How Carraway Financial Objectives Help

As a financial and operations consultant, my focus is guiding business owners to improve their business financial performance, operations excellence and lifestyle objectives. I Leverage my expertise in data analysis, financial modeling, and process improvement to identify areas where businesses can save money, increase efficiency, and improve profitability.  I also work with businesses to develop and execute strategic plans to help business owners achieve their long-term goals.

My commitment is to provide clients with high-quality, objective advice supported by years of experience in corporate, government, and personal business ownership. The best way to achieve this is through data from a variety of sources, including financial statements, operational observations, employee opinions, and customers. I then use these data points to identify trends, assess performance, and develop recommendations.

Communication is the core of my engagements through scheduled conversations which are conducted at times convenient to clients that include nights and weekends. I explain my findings and recommendations concisely in verbal and written reports and always available to answer questions. Open and honest communications are essential to a thriving partnership.

A successful engagement will end when new processes and procedures are implemented producing sustainable results. I strive to work myself out of the engagement with my clients in the shortest time possible. 

Services offered:

• Financial analysis and reporting
• Financial modeling and forecasting
• Process improvement
• Strategic planning
• Cost reduction
• Revenue growth
• Profitability improvement
• Risk management

Allow me to share my skills and experience to show how I can help your business achieve its financial goals and your lifestyle objectives. It all starts with a simple conversation, and we can go from there. 

Tyler Carraway is a transformational leader with an entrepreneurial spirit guided by integrity in all endeavors. As the owner of Carraway Financial Objectives and Chief Financial Officer of 1 Lilly Ranch, he utilizes his experiences to attain the illusive balance between work and the joys of life. He also has his real estate license with Keller Williams Winter Park, the commercial division.  

Before creating Carraway Financial Objectives (CFO), Tyler held the position of Director of Finance and Strategic Initiatives (CFO for public sector) which included overseeing a $190MM budget for Campbell County, Virginia. In this uniquely created role, he transformed the budgeting system and reporting  allowing for greater financial comprehension by the general public, presentation and cost allocation for the County, a system that remains in place presently. He also led a team in obtaining a AA bond rating for the County which produced $40MM in investment grade County issued bonds for the development of a new school. 

Concurrently while working with Campbell County, Tyler was the co-founder of 1 Lilly Ranch, a spinoff from a family cattle ranch that he was the seventh generation to. He lead the transformation from a ranching operation in Nebraska to a commercial land holding company based in Florida.  In doing so, he increased return on assets (ROI) by over 1100% while carefully moving through family dynamics and deferring taxable capital gains via 1031 Exchanges. 

Prior to being recruited to join Campbell County government, Tyler was a senior financial analyst for L3 Harris Technologies, a Fortune 500 company. In this role, he was responsible for the financial operations of the R&D department and proved his budgeting and negotiating skills by consistently delivering expenses within 2% of allocated funds to his department year over year. 

Pervious to working with L3 Harris Technologies, Tyler was a Sales Account Supervisor with Belvac selling can making machinery all around the world which involved negotiations with different countries and handling shipping logistics along with implementation. 

Tyler earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Regis University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Operations Management from the University of Florida (Go Gators). 

Outside of business pursuits, Tyler enjoys traveling, tennis, golf, pickleball, and snowboarding. The true joy of his life revolves around his daughter and wife of 25 years. “They are what drives me to be a better person every day and in every way.”