Alan Chaffee - Why Finance Talent Is So Scarce

The Future Is Borderless

Alan Chaffee is the Founder and CEO of Turning Point Strategic Advisors, a premier financial and strategic consultancy serving business clients throughout Seattle, Bellevue, and the Northwest. Turning Point delivers outstanding results in CFO and M&A advisory, revenue acceleration, and restructuring. In his role, Alan has performed CFO duties for over 100 middle market companies with revenues ranging from $2M to $150M annually.

He has 25 years of extensive experience in financial accounting, business consulting, company valuations, and corporate restructuring. He's focused his last two decades helping companies use financial information to drive operational improvements, manage cash flow, and increase profitability. Before founding Turning Point, Alan held senior executive roles for 15 years, including chief financial officer, chief operating officer, and president.

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Are you struggling to manage your finances and improve your cash flow? Have you thought of hiring a financial advisor?

Although financial talent is scarce, Alan Chaffee advises companies to hire at least one CFO. These experts analyze a company’s financial assets and leverage working capital to forecast industry trends. Alan created a CFO consulting practice to provide solutions-based advice and design and implement the financial processes that help companies make the most of their financial information.

In this episode of The Future is Borderless, David Nilssen sits down with Alan Chaffee, the Founder and CEO of Turning Point Strategic Advisors, to discuss why companies should invest in strategic finance. Alan talks about the core services Turning Point offers, the common mistakes clients make with their financials, the difference between a CFO and a controller, and the shortage of talents in finance.