About us
The work does not start in finance; however, finance allows you to reach for the stars by aligning your vision with the reality of the economic state of your company.
"I personally started on job sites, building custom homes with my father.
That experience shaped how I see business. Operations first. Numbers second.
I built my career through public accounting, corporate accounting, and eventually corporate CFO roles supporting companies from $25M to $500M in revenue, primarily across manufacturing and CPG."
-John Smith, CEO
We’ve led budgeting and forecasting across multiple manufacturing facilities.
We’ve built consolidated reporting systems.
We have managed financial strategies within large corporate organizations.
And here’s the learning:
Revenue alone doesn’t create stability.
Clarity does.
Today, through Champlain Business Services, we work with manufacturing, CPG, and trades companies over $1M in revenue that are growing but feeling financial pressure.
Common challenges we see:
- Revenue growing but cash feels tight
- No clear margin visibility by product or job
- Inventory tying up working capital
- Forecasting that’s backward-looking
- Owners carrying too much financial decision weight
We bring CFO-level structure without the cost of a full-time executive.