Austin Smiley

Executive Summary

Austin Smiley is a seasoned financial executive who partners with founders and leadership teams across construction, trades, home services, logistics/trucking, manufacturing, and other operationally complex businesses to improve financial clarity, strengthen margins, and drive scalable growth. He specializes in translating financial data into practical strategy, helping companies gain control over cash flow, pricing, cost structure, and operational performance without adding unnecessary overhead.

Industry-Focused Financial Leadership

Austin provides CFO-level leadership built for businesses where operations, labor, and margins must be tightly managed. In construction, trades, home services, and manufacturing he helps improve job costing, service line profitability, technician and crew efficiency, backlog visibility, pricing discipline, and cash flow forecasting. In logistics/trucking and transportation, he brings a strong focus on cost control, operational efficiency, contract profitability, labor optimization, and financial visibility needed to scale with discipline.

Financial Operations Experience

His experience includes leading budgeting, forecasting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, audit coordination, and financial operations for organizations managing portfolios ranging from $75M to over $250M. He is known for implementing practical financial systems, dashboards, and operational reporting that help leadership teams identify margin leakage, improve visibility, and make faster, more confident decisions across growing businesses.

Profitability Improvements

Austin has a strong record of helping companies improve profitability and stabilize operations. His work has contributed to EBITDA increases of up to 284% within ten months, 98% year-over-year profitability improvement, and the turnaround of a company losing $77,000 per month, restoring the business to consistent profitability within seven months.

Strategic Impact

Additional impact includes identifying $500K in EBITDA improvement opportunities within the first month of engagement, improving financial discipline across operations, and helping companies scale revenue while protecting margins. His financial modeling and strategic planning initiatives have also supported more than $45M in investment capital for growth and expansion.

Austin currently works with a limited number of companies introduced through Obsidian Thorne. To request an introduction or discuss availability, please use the contact form on this page.