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Finance + Accounting
Our Finance + Accounting team brings experienced finance leaders and specialists alongside management teams to improve financial visibility, strengthen finance operations and build the capabilities needed to navigate growth, change and complexity.
When clients come to us
Organizations typically engage our Finance + Accounting team during periods of growth or transition, or when gaps in finance leadership, operations or visibility are limiting performance.
A critical finance role is vacant, the existing team is stretched or the organization needs experienced finance leadership or additional capacity.
Growth, acquisitions or increasing complexity are putting pressure on finance processes, systems and teams.
Leadership needs better reporting, forecasting or analysis to make confident business decisions.
An inefficient close, manual processes or accounting challenges are affecting accuracy, timeliness or reliability.
Finance systems, processes or data are limiting efficiency, visibility or the ability to scale.
Complex accounting requirements, evolving reporting standards or an upcoming audit require technical accounting expertise, stronger processes or hands-on support.
An acquisition, divestiture or other transaction requires stronger financial information, preparation or finance support to navigate the event.
Our capabilities
Our team combines experienced finance leadership with specialized expertise across planning, accounting, systems and finance operations to improve performance, strengthen decision-making and help the finance function scale with the business.
01 · Capability area
Strengthen accounting operations, reporting and controls to improve accuracy, efficiency and reliability.
Services include
02 · Capability area
Turn financial information into better visibility, stronger planning and more informed business decisions.
03 · Capability area
Modernize finance processes, systems and reporting to improve efficiency, visibility and scalability.
04 · Capability area
Extend your finance function with scalable, ongoing support for day-to-day accounting and operational needs.
How we work
Engagements range from focused finance projects to interim leadership and ongoing operational support. We shape the approach around your priorities, your existing team and the level of support required.
Experienced CFOs, controllers and finance leaders who step into critical roles or provide ongoing leadership support.
Dedicated finance and accounting expertise for defined initiatives, transformations and critical projects.
Senior finance guidance to help leadership address complex priorities and make informed decisions.
Targeted finance and accounting expertise or additional capacity that extends your internal team.
Ongoing support for defined finance and accounting processes and operations.
Building a scalable finance function
As organizations grow and become more complex, the demands on finance change. Our Finance + Accounting team helps strengthen the people, processes, systems and financial insight needed to support the business at every stage.
Stage 01
Strengthen accounting, close processes and financial reporting to create reliable information and greater control.
Stage 02
Build forecasting, planning and analysis that give leadership a clearer view of performance and what’s ahead.
Stage 03
Improve finance processes, systems and workflows to increase efficiency and support greater complexity.
Stage 04
Align finance leadership, capabilities and infrastructure with the evolving needs of the business.
Client work
Finance transformation + interim leadership
Following an acquisition and divestiture, a biomedical services company had seven months to establish a stand-alone finance and accounting function. Our Finance + Accounting team provided interim CFO leadership, built out the finance team, established scalable processes and systems, and led the company through an ERP migration before its transition deadline.
Our people
Practice Leader, Finance + Accounting
Managing Director
Mark leads Smith + Howard's Finance and Accounting practice, helping organizations strengthen financial performance, improve visibility and build more effective finance functions. He brings deep experience across financial planning and analysis, finance transformation, systems and process improvement, with a practical approach to solving complex business challenges.
Start a conversation
Whether you're navigating a leadership gap, improving finance operations or preparing the function for growth, start with a conversation. We'll help you identify the right expertise and path forward.
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