Direct Partnership with Roy Welch — Founder & Managing Director • Springfield HQ & Chicago Regional Market
Full-Spectrum Financial Leadership

Executive-Led Financial Infrastructure Built to Scale Enterprise Value

From tactical operational controllership to forward-looking Fractional CFO strategy, we eliminate cash flow blindspots, target month-end close within 10 business days, and strengthen your financial position for sustainable business growth.

✓ $100M+ Client Revenue Advised
✓ 15+ Years Senior CFO Experience
✓ Target <10-Day Month-End Close
✓ Direct Partner Engagement (Zero Junior Hand-Offs)
Self-Diagnosis

Identify Your Exact Financial Operating Bottleneck

Financial friction manifests differently based on your organizational charter. Select your operating reality below to identify your immediate resolution path:

Commercial SMBs & Growing Enterprises For-Profit Track

Track A: Founders & Growth CEOs

When top-line revenue is rapidly scaling, but real-time cash clarity lags behind critical operational decisions:

“Profitable on paper, but cash in the bank feels uncomfortably tight.”

“Month-end close takes weeks, leaving you with stale data to make critical hires.”

“Outgrowing your generic bookkeeper; nobody is forecasting forward runway.”

501(c)(3) & Public Foundations Nonprofit & Foundation Track

Track B: Nonprofit Executive Directors

When fund accountability, grant tracking, and board oversight demand audit-proof fund transparency:

“Dreading the next board meeting due to confusing restricted-fund tracking.”

“Audit-readiness panic whenever grant reporting deadlines loom.”

“Manual reconciliations eating up staff hours that belong in programs.”

Engagement Architecture

The Core Service Tiers

Engineered to replace operational liabilities with senior execution. Transparent flat retainers with direct partner oversight.

Tier 01 • Operational Rigor

Foundation

Starting at $3,000 / mo
Financial Foundation & Controllership Oversight
● Detailed Core Focus
  • ✓ GAAP Accrual-Basis Ledgers: Full balance sheet reconciliations and clean journal management across all bank and credit card accounts.
  • ✓ Rigorous Month-End Close: Financial statements finalized and closed typically within 8–10 business days.
  • ✓ Accounts Payable & Cash Disbursements: Automated Bill.com bill approval workflows and cash outflow management.
  • ✓ Multi-State Payroll & 1099 Oversight: Timely payroll processing, contractor 1099-NEC dispatch, and wage reporting compliance.
  • ✓ Executive Review Cadence: Monthly P&L, Balance Sheet, and cash position review directly with Roy Welch.
  • ✓ Tax Preparation Coordination: Turnkey year-end binder and schedules prepared directly for your external CPA.
What it Replaces & Solves

Replaces unreliable part-time bookkeepers, phantom year-end tax surprises, un-reconciled general ledgers, overdue invoices, and painful month-end close delays that leave executive leadership flying blind.

Tier 03 • Enterprise Leadership

Scale

Starting at $9,000 / mo
Embedded Financial Leadership & Transactions
● Detailed Core Focus
  • ✓ Everything in Growth, plus institutional-grade scale: Complete turnkey financial department leadership.
  • ✓ Multi-Entity & Intercompany Consolidations: Unified charts of accounts, intercompany elimination entries, and multi-state nexus.
  • ✓ Capital Raise & Debt Diligence: Institutional debt refinancing, venture round data rooms, and cap table scenario modeling.
  • ✓ M&A Buy/Sell-Side Diligence: Quality of earnings (QoE) support, valuation models, working capital pegs, and audit defense.
  • ✓ Weekly Executive Standups & Slack Access: Direct, uninterrupted senior partner channel with priority 24-hour response standard.
  • ✓ High-Velocity Close: Target month-end close delivered typically within 5–7 business days.
What it Replaces & Solves

Replaces siloed internal finance teams, multi-entity reconciliation nightmares, investor diligence bottlenecks, valuation discounts from disorganized data rooms, and strategic paralysis during rapid expansion.

Every Organization Is Unique

Our retainer tiers represent foundational starting points. Final pricing is customized based on complexity, entities, transaction volume, reporting requirements, strategic needs, and level of ongoing involvement. Exact scope and customized pricing are established collaboratively during your initial Financial Clarity Call.

Modular & Standalone Solutions

Need a Specific Service?

You don't necessarily have to commit to a full monthly advisory tier to partner with LedgerBridge. Bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, financial cleanup, nonprofit compliance, and project-based advisory can be purchased separately with customized pricing.

Bookkeeping & Reconciliations

Weekly transaction coding, automated bill pay, bank and credit card reconciliations, and clean monthly financials for reliable operational visibility.

