How We Work
Decision-Driven Accounting

Every engagement follows the same path.

We review your actual situation before recommending a structure, scope, and fixed fee. From there, you move into the level of support your business actually needs.

EO engagement process
Best fit

This structure is especially well suited for established businesses that need more visibility, stronger financial oversight, and a clearer path for growth.

01
Required
Required for all new clients

Everything starts with an Assessment.

We review your books, understand your situation, and deliver a written recommendation — the right service, scope, and fixed fee — before you commit to anything. Many firms quote first and evaluate later. We prefer to review first, then scope accurately.

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02
If needed
If needed before ongoing service begins

Foundation: Cleanup & Setup

If your books need cleanup or setup first, we scope it as a fixed-fee project before ongoing work begins. Your ongoing monthly fee is confirmed before Foundation starts — no surprises when you transition.

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03
Your path
Your accounting foundation

Accurate, timely financials are the basis for every decision you make.

Depending on whether you need us to handle your accounting or oversee it, there are two directions your engagement can take.

PATH 3A
We are your accounting department

Fundamentals: Monthly Accounting

We run the full accounting function — bookkeeping through close, financials with a plain-language monthly narrative, and a team that flags issues before you have to ask about them.

Three service tiers based on how involved you want us to be.
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PATH 3B
You have accounting staff — we provide oversight, review, and close ownership

Fractional Controller Services

You already have a bookkeeper or internal accounting staff. The difference between Path 3A and Path 3B is this: in 3A, we do the accounting. In 3B, your team handles the day-to-day work while we review the output, manage the close, and strengthen the reliability of the financials.

Includes:
Monthly close ownership · Work review & sign-off · Internal controls · Fraud risk assessment
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04
When ready
Advisory deepens when you're ready

Once your foundation is solid, the conversation can go further.

This layer is available on your timeline — not pushed on a schedule.

4A · For specific situations

Financial Advisory Projects

When your financials surface a question the monthly report alone can’t answer — profitability, cash flow, pricing, growth decisions. Fixed fee, defined scope, clear deliverable. Often turns into a Fractional CFO engagement.

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4B · Ongoing strategic partnership

Fractional CFO Services

A financial partner who leads you through an ongoing assessment of your success drivers — following the metrics, and identifying concrete action steps each month to bring your business toward its goals.

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Ready to get started?

Every client relationship starts with a Financial Clarity Assessment. It’s the right first step.

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