Scott Bond, CPA

Wild Oak Solutions provides Fractional CFO and AI-powered financial consulting for general contractors, subcontractors, and specialty trades. I partner with business owners to eliminate financial blind spots, protect margins, and create peace of mind through clarity in the numbers. Key Outcomes Delivered: Cash Flow Clarity: Built 90-day forecasting models that helped clients avoid surprise shortfalls and reduced reliance on high-interest credit. Margin Protection: Designed job costing systems that pinpoint margin fade early — saving contractors from hidden losses on multi-million-dollar projects. Banking & Bonding Confidence: Implemented reporting packages and dashboards that strengthened trust with lenders and bonding agents, unlocking growth capacity. AI-Powered Dashboards: Automated financial insights across QuickBooks, spreadsheets, and project management tools, giving leadership real-time visibility into costs, profitability, and backlog. Owner Advisory: Serve as a strategic partner to owners and leadership teams, turning complex financials into simple, actionable decisions. My Approach: At Wild Oak Solutions, I believe numbers tell a story — but trust builds the partnership. Guided by Christian principles, I approach every engagement with integrity, accountability, and a commitment to long-term alignment with your goals. Financial clarity isn’t just about the numbers — it’s about peace of mind and confidence to lead your business forward.

Lexicon is a national leader in steel fabrication and construction. As Corporate Controller, I partnered with operations and executive leadership to drive financial clarity and protect margins on complex, multi-million-dollar projects. Supported $1B in gross revenues through the implementation of technology to achieve improved efficiency and scale through digitized workflows and automations. Provided real-time cash forecasting that gave leadership the visibility to avoid costly borrowing — saving significant projected interest expense. Increased bonding and banking confidence by delivering accurate, timely, and audit-ready financials that strengthened external relationships and facilitated the renewal terms for a $200M syndicated credit facility. Led system and process upgrades that reduced month-end close time, accelerating decision-making for project managers and executives.

Metal-Weld is a specialty trade contractor serving large commercial and industrial clients. I was recruited to stabilize finances, strengthen reporting, and position the company for sustainable growth. Turned around cash flow health by tightening AR/collections processes and building short- and long-term cash projections. Reduced margin fade through accurate job profitability reporting and tighter integration between project management and accounting. Improved project delivery confidence by giving owners and project managers visibility into costs, backlog, and profitability. Strengthened financial partnerships by negotiating credit and bonding capacity to support a $10M+ project pipeline.

Passed Regulation Section of the Kansas CPA Examination (remaining 3 sections scheduled for fall 2011) Balanced a full-time course load while consistently maintaining 15-20 hours of employment per week