Explore Bookkeeping →

Payroll & Multi-State Compliance

Timely, error-free payroll processing, contractor 1099 disbursements, multi-state payroll tax registrations, and wage reporting compliance.

Explore Payroll →

Business & Individual Tax Preparation

Proactive corporate and individual tax preparation (Form 1040, 1120-S, 1065), federal and multi-state compliance, K-1 integration, and year-round tax reduction strategies.

Explore Tax Services →

Historical Financial Cleanup

Untangling messy ledgers, reconciling multi-year discrepancies, and bringing overdue accounts into audit-ready compliance with tailored diagnostic milestones.

Explore Cleanup Services →

Nonprofit Compliance & Grants

Restricted fund accounting, grant tracking, Form 990 preparation, and board-ready reporting tailored specifically for 501(c)(3) organizations.

Explore Nonprofit Accounting →

Project-Based Advisory

13-week rolling cash flow models, ERP and software implementations (QBO, Bill.com), budgeting cycles, or interim transaction diligence sprints.

Explore Advisory Sprints →
Need a Specific Service? Bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, financial cleanup, nonprofit compliance, and project-based advisory can be purchased separately with customized pricing. Schedule a consultation to discuss your requirements.
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Friction-Free Onboarding

The 3-Step Engagement Mechanism

Demystifying what happens after you book. No 40-page onboarding hurdles. Just immediate diagnostic clarity and rapid systems activation.

Direct Calendar Access

Get Clear on Your Numbers Before Your Next Board Meeting or Payroll Run.

“Bring your biggest financial question. You leave with an actionable diagnosis whether we work together or not.”

Direct Answers

Frequently Asked Questions Across Our Practices

Key insights into engagement mechanics, software migration, historical cleanups, and partner accountability.

How do I know whether I need a Fractional CFO or a Controller? ▼
A Controller looks backward and inward: ensuring GAAP compliance, reconciling ledgers, closing your books in under 10 days, and preventing fraud. A Fractional CFO looks forward and outward: modeling dynamic 13-week cash runway, preparing board and investor presentations, structuring debt/equity capital, and optimizing unit economics. Many clients combine both into a unified LedgerBridge engagement.
How does the 15-Minute Clarity Call work and what should I prepare? ▼
You do not need to prepare complex spreadsheets. Bring your biggest financial question or operational frustration (e.g., tight cash, delayed month-end closes, confusing grant tracking). In 15 minutes, Roy Welch will diagnose the root cause and provide an actionable direction regardless of whether you choose to hire us.
Can LedgerBridge clean up messy historical books from prior quarters or years? ▼
Yes. Many clients come to us with months or even years of misclassified expenses, unreconciled accounts, or orphaned sub-ledgers. As part of our Phase 2 Health Audit and Remediation, we perform forensic cleanups, restructure your Chart of Accounts, and bring your balance sheets to an audit-ready standard. Engagement timing varies depending on the condition and complexity of the client's books, systems, and historical records, and we establish clear milestone targets prior to kickoff.
How do you handle restricted grants and fund accounting for 501(c)(3) nonprofits? ▼
We implement multi-class fund accounting systems that cleanly isolate restricted vs. unrestricted funding. We track grant expenditure schedules against budget commitments, ensure compliance with federal Uniform Guidance, and prepare complete audit packages for Form 990 filings and annual Single Audits.
What accounting and payroll software platforms do you support? ▼
We work seamlessly across industry standard platforms including QuickBooks Online, Oracle, Advantage, BQE Core, Gusto, Rippling, ADP, Paylocity, Paychex, and Bill.com. If your tech stack needs modernization, we manage the transition without disrupting operations.
Do you replace our outside CPA tax preparer? ▼
We collaborate with or can fulfill your tax preparation needs. For clients with an existing trusted CPA, we act as their ideal partner: handing over impeccably reconciled, audit-ready year-end trial balances that drastically reduce tax prep fees and eliminate year-end scramble. For clients seeking an integrated solution, we provide full proactive tax planning and corporate/nonprofit filings.
Is LedgerBridge Financial affiliated with Ledger cryptocurrency hardware or retail investing? ▼
Disclaimer: LedgerBridge Financial is a corporate business advisory and accounting firm. We are not affiliated with Ledger SAS (the crypto hardware manufacturer). We do not provide cryptocurrency wallets, retail investment brokerage accounts, or digital asset consumer support.

Disclaimer: LedgerBridge Financial is a corporate business advisory and accounting firm. We are not affiliated with Ledger SAS (the crypto hardware manufacturer). We do not provide cryptocurrency wallets, retail investment brokerage accounts, or digital asset consumer support.

Find the Right Practice Mix for Your Business

Schedule a free 30-minute scoping consultation with Roy Welch — Founder & Managing Director to determine the exact level of controllership and CFO horsepower required for your stage.