Controller Services for Growing Businesses
Corporate Controller Services provide dedicated senior accounting management, targeting month-end close within 10 business days, enforcing GAAP compliance, and designing fraud-proof internal controls so your financial statements are audit-ready.
Identify Your Exact Financial Operating Bottleneck
Are you scaling commercial operations or stewarding public and philanthropic grant funds? Select your operating reality below to identify your immediate resolution path:
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.”
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.”
The Core Service Tiers
See how Controllership establishes rigorous accounting infrastructure to eliminate operational chaos.
Foundation
- ✓ Accrual-Basis GAAP Ledgers: Full balance sheet reconciliations, prepaid amortization, deferred revenue, and accrued expenses.
- ✓ Target 8–10 Day Month-End Close: Standardized closing checklist compression so leadership receives finalized reports promptly after month-end.
- ✓ Automated AP/AR Workflows: Bill.com approval chains, vendor W-9 tracking, and accounts receivable collections aging.
- ✓ Internal Controls & Fraud Defense: Separation of duties, dual-authorization payment limits, and payroll audit trails.
- ✓ CPA Year-End Coordination: Clean, audited trial balance and tax workpaper schedules delivered to your tax CPA.
Replaces chaotic part-time bookkeepers, phantom year-end tax surprises, manual invoice chasing, and un-reconciled ledgers that stall banking relationships.
Growth
- ✓ Everything in Foundation, plus: Rolling 13-week cash forecasting model to maintain continuous liquidity visibility.
- ✓ Accelerated 6”“8 Day Close: Rapid closing standard with department-level budget-vs-actual variance reporting.
- ✓ Bank Covenant & Debt Reporting: Compliance certificate tracking, debt-service coverage ratio (DSCR) calculations.
- ✓ Bi-Weekly Strategic Cadence: Direct 1-on-1 financial review meetings with Roy Welch.
Replaces backward-looking only reporting, solves cash crunch blindspots, eliminates lender reporting scrambles, and guides forward operational spending.
Scale
- ✓ Everything in Growth, plus: Multi-entity consolidations, intercompany reconciliation eliminations, and transfer pricing controls.
- ✓ High-Velocity 5”“7 Day Close: Enterprise closing speed supporting multiple subsidiaries or business units.
- ✓ Audit & Diligence Defense: Full data room management for institutional capital, bank audits, and M&A due diligence.
- ✓ Direct Partner Slack Channel: Priority 24-hour turnaround on strategic questions and weekly leadership standups.
Replaces siloed subsidiary accounting, painful year-end audit adjustments, intercompany mismatches, and chaos during investor diligence.
The 3-Step Engagement Mechanism
Demystifying what happens after you click to remove onboarding friction:
15-Minute Clarity Call
We diagnose your primary financial bottleneck and review current software/reporting gaps.
LedgerBridge Health Audit
We review your chart of accounts and deliver an exact 90-day remediation blueprint.
Systems Activation
We take over reconciliations, install real-time dashboards, and begin forward forecasting.
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.”
Controller Services FAQs
Common questions regarding month-end closing timelines, internal controls, and GAAP compliance.
How do you target a month-end close within 10 business days?
What internal controls do you put in place to prevent employee or vendor fraud?
Can you work with our existing in-house bookkeeper or staff accountant?
How do you coordinate with our bank or lending institution on loan covenants?
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