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How Profitable is Your Business… Really?

As a business owner, it's essential to maximize your profitability. However, it's easy to lose sight of the key financial metrics amidst the daily operations of growing your business. Achieving optimal profitability requires you to devote extensive…

Nonprofit vs For Profit Accounting Structure

Accounting & Financial Analysis, News, Nonprofits

How to Map Your Accounting Team to Your Nonprofit vs For Profit Business Structure Aligning the accounting team involves identifying the key accounting activities necessary to support your business model and then allocating resources to those…

How to weather-proof your business for a possible recession

News

The economic downturn is here, and with it comes the possibility of a recession. While it's impossible to predict exactly what the future holds, it's important for businesses to take steps to weather-proof their operations in order to prepare…

How Outsourced Accounting Supports Non-Profit Annual Audits

Accounting & Financial Analysis, News, Nonprofits

The regulations a nonprofit organization must adhere to can be daunting. Even the most robust accounting department is intimidated by the looming specter of an audit. In the world of nonprofits, where keeping operational costs low is a priority…

The Six Best Practices for Financial Reporting and Analysis

Accounting & Financial Analysis, News

Financial reporting is an essential process for businesses of all sizes. By tracking, analyzing, and reporting a business' results, the key stakeholders can make smart decisions about how to manage their business, including allocating resources…

The Benefits of Outsourced CFO Services

Accounting News & Guidance Updates, News

According to Price Waterhouse Cooper’s 2022 survey, “Outsourcing is delivering results. A large majority of customers (87%) say that today’s outsourcing delivers the benefits projected in the original business case, whether partly or completely” Additionally: “Many…

Cost Control as a tool for innovation and growth

Accounting News & Guidance Updates, News

Cost Control Strategies, Cost Control Challenges The modern business landscape has historically been more concerned with innovation and disruption than with cost control solutions. But the fact remains that to run an efficient business and…

The business value of getting your month-end close process right

Accounting & Financial Analysis, News

Month-end close is a source of stress for many growing and mid-sized accounting departments and their C-Suites. It’s a race against the clock to get the timing and useability right. For the C-Suite, the real-time nature of the month-end…

How to Use Financial Gap Analysis

Accounting & Financial Analysis, Accounting News & Guidance Updates, News, Technical Accounting & Reporting

A gap analysis is a tool that companies use to compare their current financial performance with their target performance. Business owners and managers can use this information to not only identify any financial gaps but to better understand…

Controller vs CFO: 3 Key Differences

Accounting & Financial Analysis, News

Though the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the financial controller work closely together, they have significantly different roles within a company. The biggest distinctions can best be described by breaking down the operations and responsibilities…