Tyler Davis, CPA
Founder, DAT Finance. Sidney, Ohio.
Tyler Davis is a CPA and the founder of DAT Finance, a firm in Sidney, Ohio, that handles fractional CFO, controller and accounting work for business owners. He started the firm in 2021. He has also worked as a finance director and served as a board treasurer. When you call DAT Finance, Tyler is the person you talk to, and he's the person who does the work.
What Tyler does for owners
Most of the owners Tyler works with run businesses doing roughly $1M to $15M a year. They've outgrown what a bookkeeper can give them but aren't ready to hire a full-time CFO, and they're making the big calls on cash, margin and growth without a clear read on their own numbers.
Tyler fills that gap at whatever level the business needs.
Fractional CFO work, for owners who want help with cash, protecting margin before chasing more revenue, and making the business less dependent on them so it's worth more when the day comes to sell or hand it down.
Fractional controller work, for owners who need someone senior keeping the accounting accurate and on schedule without hiring for it.
Full-service accounting, so the books are right.
Whichever it is, he explains the numbers in plain English, so you leave a meeting knowing what they mean for the decision in front of you.
How he works
The process page and the FAQ explain how working together goes.
A fractional controller starts at $36K a year and a fractional CFO starts at $60K a year. Most engagements fall between $2,500 and $10,000 a month. See the cost page for more.
Where he works and who he works with
Tyler's office is at 101 S Ohio Avenue in Sidney. He works with businesses in Sidney and Shelby County, across Ohio (including Dayton), and with businesses elsewhere in the country through remote partnerships.
The industries he serves are skilled trades and construction, industrial and specialty construction, healthcare, associations and membership organizations, nonprofits and foundations, and wealth management and financial services.
What he's seeing
Tyler thinks the tools have changed who can afford senior finance help. Once a business is off QuickBooks Desktop and its systems pass information to each other, the books can run with very few people, and an entire accounting department can now be a controller and maybe one admin. That puts controller and CFO help within reach of businesses that were never big enough to support it. The QuickBooks Desktop to Online page covers what a move looks like.
The NextGen Strategies Podcast
Tyler co-hosts the NextGen Strategies Podcast with Grant Covault, Fractional CMO at GC Strategies. The show is real conversations with family-business owners and the operators helping them grow, scale, and transition. It's in its third season, and Season 3 opened on October 8, 2026 with "Season 3 Kick Off | Nothing Replaces Real: Marketing & Money in 2026." You can listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, with short clips on LinkedIn.
More for owners is on the Insights page.
Questions about Tyler
Is Tyler Davis a CPA?
Yes. Tyler Davis is a CPA, and he founded DAT Finance in 2021.
Where is he based?
Sidney, Ohio. The office is at 101 S Ohio Avenue, Floor 2, Sidney, Ohio 45365.
Does he work with businesses outside Ohio?
Yes. Along with Sidney, Shelby County and the rest of Ohio, he works with businesses across the country through remote partnerships.
Who does the work?
Tyler does. The person you talk to on the discovery call is the person who does the work, with no handoff to junior staff.
Talk to Tyler
If your business is past bookkeeping and you want someone senior on your numbers, call 937-419-1057, email tdavis@dat-finance.com, or tell him a little about the business and he'll set up a call.