ResilientCFO

Financial leadership for companies that have outgrown the spreadsheet.

Resilient CFO gives Cleveland-area companies doing $10M to $150M the reporting, forecasting, and judgment of a seasoned CFO, without the full-time hire. We build the financial backbone that lenders, investors, and buyers trust.

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  • $10M–$150MClient revenue range
  • 15+ yearsIn assurance and finance leadership
  • 2 to 25Person finance teams we plug into
  • ClevelandBased here since 2023
Kurtis Carman, founder of Resilient CFO
Kurtis Carman, Founder

A CFO who has sat in the operator’s seat.

Growing companies deserve finance leadership that is strategic, honest, and sized to where they actually are. That is the whole idea behind Resilient CFO.

Kurtis started in assurance at Bober, Markey, Fedorovich, then led finance and accounting teams in manufacturing, transportation, technology, and home and commercial services. That range matters. He has seen how the numbers behave in very different businesses and what it takes to steer each one through growth.

Since founding Resilient CFO in 2023, he has helped owners install the systems mature companies run on: clean reporting, real forecasting, and disciplined cash management. Then he helps them use those systems to make sharper calls.

  • Assurance rootsFive years at Bober, Markey, Fedorovich
  • Operator experienceFinance leadership across four industries
  • Deal-readySell-side prep and buy-side diligence
  • Tech-forwardModern tools and AI-assisted close

Finance leadership, sized to your business.

There is no package. We start with what is slowing you down, then build the reporting, forecasting, and strategy to fix it. Here is how we plug in.

01

CFO Services

Ongoing strategic leadership for your finance function: the reporting and foresight that drive better decisions and keep lenders and investors confident.

  • Reporting, budgets, and forecasts that hold up to covenants
  • Cash flow and capital allocation strategy
  • Bank, CPA, legal, and insurance relationships
  • Hiring and developing your finance team

02

M&A Support

Steady hands for acquisitions and exits. We prepare sellers for a clean sale, and for buyers we run QoE Lite: focused diligence for deals that don’t need a full Quality of Earnings.

  • Sell-side cleanup, forecasts, and buyer-ready packages
  • QoE Lite diligence on revenue, costs, and cash
  • Working capital and debt capacity analysis
  • Post-close integration of teams and systems

03

Flex Executive Solutions

Extra horsepower for the big project or the unexpected gap, so your core team stays focused instead of buried.

  • Interim CFO or controller during transitions
  • ERP implementations and system upgrades
  • Complex audits and compliance on a deadline
  • Chart of accounts and process overhauls

04

Operational Accounting

Bookkeeping and close support that keeps the day-to-day clean while we work on the bigger picture.

  • Reconciliations and month-end close
  • Full-cycle accounting support
  • Clean books that feed reliable reporting
  • Sized to the gaps you actually have

Built for the stage that breaks old systems.

The reporting that got you to $10M won’t carry you to $50M. We work with owners who feel that gap and want it closed without adding a full-time executive.

  1. Your numbers can’t keep up with the decisions you need to make.
  2. A lender, investor, or buyer is about to look closely, and your reporting needs to hold up.
  3. You’re heading toward a raise, exit, or acquisition and want defensible financials.
  4. Your team is capable but stretched, and one more major project would break it.

We come in, get it done, and leave your team stronger.

Understand

We learn your business and your numbers: where the pressure is, which decisions are coming, and what good looks like for you.

Build

We stand up the reporting, forecasting, and processes you’ve been missing, using modern tools to keep overhead low.

Steer

With the backbone in place, we help you use it, guiding cash, capital, and strategy through your next stage of growth.

Buying a business? Start with QoE Lite.

A two-page overview of how focused Quality of Earnings diligence protects buyers on smaller deals: what it covers, when it’s enough, and what it saves you.

Download the overview →

Let’s see if we’re a fit.

Tell us what’s on your plate. We’ll follow up to set a short call. No pitch deck, just a straight read on whether we can help.

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Prefer email? Reach Kurtis directly at kurtis@resilientcfo.com.