Jeff Kaufman – Fractional CFO In 60 Seconds
Jeff offers a unique perspective, combining over 20 years as a CFO with hands-on project management experience. This unique combination of skills and experience provides for a quick yet thorough assessment of a client’s issues with a detailed plan that provides transparency with an accelerated road map to success.
Jeff also has a great deal of experience in high-tech product management as well, which enabled him to have decision-making involvement with marketing, operations, pricing, team building, and technology, resulting in a multi-dimensional perspective to analyze and solve problems.
Jeff has especially succeeded in helping solve a variety of cash flow, cost control, and budgeting issues. Many businesses owe their profitability and growth to Jeff’s hands-on advice and direction.
Jeff spent many years as a mentor for start-up companies for the University of Arizona. This experience has given him the ability to thoughtfully understand the goals and aspirations of business owners and entrepreneurs as well as internalize the accompanying needs and uncertainties.
Specialist Skills
Budgeting & Forecasting
A deep understanding of the needs of the non-financial management results in accurate and understandable budgets.
Cash flow Improvement
A quick yet thorough analysis of cash flows brings actionable recommendations and eases worries.
Financial Operations
A thorough analysis of business processes will lead to increased efficiency, accuracy, and meeting deadlines
Leadership
Leading large financial teams as well as building matrix project teams has led to superior team building and team dedication
Technology Evangelist
Frequently, a business can be improved using technology that is well matched to their needs. Researching, evaluating, and choosing the best technology is a skill I have learned through experience
Track Record Highlights
- Completely revamped the budgeting process for a major city realtors association, adding transparency and simplification so that non-financial executives would understand and meaningfully participate in the budgeting process. The project earned praise for several board directors.
- Quickly identified and tackled revenue issues for a medium-sized privately held company, improving revenue by over 50%.
- Provided financial and project management for a $12 million construction project to build an automated asphalt distribution terminal that was completed on time in 6 months despite third-party completion estimates ranging up to 2 years.
- .Created weekly earned value management reports of project cost projections for private equity firm who provided funding. Reporting and formats were so well received that the equity firm used them as a standard for all the firms that they manage.
- Initiated and implemented business process re-engineering that resulted in the monthly closing and the production of financial statements being produced in one-half the time as previously.
Sector Experience
- Construction
- Government Defence
- Mining, Resources & Energy
- Property & Real Estate
- Technology, Media & Telecoms
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