Financial leadership for business owners and nonprofit leaders who need clarity, a sound plan, and someone to help put it into practice.
Fractional CFO & Advisory
WHEN THE NUMBERS
ARE NOT ENOUGH
A profitable month does not always mean there is cash in the bank. A completed report does not always tell you which decision to make. And a new system does not automatically fix an old process.
I work where the numbers meet the day-to-day business: helping you understand what is happening, address what is getting in the way, and build a finance function you can rely on.
HOW I HELP
01 / UNDERSTAND
When something feels off, but the real problem is not yet clear.
Finance Function Diagnostic
A clear set of priorities and a practical path forward.
02 / REPAIR & BUILD
When the accounting is taking too much effort and giving too little back.
Reliable information and processes that hold up in daily use.
03 / LEAD
When you need a financial thought partner without a full-time CFO.
An ongoing partner in the financial decisions that matter.
The scope follows the need. A focused project may be enough; some organizations benefit from ongoing support.
A GOOD FIT
I focus on businesses and nonprofits around $5–15 million in annual revenue, especially during growth, transition, or a rebuild of the finance function.
Think through your starting pointCash is hard to predict, even when revenue looks healthy.
Reports arrive late or leave leadership with more questions than answers.
Too much depends on one person, a spreadsheet, or an unwritten process.
A transition or new system needs financial leadership, not just installation.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRACTICE
An accountant's discipline.
An operator's perspective.
I have spent my career inside organizations, working through the financial problems their leaders actually face.
My background includes serving as a VP of Accounting, Assistant CFO for a diocese, and CEO of a Catholic foundation. Those roles have taught me to look beyond the report: how the work gets done, where responsibility is unclear, and what leadership needs to understand.
I enjoy untangling broken processes, building useful reporting, and explaining the financial story in plain language. The work is most valuable when your team understands the reasoning and can carry it forward.
Understand it.
Explain it clearly.
Help make it work.
Undoer of Knots takes its name from a traditional Catholic devotion to Mary. I remember the day I was praying about the perfect business and realizing it didn’t exist. Every organization has areas in need of improvement. I had no sooner finished that thought than I heard a voice interiorly say, “Yes, but you can help.”
A USEFUL FIRST CONVERSATION
You do not need a perfect explanation. Start with what is difficult, what you have tried, and what you need to be able to do.
This short brief helps organize those thoughts. Download a copy and send it to Tyler to start a useful conversation.
Prefer email? tyler@undoerofknots.cpa
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CPA & ADVISORY
