Harold Hale

CFO Partner

Maintaining a consistent cash flow to meet strategic objectives challenge startup and growth business. I work with clients to solve this and other financial challenges by helping them focus on the basics: awareness, accurate reporting and forecasting, debt management, customer profitability and controlling expenditures.

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My Primary Areas of Focus:

Startups, turnarounds and fast growth
Private equity
Organizational restructuring
Operations, financial and P&L management
Strategic/financial planning and analysis
M&A, due diligence and acquisition integration
Cash flow and debt management
Cost-reduction initiatives
Performance management and incentive programs

I joined the Florida CFO Group in 2012 with over 20 years of experience in executive-level corporate finance, administration and operations in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. I focus primarily on small to medium-sized emerging and growth-oriented businesses.

Prior executive level positions include:

• Chief Financial Officer

• Corporate Secretary and Treasurer

• Member of Board of Directors

• Executive Vice President

• Sr. Vice President

• VP of Finance and Operations

My noteworthy professional accomplishments include:

Growing EBITDA in 2 years from $4 million to $20 million year-end, resulting in a double-digit multiple at the sale of the company
Relocating a company headquarters for a savings of $1.5 million and, upon the renegotiation of a floor space increase of over 50%, attained a 14% reduction from the original lease
Increasing profitability by $1.2 million, due in part to the adoption of a balanced scorecard approach for identifying key business metrics
Attaining $2.2 million in annualized savings by consolidating individual accounting, purchasing, IT, HR and benefits into a shared services unit

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Harold Hale

My noteworthy professional accomplishments include:

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