November 14, 2022 Blueprint CFO Eyes Growth, Expands to Ohio Market

Blueprint CFO eyes growth into the Ohio market as the fractional CFO and accounting services firm expands its national footprint.

Blueprint CFO, a finance and accounting service provider for small businesses, eyes expansion into the Ohio market as the firm accelerates growth and expands its national footprint.

Blueprint CFO differentiates itself through a future-focused, data-driven approach to fractional CFO and accounting services, serving as a profitability partner for businesses on a growth trajectory.

Blueprint CFO’s Jill Prendergrast of Cincinnati is leading these expansion efforts alongside Blueprint’s founder and CEO, Jim Downes. With over fifteen years of accounting and reporting experience in both public and private accounting, Jill’s breadth of experience includes work in industries such as healthcare, housing, and construction real estate.

“We recognize the strength of the business community in Ohio,” says Downes, who brought Blueprint CFO to market in 2019. “Our team is excited to help Ohio business leaders take their firms to the next level through future-focused accounting and finance.”

About Blueprint CFO
Blueprint CFO is a future focused fractional CFO and accounting services firm based in Orange County, Calif. Partnering with entrepreneurial companies to guide and support them on their road to success, Blueprint CFO equips clients with the Profitability Roadmap™ they need to grow. Learn more at www.blueprintcfo.com.

About Blueprint CFO Founder Jim Downes
Jim Downes is the Founder of Blueprint CFO. A fractional CFO and forward-looking strategist, Jim’s future focused outlook on the role of accounting and finance professionals sets Blueprint CFO apart in the market, strengthening accounting departments across industries and offering entrepreneurial growth companies the data-driven Profitability Roadmap™ they need to achieve their growth goals.

A veteran outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and financial advisory, Jim Downes has served business owners and management teams for over 20 years. He has worked with more than 200 companies, specializing in fractional CFO activities and as a CTP (Certified Turnaround Professional).

Jim began his career as a Certified Public Account at Plante Moran CPAs, the 14th largest CPA firm in the US. Beginning as a part-time CFO before becoming a full-time Vice President, Jim helped launch his first outsourced accounting client, Urban Science, an automotive technology/consulting firm in 1985. During his tenure, the company grew from less than $1 million to over $50 million in annual sales, winning the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2001.

Jim founded the Acumen Group, committed to providing part-time CFO services and financial advice to middle market and privately held businesses in 2001. In 2007, he joined BBK, an international turnaround consulting firm as Director. During the Great Recession, he positively transformed numerous businesses facing financial distress and severe cash shortages.

Jim relocated to California in 2009 to open BBK’s Los Angeles office. When KPMG acquired the company in 2014, he was named Director of Restructuring and Turnaround Services for the West Coast. At the same time, he also became a nationally certified turnaround professional (CTP). Recently, Jim completed the training to become a Professional Implementer of the EOS (Entrepreneur’s Operating System). Jim is certified in Revenue Science and the CRO Thinking methodology through his training with the Revenue Game LLC.

Jim’s unremitting passion for working with business owners seeking to build great companies led him to open Blueprint CFO in 2019. A forward-looking strategist, Jim and his team provide a competitive advantage over typical CFOs. Leveraging data, they go beyond the numbers to make their clients ever more profitable.

Contact Blueprint CFO

Website: www.blueprintcfo.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blueprintcfo/
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Public Relations Contact

Haley Stern
Director of Corporate Communications, Blueprint CFO
haley@blueprintcfo.com

**Headshot by Michelle Fairless Photography

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