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Financial Dashboard

Monthly reporting built for business owners, not accountants. Clear, readable, and decision-ready.

Budget and Forecast

Annual budgets and rolling forecasts that actually reflect how your Tulsa business operates.

Banking and Capital

Support for lender relationships, credit line conversations, and covenant reporting.

Profitability Analysis

Understanding which parts of your business make money and which ones need attention.

Transaction Readiness

Cleaning up financials before a sale, a partner buyout, or an ownership transfer.

Why it works

What makes this different from hiring an agency or a consultant

  • 01
    You get the operator, not the associate

    No firm, no junior staff. Tyler Dickson works directly with you. He has a decade of background in oilfield, manufacturing, and construction lending across Oklahoma.

  • 02
    Tulsa market familiarity

    The I-44 corridor, the energy sector, the Tulsa startup ecosystem. These are not abstractions. This is the context your business operates in.

  • 03
    Flexible and scoped

    Engagements start with a defined scope. You scale up when the business needs more, pull back when it does not. No long-term commitment required to start.

  • 04
    Straight talk

    No jargon, no over-complicated deliverables. Just clear financial thinking and honest advice about what the numbers say.

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What the Work Covers

Senior financial leadership.
Without the full-time hire.

Tulsa businesses in the $1M to $20M range get CFO-level financial leadership — cash flow visibility, forecasting, margin analysis, and the financial strategy that drives real decisions — without adding a $150,000 salary to the overhead.

See also: Fractional CFO Oklahoma · Outsourced COO Oklahoma

01
Cash Flow Management

A 13-week cash flow forecast and ongoing management so you know exactly where cash is going to be — not where you hope it will be. For Tulsa energy and manufacturing businesses, cash timing is everything. A receivables delay or a slow payment from a large customer shouldn't be a surprise.

02
Financial Reporting That's Actually Useful

Monthly financial packages built for business owners, not accountants. P&L that tells a story. Balance sheet you understand. The numbers your bank, your partners, and your own decision-making actually require — delivered on time, every month.

03
Margin and Profitability Analysis

Understanding which customers, jobs, and service lines are actually profitable — and which ones are consuming margin without producing it. Tulsa businesses that serve the energy sector often have revenue concentration risk that doesn't show up until a contract ends. Margin analysis surfaces those vulnerabilities before they become problems.

04
Banking and Lender Relationships

Managing lender relationships, covenant reporting, line of credit conversations, and the financial presentation that gets Tulsa businesses the capital they need on terms that make sense. A fractional CFO who has done this before changes the dynamic in those conversations.

05
Forecasting and Budgeting

Annual budgets and rolling forecasts built around how the business actually operates — not a spreadsheet exercise that gets filed and ignored. Tulsa's energy-adjacent businesses deal with commodity price cycles that require scenario planning. We build that in from the start.

06
Exit and Transaction Preparation

Preparing the financial picture for a sale, a partner buyout, or a capital raise. Clean books, normalized earnings, and defensible projections. Tulsa has a consistent pipeline of energy services transactions — businesses that sell for what they're worth are the ones that started the financial preparation 2 to 3 years before going to market.

When It's Time

Signs your Tulsa business
needs a fractional CFO.

01
You're making decisions off the bank balance

If your primary financial dashboard is checking the checking account, you're flying without instruments. Cash balance tells you where you are right now — not where you're going to be in 60 days when the big payables come due.

02
Revenue is growing but cash is always tight

This is a working capital problem, not a revenue problem. Growing Tulsa businesses often consume cash faster than they generate it — receivables timing, inventory, payroll in front of collections. A fractional CFO builds the model that explains it and fixes it.

03
Your books aren't clean enough to show a bank

If you'd be embarrassed to show your current financials to a lender or a buyer, that's the problem to fix. Banks and buyers make decisions based on financial statements. If yours don't tell a clear story, the terms will reflect that.

