WHAT SETS US APART

Committed

Our number one goal is our clients' success. We've encountered other businesses that say the same thing, but end up overcharging, racking up exorbitant hours, or even looking too narrowly or too short term at a business and mis-advising how they handle operations and financials.

In one situation, we were brought in after a prior CFO consultant had advised a client to write off a significant amount of inventory in an attempt to reduce that year's tax liability. Unfortunately, a short term benefit caused a significant long term financial impact as the company ended up with a larger than actual profit the following year, without the cash flow to pay the next year's tax liability. This CFO's attempt to make himself look good by saving the company money in the short run ended up costing the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, late fees, fines, and unfortunately, flagged them for ongoing tax audits in the long run. We always assess both short and long term impacts on a business and advise pros and cons to each decision. And would never advise a company to take an action based on looking like we are saving them money. 

Another of our clients wanted to position themselves for sale a couple of years after we had begun working with them. Our role was to help position them for this sale, even though we knew it would likely mean the end of our work with them since any larger company acquiring them would likely take over the accounting function with their own in house resources. Despite this anticipated loss of business, we worked diligently to showcase the health and strength of this client so they could get a fast sale. 

Whatever the circumstances, we put the needs of the client first, because it is our belief that if we take care of our customers, they will take care of us. 

Flexible

We are entrepreneurs ourselves! We understand the challenges a growing company faces and work with you to custom design a solution that works within your own unique circumstances. Businesses go through cycles - accelerating growth and sometimes even slow down. Since we are committed to our clients for the long run, we will flex our services in times of greater or lesser need to ensure your goals are met. 

Breadth of Experience

Our team has experience in a variety of industries and in a variety of business sizes. From family-run businesses, to tech startups looking for funding, to large global corporations, we have collectively experienced the majority of types of businesses and circumstances an accountant or CFO might face. We haven't seen it all, but we have seen a lot. Which means we can bring you experience, insights and lessons learned from a variety of other organizations, some like yours is today and some like where you want yours to be. And, best of all, as we continue to work in a variety of organizations, we continue to learn and be able to bring lessons to our clients.

FOUNDER

Glenn Davidson founded CFO OnSite for two reasons: to bring his big company expertise to help small and medium businesses thrive, and to live the American dream of entrepreneurship himself. 

Glenn’s career spans over 20 years of progressive finance and accounting management across two continents. He has worked for start ups and Fortune 300 businesses alike, honing his leadership, strategic, and financial skills in businesses ranging from retail, to service, manufacturing, non-profit, utilities, associations, and technology. Descending from a line of small business owners, Glenn heard the call of entrepreneurship and, in 2009, founded CFO OnSite with the goal of leveraging his skillset to benefit other small and medium business owners.

Prior to launching CFO OnSite, Glenn served as CFO at DentsuNext, a $300 million subsidiary of  Dentsu Incorporated; VP of Finance at McCann-Erickson, LA, a $680 million subsidiary of Fortune 300 Interpublic Group; Controller at several retail and manufacturing firms; and consultant to Britvic GB, part of Britvic PLC, one of Europe’s largest soft drink companies. He has experience with organizations of all sizes and specifically enjoys scaling his experience to serve his clients’ unique needs.

Glenn received his B.S. in Accounting from Northern Arizona University and his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Surrey in Guildford, U.K