Wes's Key Strengths

Wes is a seasoned CFO with a proven track record of driving financial success and organizational growth. With extensive experience in building and implementing robust financial models, he has successfully led finance departments through significant growth phases and corporate restructurings.

Wes's Key Strengths

Wes is a seasoned CFO with a proven track record of driving financial success and organizational growth. With extensive experience in building and implementing robust financial models, he has successfully led finance departments through significant growth phases and corporate restructurings.

Key Strengths

  • Raising Capital
  • Finance & Growth Strategy Corporate Restructuring
  • Multinational Finance  Financial Reporting & Process Implementation

 

Wes's Key Strengths

Jason Lachance is a strategic CFO and business leader with more than 25 years of experience helping companies improve financial clarity, operational performance, and long-term scalability.

His background includes leadership roles as CFO, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, CEO, and Fractional CFO Consultant, giving him a well-rounded perspective on both financial strategy and day-to-day execution.

At Preferred CFO, Jason works with clients across industries including eCommerce, professional services, education, manufacturing, and healthcare. He supports leadership teams with forecasting, KPI development, financial modeling, cash flow planning, ERP implementation, and process improvement. He is especially skilled at helping organizations strengthen reporting, improve decision-making, and build the systems needed to support growth.

Jason also brings founder-level operating experience as Co-Founder and CEO of Vadiance Science, where he helped build a specialty supplement manufacturing and eCommerce business from the ground up. His work included financial oversight, systems integration, production planning, CRM and eCommerce alignment, and building the operational structure needed to support sales and fulfillment.

Earlier in his career, Jason served as CFO and Senior Vice President of dpiX LLC, a global medical sensor manufacturing company, where he partnered with executive leadership and the board on budgeting, forecasting, reporting, strategic planning, and operational initiatives. He also led cost reduction efforts, ERP implementation, and major process improvements that helped strengthen financial and operational performance.

Jason is known for combining strategic financial leadership with practical operational insight. He helps business owners and leadership teams move beyond reactive finance and build stronger, more scalable businesses.

Industry Experience

  • Manufacturing
  • Medical Device & Healthcare
  • eCommerce
  • Consumer Products
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Software & Technology
  • Nutritional Supplements
  • Specialty Manufacturing
  • B2B and Growth-Stage Companies

Areas of Expertise

  • Financial Forecasting & Modeling
  • KPI Development
  • Cash Flow Planning
  • ERP Implementation & Systems Integration
  • Strategic Planning & Budgeting
  • Process Improvement & Automation
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Cost Reduction Initiatives
  • Executive Leadership
  • Board & Leadership Team Partnership
  • GAAP Reporting & Internal Controls
  • Due Diligence & Transaction Support
  • Multi-Entity Financial Management
  • Month-End Close Optimization
  • Profitability Analysis
  • Strategic Decision Support

Education & Certifications

  • Master of Business Administration, University of Denver
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Colorado State University
  • Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)
  • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
  • Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)

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