Erin Milam | Landscape Management

Erin Milam

Milam, a CPA, is the CFO of HighGrove Partners in Austell, Ga. She oversees all financial elements of the landscape company, including strategic planning, corporate accounting and reporting, risk management, internal controls, tax management, treasury, budgeting and various special projects. Reach her via highgrove.net.

Controller or CFO: What’s the difference?

Erin MilamNov 3, 2023

I’ve been asked several times by people inside and outside the Green Industry about the differences between a controller and CFO. After having many of these conversations, I’ve come to realize most people think they’re the same thing—except maybe a CFO is a supercharged version of the controller. They think the next step along the […]