Financial Operations
Accounts Receivable Outsourcing: Invoicing, Collections and Cash Application Explained
Revenue on the income statement doesn’t pay the bills. Cash does. For a growing company, the gap between the two…
Andrew Hoyt
Chief Financial Officer
Andy is a seasoned finance executive with 29 years of experience in public and private companies across the pharmaceutical, cannabis, energy, and technology industries. He brings a strong mix of both technical accounting and operational finance experience, having worked in public accounting at Price Waterhouse, SEC Reporting at Motorola, and in FP&A roles for multiple companies. One of those companies was privately owned, which he helped lead to a successful exit resulting in the company's acquisition.
Andy is a seasoned finance executive with 29 years of experience in public and private companies across the pharmaceutical, cannabis, energy, and technology industries. He brings a strong mix of both technical accounting and operational finance experience, having worked in public accounting at Price Waterhouse, SEC Reporting at Motorola, and in FP&A roles for multiple companies. One of those companies was privately owned, which he helped lead to a successful exit resulting in the company's acquisition.
Andy has spent the past five years in the growing U.S. cannabis industry, serving as the CFO of a start-up and as both the SVP of FP&A and Corporate Controller for Cresco Labs, a public multi-state operator with revenue over $750 million.
Andy holds a BS in Accounting from Miami University in Ohio, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and is a non-practicing CPA. He lives outside Chicago with his wife and three boys.
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Financial Operations
Protected: What Is Strategic Finance? How It Differs From Accounting and FP&A in a Growing Company
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Financial Operations
Protected: Month-End Close Checklist Template for Startups That Need Board-Ready Monthlies
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Protected: Key Person Risk in Finance: What Happens When Your Controller or Bookkeeper Leaves
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Protected: Switching Accountants Mid-Year: A Step-by-Step Handoff Plan for Growing Companies
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HR & People Operations
Payroll Reconciliation: How to Tie Payroll Registers, Accruals and the GL Every Month
Payroll is usually the largest expense a growing company has, and it is also one of the easiest to get…
Financial Operations
Interim Controller Services: Covering a Gap or a Systems Transition
When a controller leaves without much notice, or a company takes on a project the accounting team is not staffed…
Financial Operations
Part-Time Controller: What It Is and When to Bring One On
There is a stage where a company’s books are too complex for a bookkeeper alone but nowhere near needing a…
Financial Operations
Fractional CFO vs. Bookkeeper: Which Does Your Startup Need First?
Founders often frame their first finance hire as a choice: a bookkeeper or a fractional CFO. It is a fair…
Financial Operations
Interim CFO Services: Temporary Financial Leadership for Companies in Transition
When a finance leader leaves in the middle of a funding round, or the board suddenly asks for investor grade…
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