Make assumptions visible
Connect forecasts to the business drivers and scenarios that leadership can understand and influence.
FOUNDER / FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Jacob Pilling
A financial leader.
A business operator.
A partner in your next decision.
Jacob works with founders, executive teams, and investors to turn financial data into clearer choices and practical operating plans.
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PROFESSIONAL FOCUS
The numbers matter because the decisions matter.
Financial modeling and operating experience, brought into the same conversation.
Jacob’s background spans banking, CFO and interim executive roles, business ownership, and strategic advisory work. He has supported founders, private equity sponsors, and growth-stage companies, including businesses with international operations.
His work includes financial models, analytics, cash planning, reporting systems, and process improvement. He focuses on making the downstream effects of decisions visible so leadership teams can evaluate their options and follow through.
LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE
Build a useful system. Keep learning from it.
Work across functions
Bring sales, operations, staffing, and finance into a shared view of performance and priorities.
Lead through uncertainty
Experience navigating the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic informs an emphasis on resilient plans and timely decisions.
EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
A foundation built through study and practice.
- Stanford UniversityExecutive education in mergers and acquisitions
- Quantic School of Business and TechnologyExecutive MBA
- Walden UniversityBachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Brigham Young University & University of MontanaUndergraduate coursework
BEYOND THE OFFICE
Perspective comes from more than a spreadsheet.
Jacob’s interests include youth sports, high school basketball officiating, civic involvement, white-water rafting, music, and early U.S. history. A dual U.S.–Canadian citizen, he brings an appreciation for different perspectives to both business and community life.
Meet Finstravi’s leadership ↗YOUR BUSINESS. YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.
Let’s connect the numbers to your next decision.
Serving businesses nationwide across the United States and Canada, with remote collaboration and on-site work by arrangement.
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