Lyn Johnson
Lyn has expertise spanning accounting & tax (US Tax Compliance), operations, team management, and digital innovation.
Her proficiency in navigating fast-paced and ambiguous environments has enabled her to consistently deliver results across diverse industries, including tech startups, professional client-service firms, and Big 4 Accounting.
Experience
Lattice Consulting
Freelance Consultant
- Work with corporations and partnerships to increase the efficiency of their tax & financial operations
- Assess current software, financial processes, and service providers (CPAs, bookkeeping systems) to identify optimization opportunities
- Create customized recommendation plans for tax and financial optimization & implement new systems/processes until financial workflows become predictable, reliable, and valuable to decision makers
Locus Financial
VP & CFO
- Managed team of advisors and accountants delivering financial statements and tax returns for ultra-high net worth clients and their businesses
- Oversaw Big 4 and regional firms for complex tax compliance across funds, holding companies, and operating entities (PFICs, R&D credits, Sec 754/1202, financial instruments, SALT, etc.)
- Served as CFO/Controller for client-owned industrial holding company and designed waterfall models for preferred return calculations
- Appointed as Board Director for client-founded non-profit; consistently rated “Exceeds Expectations” in all annual reviews (highest ranking available)
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West Tenth
Co-Founder
- Founded West Tenth, a digital marketplace connecting consumers with hyper-local creative services from small businesses
- Built 3 AI-powered tech products (iOS app, Android app, custom website) supporting 4,000+ small businesses across 5 states
- Raised several million in venture capital funding when less than 2% of VC funding went to women-led businesses
- Recruited & managed internal team of designers, engineers, and sales/marketing staff while overseeing financial performance, & capital resources
Senior Associate
- Delivered tax and advisory services to large alternative investment fund clients in the Banking & Capital Markets sector
- Consulted on corporate expatriation of a global financial management business and evaluated client compliance needs for tax planning coordination
- Performed financial statement audits with focus on corporate tax provisions
- Recruited, trained, and mentored new associates and interns; rated “Exceptional” in all annual evaluations (highest ranking available)
Skills & Education
Software
- Productivity : ClickUp | Slack | Google Workspaces | Notion | Excel & Sheets | Airtable | Microsoft Office | Jira/Atlassian
- AI Tools: Chat GPT 5 | Claude | Gamma | Dall-E
- Accounting Software: Netsuite | Quickbooks | Wave
- Sales & Marketing: Hubspot | Salesforce | MailChimp | Wix | WordPress
- Design: Figma | Canva
- Data Analytics: Mixpanel | Google Analytics | Hubspot
- Tax Software: ProTax | Tax Act | GoTax
Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
– Licensed by the State of California
(Inactive)
University of Oxford
Saïd Business School
MBA
2017-2018
- Emphasis in Social Entrepreneurship
- Winner, 2018 Oxford Map-the-System challenge, Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Brigham Young University Marriott Business School
MAcc & BA
2004
- Masters & Bachelors in Accounting
- Full tuition scholarship recipient
Interests
Int’l Travel & U.S. Road Trips
“Life is either a daring adventure
or nothing at all.”
– Helen Keller
Reading & History
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.”
– George R.R. Martin
Hiking & Indoor Rock Climbing
“And into the forest I go,
to lose my mind and find my soul.”
– John Muir
Soccer Spectator
“I’ve never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.”
— Abby Wambach