THE RECORDS
Bookkeeping
Bookkeepers record, categorize, and reconcile transactions and accounts each month. Supporting documents are collected and stored so every entry can be traced to its source.
Controller Services
Financial oversight, internal controls, and forward-looking guidance on your financial processes to help you manage your business with greater confidence.
THE PROCESS
Controller services keep your financial function on track.
Bookkeeping captures what happens. Accounting shows you what it means. A controller oversees how it all gets done.
THE REPORTING
Accounting
Accountants analyze the financials and record adjustments and journal entries. Balances are reconciled to prior periods, and monthly financial statements and reports are prepared.
THE OVERSIGHT
Controller
The controller oversees the bookkeeping and accounting work and manages the close calendar. Each month's reporting is approved before release, and outside parties like your tax preparer have one point of contact.
THE RESULT
In Control
Your bookkeeping and accounting are managed under written policies, documented procedures, and internal controls, so you can focus on running the business.
MANAGING THE CLOSE
A month-end close with a set schedule and a clear owner.
Closing the books is where bookkeeping and accounting come together. A controller manages the close from start to finish, setting the calendar, tracking each step, and approving the results before they are released.
Close Calendar
Each month's close follows a set calendar with deadlines for every step. Everyone involved knows what is due and when.
Close Checklist
A written checklist covers every task required to close the books. Each item is completed and signed off before the close moves forward.
Open Items
Missing documents and unresolved items are tracked and followed up on. Items carried forward are noted so they are not overlooked.
Final Approval
The controller approves the month's reporting before it is released. The period is then closed and locked so the month's results are final.
WHO IT'S FOR
Controller services for businesses that need their financial processes managed, not just reported.
Controller services are a fit for businesses ready to add structure to their bookkeeping and accounting. As a business grows, more people, more transactions, and more decisions depend on the financial process working the same way every month. A controller provides that structure, managing the process from start to finish.
You get the oversight your business needs without adding a controller to your payroll. We design and monitor the controls, oversee the work, and keep you informed. You approve the controls and remain responsible for business decisions and approvals.
THE OUTCOME
Controller services answer the questions behind your numbers.
Bookkeeping answers everyday questions. Accounting shows how the business performed. Controller services answer questions about how your financial process runs, from who approves payments to whether results are tracking with your budget.
With those answers in hand, issues can be addressed earlier, responsibilities are clear, and you spend less time wondering whether things are being done.
?Are we spending more than we planned?
?Which costs are growing faster than revenue?
?Could a bill get paid without my approval?
?Who can move money out of our accounts?
?Will this month's books close on time?
?Could someone step in if my office manager left?
BEYOND THE MONTH-END CLOSE
The structure behind your financial process.
Once the books are closed and reports are prepared, a controller focuses on the bigger picture. That means managing how the work gets done, maintaining the controls around it, and tracking results against your plans.
Close Management
Monthly Close Schedule
MONTH-END WORKFLOW
BookkeepingTransactions reconciled
Done
AccountingAdjustments completed
Done
Controller checkBalances & reporting
In Progress
Final approvalReports released
Pending
Illustrative close workflow
Internal Controls
Policies & Procedures
CONTROL REGISTER
Payment approval
Dual authorization
Access permissions
Restricted by role
Reconciliation sign-off
Separate preparer and approver
Written procedures
Documented steps
Illustrative control register
Budget Monitoring
Monthly Performance Tracking
BUDGET UTILIZATION
Percent of monthly budget used
Direct labor82%
Operating costs68%
Administrative74%
Budget vs. actualActual results compared to plan
Illustrative budget tracking
HOW THE SERVICES CONNECT
Each service builds on the one before it.
Bookkeeping keeps your records current. Accounting turns them into monthly financial statements. Controller services oversee the entire process, maintaining the controls and procedures that keep it consistent as your business grows.
BOOKKEEPING
Maintain the records.
Record, categorize, and reconcile transactions and accounts.
Explore Bookkeeping
ACCOUNTING
Prepare the reporting.
Analyze, adjust, prepare financial statements, and close the books.
Explore Accounting
CONTROLLER
Manage the financial function.
Add oversight, internal controls, documented procedures, and budgets.
GET STARTED
Let's put structure behind your numbers.
Schedule a consultation to discuss your financial oversight and controller service needs.