Built by Someone Who Lives It
I'm Josh Menold. I didn't build Operational CFO from a consulting desk or a startup incubator. I built it from the CEO chair of a $70M+ construction company — because I know exactly what it's like to need financial clarity and not have it.
Every tool, every framework, every AI prompt on this platform comes from real operations. Real payrolls. Real cash crunches. Real board meetings. Real acquisitions. I use these same systems to run my company every single day.
The Journey
Financial Analyst
K. Hovnanian Homes
Started in finance at a public homebuilder. Learned the language of business from the ground up.
Controller → CFO
Multiple Firms ($40M-$150M)
Progressed from closing books to running finance at multiple companies. Board member roles. Learned that the best CFOs aren't scorekeepers — they're operators.
CFO — M&A Rescue
Tower Engineering
Rescued a $55M acquisition. Full due diligence on 40+ divisions. First-time book close in under 45 days. NetSuite implementation from scratch.
Interim CEO / COO / CIO
Bobbitt Design Build ($150M+)
Turned around a $150M+ design-build firm. Drove tech overhaul to 90%+ paperless. Increased sales close rate from under 10% to over 35%. ESOP restructuring.
CEO, Owner & Board Member
The CHE Companies ($70M+)
Acquired and now run a $70M+ multi-state exterior construction platform. 85/15 capital structure. Launched Cornerstone Exterior Remodeling DTC division. Deployed Claude AI agents across operations.
Founder
Operational CFO
Built the platform you're using right now — because every business owner deserves the financial clarity that took me 20 years to learn.
Why I Built This
Most business owners are flying blind on their finances. Not because they're bad at business — because the tools and advice available to them are either too expensive (a $300K CFO), too generic (another blog post about “cash flow tips”), or too complicated (enterprise software designed for accountants).
I've been on both sides. I've been the CFO giving advice, and I've been the CEO needing it. I know what questions keep owners up at night — because they keep me up too.
Operational CFO exists to give every business owner the same financial clarity I use to run my company. Plain English. Specific recommendations. Real tools you can use this week. No jargon, no theory, no $500/hour consultants.
You don't need an MBA. You don't need a full-time CFO. You need the right tools and someone who speaks your language.
ITABWODI
“Is There A Better Way Of Doing It?”
This is the question I ask every day — in my company, in this platform, in everything I build. If the answer is yes, we change it. That's the operator mindset. That's what we're building here.