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Transparency and visibility in accounting: What it means and why it matters

Among the most significant and widespread changes at play in the modern financial landscape is the result of changing attitudes toward accounting and finance. The ...
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Is your seed-stage finance strategy stuck in the past?

The American economy is as vibrant as ever, and part of what has made it so strong is a business culture persistently favorable to small ...
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KPIs seed investors look for in a company

When seeking out seed funding for a company, founders and entrepreneurs know that prospective investors will want to see a solid business plan, financial metrics ...
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You have a growth strategy – how do you execute it?

We all know the famous admonishment regarding the tendency of our “best-laid plans” to be led astray, no matter if its designer is a mouse or ...
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What your financial statements aren’t telling you

  A key part of getting a startup off the ground is securing funding, and in many cases, this means wooing investors with an enticing ...
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Is finance adding value or just consuming time?

There’s no debating that every business needs to set aside some time (read: money) for basic finance operations. Whether it’s filing taxes, generating legally mandated ...
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Consero FaaS: Disrupting the Outdated Traditional F&A Model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