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How Springbrook Software Rapidly Built a Scalable Finance Function During Private Equity Carve-out

Updated: May 20, 2025
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Jared Hale, CFO of Springbrook Software (acquired by Accel-KKR), shares his experience with an unsteady finance function, the challenging impact of a Carve-Out scenario on the finance & accounting function and how to overcome the void that is left.

Learn how Jared leveraged Consero’s Finance as a Service to reduce time spent on building a finance & accounting function and:

  • Quickly implement a scalable, cloud-based system with advanced functionality
  •  Access a reliable and skilled finance team
  • Get automation to support contracts, project accounting and CRM integration
  •  Develop workflows for AP, Collections, Expenses, and Cash forecasting
  • Get support for upcoming acquisition
  •  Offload transactional roles so he could focus on strategic initiatives

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