04
You have one big customer

Revenue concentration is the most common risk in Tulsa's energy corridor that nobody talks about until the contract doesn't renew. A fractional CFO quantifies that risk and builds the diversification strategy before it becomes a crisis.

05
You're thinking about selling in the next 3 to 5 years

The businesses in Tulsa that sell for the most start the financial preparation early. Clean books, normalized earnings, and documented processes — those take time to build. The work starts long before the business goes to market.

06
Your CPA does tax work but not financial strategy

A CPA handles compliance. A fractional CFO handles strategy. If your most important financial conversations are happening once a year at tax time, there's a gap. A fractional CFO fills it on a monthly basis.

The Tulsa Market

Tulsa businesses
are different.

Tulsa's economy runs on energy, aerospace, manufacturing, and a growing startup ecosystem anchored by organizations like 36 Degrees North. The financial challenges in those industries are specific — commodity price cycles, long receivables from large energy companies, capital-intensive manufacturing operations, and the working capital dynamics that come with project-based work.
Generic financial advice misses those specifics. Tyler Dickson's background in oilfield services, manufacturing, and construction gives the work a grounding that matters for Tulsa businesses. The financial models are built for how Tulsa businesses actually operate, not how a coastal advisory firm thinks they should.
Scissortail Fractional is based in Edmond — not flying in from another state, not billing travel time. Tulsa clients get the same engagement as everyone else, with the financial depth to handle what Tulsa businesses actually deal with.
Industries We Know in Tulsa
Energy Services

Oilfield service companies, midstream operators, and energy-adjacent businesses. Commodity price cycles, capital expenditure planning, and the cash flow management that keeps these businesses healthy through the down cycles.

Manufacturing

Tulsa has a strong manufacturing base along the Arkansas River corridor. Inventory management, cost accounting, and the working capital infrastructure that lets manufacturers grow without cash crises.

Aerospace and Defense

Contract accounting, milestone billing, and the financial infrastructure that aerospace and defense contractors need to manage government work profitably.

Professional Services and Healthcare

Growing professional services firms and healthcare businesses that have outgrown their original financial infrastructure and need the reporting and forecasting that support real growth.

How an Engagement Works

Fast start.
Real work from day one.

Step 01

Financial Assessment

A full look at the current financial picture — books, cash position, reporting quality, and the specific gaps that are costing the business clarity and money. Most Tulsa businesses have at least one financial blind spot that shows up in the first 30 days.

Step 02

Priority List

A short list of the highest-leverage financial improvements in the right order. Not 40 recommendations — the five that will have the most impact on how the business runs and what the owner knows about their financial position.

Step 03

Build the Infrastructure

Implement the financial systems, reporting, and processes the business needs. Cash flow model, monthly reporting package, budget and forecast framework. The work that gives the owner a real financial picture on an ongoing basis.

Step 04

Ongoing CFO Leadership

Monthly reporting review, cash flow management, decision support, and whatever financial strategy work the business needs at that stage. The engagement evolves as the business does — not locked into a predetermined scope.

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Common questions

Questions Tulsa business owners ask

Does it matter that Scissortail is based in Edmond rather than Tulsa?
Not for most of the work. Financial reporting, modeling, and strategy do not require a physical presence. For businesses that want in-person time, Tyler does make trips to Tulsa for client meetings. The OKC-Tulsa corridor is familiar territory.
What kinds of Tulsa businesses does this serve?
Energy services, manufacturing, construction, professional services, and family businesses of most kinds. Generally companies between $1M and $20M in revenue that are past startup but not large enough for a full-time CFO.
How does engagement pricing work?
Engagements are scoped based on the work involved, typically ranging from a few hours per week to a half-day per week. We figure out what makes sense before anything is signed.
Can you help with a Tulsa business sale or succession?
Yes. Getting financials organized and presentable before a transaction is one of the most common engagements. Whether you are selling to a third party or transitioning to the next generation, clean books and clear reporting matter a lot.
How do I start?
A free 30-minute call to hear your situation. If it is a fit, we talk about scope and next steps. If it is not, I will tell you that too.

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