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Learn more about how Consero is solving the most complex challenges in the finance function in an accelerated timeline.

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Transaction processing a prime target for improvement

May 25, 2017

Most CFOs are already well aware of the fact that routine transaction processing is costing their finance and accounting teams time, money and growth potential. ...

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CEO / CFO

How executives can enable a strategic CFO

May 23, 2017

What does it mean for a chief finance officer to be strategic? More urgently, what is required of chief executives to enable the deep insight ...

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CEO / CFO

Tech disruption requires vigilance from CFOs

April 27, 2017

Among the many daily dilemmas facing the average CFO is the crucial task of risk management. Finance leaders must always weave together efficient solutions to ...

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CEO / CFO

Why building an effective F&A department is so difficult

April 18, 2017

When it comes to organizing and leading any business, it can be easy to point to its strengths in times of growth, but often difficult ...

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CEO / CFO

Changing tax policy only adds to CFO headaches

April 5, 2017

One needn’t be a business executive or a financial analyst to know that the current outlook on U.S. tax policy is murky at best. While ...

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CEO / CFO

How CFOs utilize the best budgeting methods

March 27, 2017

So much of corporate financial planning is about making room for liabilities while still freeing up funds to advance the business forward. Unfortunately, operating ...

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Consero FaaS: Disrupting the Outdated Traditional F&A Model

Transformation

Cash to GAAP conversion
Clean-up work
Interim oversight & support
Accounting software Implementation

Build it Yourself Solution

CFO / Interim CFO
Consultants / VARs

Consero FaaS Solution

CFO / Interim CFO
or Consero Interim CFO
Consero Setup/Transformation

Ongoing F&A

Monthly financials
Daily accounting support
Management reporting
Integrate add-on acquisitions

Build it Yourself Solution

CFO
Controllers & Accounting Team
Enterprise Accounting Applications

Consero FaaS Solution

CFO
or Consero Fractional CFO
Consero FaaS Enterprise F&A Software and Services

New PE Platform Investment F&A Challenges

Founder Owned Company Accounting:

Existing accounting done on a cash/hybrid basis
Run on SMB accounting software and other disparate applications
Inability to produce auditable financials
Lack of know-how to develop projections & KPIs
No consistency/structure to customer contracts
Underqualified staff
Non-scalable manual processes

Carve-Out Accounting:

Required to move off parent company accounting applications in a timely fashion
Have to build an entire F&A team
No documented operational policies and procedures

To Optimized Finance & Accounting:

Monthly financials available in 5-10 business days
Audit and diligence ready support details
Integrated enterprise grade accounting software
Budget and forecast reporting
Business KPIs
Efficient & scalable processes for rolling in add-ons