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From Data to Decisions: Digitally Transforming FP&A for QuickBooks Users
September 4, 2025
For growing companies still using QuickBooks, digital transformation doesn’t require an ERP overhaul. By connecting QuickBooks via ODBC to tools like Power BI or Excel, finance leaders can unlock real-time visibility, automate key dashboards, and turn static reports into forward-looking decisions.
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From Forecast to Action: Turning Numbers Into Strategy
August 28, 2025
Great forecasts don’t just predict the future—they prepare you for it. When numbers translate into action, startups gain clarity, speed, and control. Use forecasting as a leadership tool to align teams and drive momentum.
Building a Scalable Chart of Accounts: Key Strategies for Growing Companies
August 25, 2025
An effective chart of accounts (COA) is a critical foundation for financial clarity, operational control, and strategic decision-making—especially for scaling businesses. It’s more than just a list of ledger accounts; it’s a blueprint for how a company views, tracks, and communicates its financial story. A poorly structured COA can stifle growth, while a scalable, well-organized one enables it.
Cash Is King, Forecasting Is Queen: Mastering Short-Term Visibility for Growth-Stage Startups
August 21, 2025
Short-term financial visibility isn't just about avoiding unwelcome surprises or navigating crises. It's about proactively building strategic agility, empowering your team to seize opportunities and mitigate risks with confidence and speed.
Scaling Without Siloing: Building Cross-Functional Rhythm & Dashboards
August 8, 2025
Cross-functional rhythms and dashboards are how startups stay aligned while scaling. Rhythms create the habit—regular, purposeful check-ins across teams. Dashboards bring the clarity—shared metrics that spotlight progress, surface risks, and keep everyone rowing in the same direction. Together, they turn chaos into momentum.
Common Accounting Pitfall for Small Companies: No Numbered Chart of Accounts
August 7, 2025
As small businesses prepare to scale, one of the most common accounting pitfalls we encounter is the absence of a numbered chart of accounts (COA).
Operational Excellence in FP&A for Growth-Stage Companies
July 31, 2025
Strategic FP&A isn't just about long-term planning — it also means showing up every week and month with precision, consistency, and insights that guide execution.
Where FP&A Really Starts — Short-Term Cash Forecasting
July 30, 2025
When people hear FP&A (financial planning and analysis), they often jump to sophisticated dashboards, rolling forecasts, or strategic modeling. But for most growing companies, FP&A doesn’t begin there. It begins with something much simpler—and far more essential: short-term cash forecasting.
FP&A for Early Growth Stage Companies
July 24, 2025
For early growth stage companies, where every dollar and decision counts, the finance function must be more than just reactive bookkeeping. It must be a driver of growth, clarity, and strategic focus.
Fixing the Simple Things — How Standardization and Automation Clean Up the Mess
July 23, 2025
In scaling businesses, accounting teams often face recurring issues that aren’t the result of complexity—they’re the result of inconsistency.
What Founders Misunderstand About FP&A—and How They Confuse It with Accounting
July 16, 2025
You wouldn’t fly a plane without a dashboard—so why run a startup without one?
Founders often confuse FP&A with accounting and knowing the difference can be the edge between growth and chaos.
The Accounting Foundation — Accurate and Timely Financial Reporting
July 11, 2025
Why mastering accuracy and timeliness in financial reporting is a strategic advantage for scaling companies.