An Interview with Bill Klein – Using technology to deliver amazing customer experiences – Season 1: Episode 1

Updated: September 14, 2021

In this episode, Bill Klein, the Co-founder and President of Consero, discusses the way they are changing the way business build and maintain the finance function with their innovative Finance-as-a-Service (FaaS) solution.

We talk about their technology strategy and their technology platform, appropriately named “SIMPL”, which is a brilliant unification platform that simplifies their customer’s lives. They are bringing meaningful tech to middle-market, high-growth businesses and investment management executives.

Instead of reinventing the wheel, Consero pursued a strategy of using a best-to-class solution stack that is already available but building their differentiator which is a unified delivery platform. This platform gives their clients access to a fully integrated finance & accounting software platform with role-based, self-service tools – allowing for more insight and control in the business. Think of it as ‘Mint’ for business.

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Cutting edge technology, processes, and people in a fully-managed solution to deliver precise financial visibility and improved operational scalability, plus a lower and more predictable cost structure. 

Flex Finance

Keep your existing technology and processes. We can manage the back-office F&A function from end-to-end process, including closing the books. When you need skilled talent, we can supplement your F&A team.

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Consero FaaS: Disrupting the Outdated Traditional F&A Model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
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  • No documented operational policies and procedures
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  • Monthly financials available in 5-10 business days
  • Audit and diligence ready support details
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  • Budget and forecast reporting
  • Business KPIs
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