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Production & Operations
Banking & Capital
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Foundation

Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination
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