Performance is unclear
Reporting that ends the debate about what happened
You need a view that explains what happened, why it happened, and what leadership should do next — in one pack, not five conflicting ones.
Operations Finance · FP&A · Performance
I help operating leaders sharpen financial planning, understand what is really driving performance, and turn complicated data into decisions the business can act on.
Each engagement adds a step: better visibility, a forecast people trust, cost and capital decisions grounded in economics. Together they close the gap between the numbers you have and the decisions you need to make.
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You may have plenty of data but limited insight. The forecast may be outdated before the month closes. Costs may be rising without a clear view of the drivers. Each of these has a route out.
Performance is unclear
You need a view that explains what happened, why it happened, and what leadership should do next — in one pack, not five conflicting ones.
Planning takes too long
You need a disciplined planning process tied to the operational and economic drivers that actually move the result.
Margins are under pressure
You need visibility into cost, productivity, pricing and profitability — and savings that survive contact with operations.
Services
Focused project, advisory and fractional support — from a single model or dashboard to several months of finance leadership. Open any line to see what typically gets delivered.
Typically starts with a walk through your existing cost structure and one operating review, so recommendations are grounded in how the business actually runs.
Models are built to be handed over — documented, driver-based, and maintainable by your team after the engagement ends.
Every metric on the page has an owner and a decision attached to it. If neither exists, it comes off the page.
Opportunities are sized, owned and tracked to the P&L, so savings show up in the results rather than in a slide.
Includes the assumptions that would have to be true — and the look-back that tells you whether they were.
The measure of success is hours returned to the team and a close calendar that holds without heroics.
Client work
Small and mid-sized businesses carrying real operating complexity without a full finance department. Client names withheld; further detail on request.
Revenue was climbing steadily while profitability slipped. Leadership suspected operating inefficiency but had no analysis to point at a cause. I rebuilt the view of operating expense and cost allocation, then modeled profitability by product line, vendor and overhead to find where the money was actually going — unnecessary spend, inconsistent pricing, and process friction.
Outcome: roughly $300K in annual profit improvement identified and operating margin up nearly 25%, with dashboards and a monthly review process to hold the gains.
Revenue was rising but the business kept hitting shortfalls, with no forward view of liquidity and receivables drifting well past terms. I built a 13-week rolling cash forecast, tightened AR and AP reporting, and put working capital on a dashboard leadership could watch without waiting for the month to close.
Outcome: approximately $450K in additional operating cash freed, overdue receivables down 30%, and no further unplanned shortfalls.
Reporting landed nearly three weeks after close, so management was reacting to conditions that had already moved on. I redesigned the monthly reporting process, automated the assembly work in Excel and Power BI, and standardized KPI reporting across departments.
Outcome: close reporting cut from 15 business days to 5, about 20 finance hours returned each month, and forecast accuracy improved from ±12% to ±4% — enough to move executive reviews to weekly.
Leadership faced a major equipment investment without a clear read on the return. I built discounted cash flow and scenario models, ran sensitivity analysis on the assumptions that actually moved the answer, and tested it on payback, NPV and IRR.
Outcome: a $2.5M investment approved at an expected 18% IRR, payback shortened from 5.8 to 4.2 years through operational changes, and a reusable framework for the next decision.
Engagements are described at a level that protects client confidentiality. Results as reported at the close of each engagement.
Why me
One-time projects, short-term support, or an ongoing fractional partnership — delivered remotely.
Recommendations grounded in business operations, not finance theory or models nobody will maintain.
Corporate finance leadership across planning, operations, cost management, reporting and capital allocation.
Executive-ready communication that explains the numbers, the tradeoffs and the actions in plain language.
About
I'm Femi Agboola, a CFA charterholder with seven years in corporate finance at a Fortune 50 manufacturer, most recently as an FP&A manager leading a team of analysts.
That work covered forecasting and budgets for a $10B+ direct material portfolio, R&D and engineering investment, capital approvals, supplier and commodity economics, and the monthly performance reviews that put all of it in front of executive leadership. The through-line was always the same: take the operational detail seriously enough that the financial answer holds up.
Today I bring that discipline to smaller businesses — the ones carrying real operating complexity without a full finance department behind them. See the full professional profile →
The best finance teams do more than report results. They help the business understand performance, weigh the choices in front of it, and move forward with confidence.
Figures represent outcomes from prior corporate finance roles between 2018 and 2025 and do not imply consulting-client engagements. Detail available in the professional profile.
Ways to work together
A forecast model, a dashboard, a capital business case, or a profitability analysis — scoped, built and handed over.
Best when the question is specific and the timeline is short.
Experienced finance support during a transition, a major planning cycle, a system change, or a resource gap.
Best when a seat is empty and the calendar will not wait.
Ongoing Operations Finance or FP&A partnership for businesses that need senior capability without a full-time hire.
Best when you need a finance partner in the room every month.
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Share a little about the situation and what you're trying to accomplish. I'll respond to discuss whether I can help — and say so plainly if I'm not the right fit.
femi@agboolafinance.comFinance leader with deep FP&A and operations finance experience supporting billion-dollar business units, now advising small and mid-sized businesses on planning, cost and performance.
A track record of driving profitability, improving forecast accuracy and leading cross-functional initiatives, built across manufacturing operations, engineering investment and global purchasing. A strong partner to executive leadership, with experience delivering strategic insight, process improvement and team leadership in complex environments — including close collaboration with Accounting and Controllership to keep planning, reporting and operational execution aligned.
Agboola Finance Consulting · Remote
Advise owner-led and mid-sized businesses on planning, profitability, cash and management reporting.
General Motors
Led a team of financial analysts while partnering directly with senior leadership on financial performance, strategic planning and operational decision-making.
General Motors
Provided financial leadership for strategic R&D investment and major engineering initiatives.
General Motors
Owned forecasting and budget operations for a $10B+ direct material spend portfolio, working across finance and procurement to drive cost efficiency and mitigate risk.
General Motors
United States Army
Led large-scale logistics operations across multiple locations, covering inventory management, supply chain optimization and procurement workflow.
Valuecept Capital LLC
Personal capital only. Valuecept Capital LLC does not manage client assets or provide investment advice.
Systems: Advanced Excel, SAP, Oracle Hyperion, Power BI, Power Query.
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