Decision-Driven Accounting

Financial oversight for businesses that have outgrown basic bookkeeping.

Reporting is useful only when someone is reviewing it, managing the close, and helping you trust the numbers.

See what’s included ↓
Controller oversight
Founded 2012 Remote-first from day one Serving clients nationwide 100% fixed-fee engagements Year-round tax strategy Proactive communication Financial Clarity Assessment Founded 2012 Remote-first from day one Serving clients nationwide 100% fixed-fee engagements Year-round tax strategy Proactive communication Financial Clarity Assessment

The layer between your bookkeeper and your decisions.

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CFO / Strategic layer
Strategy, forecasting, investor reporting
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← This Service
Fractional Controller
Reviews your team’s work · owns the close · stands behind the numbers
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Your bookkeeper / accounting staff
Daily entries, bank feeds, reconciliations

Most growing businesses have a bookkeeper and are missing a controller. The bookkeeper records what happened. The controller makes sure what was recorded is accurate, complete, and tells the real story — and catches what a surface-level pass would miss.

Best fit for

Businesses with an internal bookkeeper, admin, or accounting staff that need stronger close management, review, controls, and more reliable reporting.

You’ve outgrown the level of oversight you currently have.

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“I have a bookkeeper, but I’m not confident the numbers are right.”

The work is being done — but nobody is reviewing it. Errors accumulate. You receive reports you don’t fully trust.

“I find out about problems months after they happened.”

Most issues don’t surface until the close — which is exactly when a controller catches them, not months later at year-end.

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“I’m not sure who has access to what, or what controls we have.”

You’ve grown, people have come and gone, and nobody has formalized what the financial structure actually is.

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“I need someone who will take ownership of our financials — not just produce them.”

For a lender, investor, or your own peace of mind — you need financials a professional has reviewed and formally approved.

What changes when you have a controller.

Financials you can rely on, every month.

You receive financial statements that have been reviewed, reconciled, and signed off by a senior professional before they reach you. No more wondering if the numbers are right.

You know where your risk is — and what to do about it.

Most growing businesses have financial control gaps they don’t know about. We identify them, document what needs to change, and give you a clear picture of where risk actually lives.

Someone is watching — so you don’t have to.

The most common small business fraud happens when no one is reviewing the work. A controller creates the oversight layer that makes that risk visible before it becomes expensive.

Financials that tell you something.

Every month you receive a plain-language narrative alongside your financials — what happened, what changed, and what to watch. You don’t need to interpret the numbers yourself.

The risk nobody talks about

Without financial controls, you’re relying on trust where you should have a system.

32%

of occupational fraud occurs due to a lack of internal controls — the single largest contributing factor.

ACFE Report to the Nations
+19%

of fraud occurs from management overriding controls that exist — meaning the control is in place but no one is enforcing it.

ACFE Report to the Nations
2 of 8

recommended internal controls the average small business actually has in place.

Journal of Accounting and Finance

The layer between your bookkeeper and your decisions — compared.

Function
Bookkeeper
Accounting
(Fundamentals)
Controller ← This
Frac. CFO
Daily transaction entry & coding
Reviews
Monthly close ownership & sign-off
Review of your team’s accounting work
Internal controls assessment
Fraud risk identification
Management reporting & financial narratives
Financial dashboard & KPI reporting
Driver analysis, forecasting & planning
What a Fractional Controller includes that others don’t:
✓  Review of your team’s work
We check what your bookkeeper produced before it becomes your reality.
✓  Internal controls assessment
Who has access to what, and where the gaps are.
✓  Fraud risk identification
The oversight layer that prevents what trust alone can’t stop.
✓  Monthly close ownership & sign-off
Someone senior formally owns the close and stands behind the numbers.
✓  Financial dashboard & KPI reporting
A dashboard built around the metrics that matter for your business.

Three ways to structure the engagement.

Pricing is finalized after the Financial Clarity Assessment, which confirms the right structure for your situation.

Onboarding fee: A one-time engagement setup fee is confirmed before work begins. This covers close calendar setup, internal controls baseline documentation, and system access review.

Essential
Controller oversight & close management

Your bookkeeper handles the day-to-day. We make sure what they produced is accurate, catch anything that needs correcting, and deliver financials you can trust — with a plain-language narrative so you always know where you stand.

  • Financials you can trust, delivered on time every month
  • Errors caught before they reach you — not after
  • A clear picture of your financial controls — quarterly
  • Fraud risk identified before it becomes a problem
  • A plain-language narrative with every set of financials
$1,500–$2,500
/ month · based on complexity
+ one-time onboarding fee
Most Common
Elevated
Multi-entity or active oversight

You have more moving parts — multiple entities, locations, or revenue streams. You get everything in Essential plus visibility across all of them, with someone actively managing the close calendar and checking in mid-month so nothing slips through.

  • Everything in Essential
  • Nothing falls through across entities — close calendar managed for all
  • See profitability by department, location, or cost center
  • Management reporting & financial narratives delivered monthly
  • Issues caught mid-month — before they become end-of-month surprises
  • Budgeting support aligned to your financial goals
  • Cash flow forecasting to support forward decisions
$2,500–$4,000
/ month · based on complexity
+ one-time onboarding fee
Enterprise
High-complexity oversight with formal sign-off

For high-complexity operations that need more formal oversight, tighter close management, and a higher level of review. This tier includes senior-level close ownership, formal sign-off on financials, and dashboard reporting built around the metrics that matter most to leadership.

  • Everything in Elevated
  • Formal sign-off on financial statements
  • Senior-level close ownership for higher-complexity operations
  • Dashboard reporting built around your KPI metrics
$4,000–$6,000
/ month · based on complexity
+ one-time onboarding fee

Ready to see if this is the right fit?

Start with the Financial Clarity Assessment. We’ll confirm whether a controller engagement is the right next step.

✦ We work with a limited number of controller clients. Capacity is confirmed at the Assessment.