CFO PARTNER
Harold Hale
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.
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