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Lack of scalability will hinder your business growth

You have survived and thrived as a startup. You have customers and a healthy balance sheet. Does your business have the potential to multiply revenue ...
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How CFOs utilize the best budgeting methods

  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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F&A partners can add strategic value without draining time

Research shows finding the right finance and accounting partner can unlock significant value for SMBs. However, the shared services space has become crowded.
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Is finance robbing you of time and productivity?

The word “eureka” has long been used as an exclamation of shock or surprise after finally solving a vexing problem. Legend has it that Greek ...
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The transformative potential of outsourced finance & accounting

In the business world, “outsourcing” has long been considered something disputable. But the rapid pace at which our web-enabled world has evolved is challenging that ...
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CFOs can’t do it alone – finance solutions for a new era

The title of chief financial officer is certainly a coveted one, but it is arguably the most challenging of any of the C-suite positions. This ...
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Important considerations when using non-GAAP measures

  Throughout much of 2016, the focus of the financial world was mostly tuned to political developments around the globe. However, some analysts in the U.S. ...
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Accounting Industry Insights by Consero Global

This blog was originally posted on Intacct.com We recently sat down with Bill Klein, President at Consero Global, and spoke about what it’s like being ...
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Poor financial visibility hinders strategic operational decision making

In today’s competitive economy businesses are required to make decisions faster than ever. Businesses need direct insight into the status of their processes and financial ...
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3 keys to a solid investor reporting philosophy

Securing financing from one or more committed investors is a real cause for celebration in a seed-stage company. There’s no harm in taking some time ...
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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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CFO Leadership in Good Times and Bad

LEADERSHIP IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD: Are principles or styles common to both or are they unique? The modern CFO is hardly ever relegated to ...
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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 ...

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