I’m Tony Crandall- Owner and Independent Advisor at Acumen Partners.

We repair, improve, and accelerate financial close processes and streamline and architect insightful and standardized performance reporting. More timely, relevant, and actionable information optimizes decision making and dramatically improves profitability.

We serve companies that need interim or part-time CFO assistance, need finance transformation leadership, have finance functions that are in crisis mode, are experiencing difficulties realizing integration synergies, are too expensive, or struggle with cost management, profitability, or pricing issues.

Areas of Expertise

Part-time and Interim CFO Services

Finance Strategy and Transformation

Close Cycle Acceleration

Management and Performance Reporting Simplification

Digital Finance/ SAP FICO

Finance Organization Design

Cost Management


Recent Projects

Close cycle transformation for an automaker

Enterprise Performance Management Blueprint for a consumer durables company

Model, type, option, source and destination profitability design and implementation for an OEM automotive manufacturer

Planning and forecasting redesign for a consumer products company

Citibank Netting intercompany software implementation for an industrial company

Captive off-shore shared service center design and implementation for an aerospace and defense company


As CPAs, CFOs, and former Big 4 Consulting Partners, we are highly credentialed finance transformation experts. With decades of experience in redesigning processes, systems, and organizations for the Fortune 100, we are project and program leaders that know how to navigate industry specific complexity and deliver immediate and sustainable results.

We are independent and easy to work with and engage. Our only agenda is the success of you and your company.

How we work with you