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Multi-entity & multi-state

Every entity. One platform. Audit-ready.

Executive-level financial oversight for multi-entity and multi-state companies, with consolidated reporting your board, lenders, and investors can rely on, without you managing the mechanics.

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Complexity rarely arrives gradually. An acquisition closes, a lender or investor starts asking for audit-ready financials, or a restructuring reveals how much of your finance function lived in one person's head. Suddenly you're reconciling separate sets of books to answer a simple question: where does the whole company stand?

AccountingDepartment.com provides controller-led accounting and fractional CFO leadership across every entity you operate: consolidations, intercompany activity, and entity-level and consolidated reporting, delivered by a dedicated team and reviewed by a controller every month.

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Walk us through your structure. We'll show you what consolidated, audit-ready reporting looks like for it.

When complexity outgrows your finance function

The momentWhat it takes
You closed the acquisition. Now close the books.Integrating a new entity's chart of accounts, history, and reporting into your own, on a timeline, not whenever someone gets to it.
Your investors want audit-ready. Are you?Investor-grade and lender-grade reporting without rebuilding your internal finance team.
Restructuring exposed the gaps.Controls, documentation, and review processes that don't depend on any one person.
You need a CFO's view, not a bookkeeper's.Forecasting, scenario planning, and board-level reporting from a fractional CFO who knows your numbers because their team keeps them.

What executive-level oversight delivers

  • One consolidated view of every entity, with entity-level detail on demand
  • Intercompany activity reconciled and eliminated cleanly every close
  • Books kept audit-ready throughout the year, not rebuilt before fieldwork
  • Board, lender, and investor reporting on a set cadence
  • Acquisitions integrated into your reporting structure without disrupting the business

IT support & cybersecurity firm

3 acquisitions. Clean audits every year.

Supported three acquisitions with clean audit reviews every year and ongoing ESOP compliance oversight.

HVAC & plumbing group

5 entities. One platform.

Unified five entities under one accounting platform and supported a plumbing company acquisition.

Aviation consulting firm

Audit-ready in a regulated industry

Centralized fragmented financial processes and delivered audit-ready reporting in a highly regulated environment.

“AccountingDepartment.com has the expertise and the ability to scale up our accounting function much more quickly than we could have accomplished if we chose to do it internally.”

Rich Oakes · President/CEO, GigSmart

What we take off your plate

Multi-entity consolidation

Entity-level books rolled into a single consolidated view, closed on the same timeline.

  • Consolidated financial statements
  • Intercompany eliminations
  • Entity-level reporting
  • Multi-state structures

Acquisition integration

A defined process for bringing a newly acquired entity into your reporting structure.

  • Opening balance and history review
  • Chart of accounts alignment
  • Integration into consolidated reporting
  • Support through post-close adjustments

Controller oversight & internal controls

A dedicated controller leads and reviews your close and the controls behind it.

  • Controller-led monthly close
  • Policy and process design
  • Internal controls oversight
  • Documented review procedures

Fractional CFO leadership

Strategic finance without executive headcount.

  • Budgets, forecasts, and scenarios
  • Cash flow planning across entities
  • Decision support for growth and M&A
  • Strategic planning with ownership

Board & investor reporting

Reporting built for the people who hold you accountable.

  • Board-ready financial packages
  • Lender covenant reporting
  • Investor updates
  • Audit-ready supporting schedules

Systems & technology

We work in QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, and NetSuite, including structures that span more than one system.

  • Multi-entity platform configuration
  • Integrations with operating systems
  • Secure role-based access
  • Ongoing optimization

Running on NetSuite or holding government contracts? See our NetSuite accounting page or DCAA-compliant accounting page for how we support those structures specifically.

Structured for complexity

Complete

Accounting + controller + CFO advisory

Full accounting across your entities with a dedicated CPA controller, budgeting, forecasting, and CFO advisory.

Starting at

$5,500/mo

Pinnacle

Controller + fractional CFO leadership

Everything in Complete, plus high-engagement fractional CFO support, board- and investor-ready reporting, and complex financial modeling.

Starting at

$8,500/mo

Engagements are scoped to your structure: entity count, intercompany activity, and reporting obligations, not revenue alone. Compare all tiers

How we take over a complex structure

01

Structure mapping

We document every entity, how they relate, and how money and activity move between them.

02

Solution design

We recommend the consolidation approach, reporting package, and service level your structure requires.

03

Onboarding

We align charts of accounts, configure entity and consolidated reporting, and establish controls.

04

Dedicated team & cadence

Your team runs the close across all entities, with controller review and recurring leadership reviews.

05

Ongoing leadership

As you acquire, restructure, or add entities, reporting and CFO involvement expand with you.

Common questions

Can you consolidate entities that sit on different systems?

Yes. We regularly support structures where entities run on different platforms, and we'll recommend whether consolidating onto one system makes sense for you.

We need a CFO, not a bookkeeping firm.

We agree, and we offer both. Our fractional CFO service provides forecasting, scenario planning, and board-level reporting, backed by a team that keeps the books those numbers depend on.

Can you support an acquisition that's still in progress?

Yes. Acquisition integration is a defined part of our work, and we can begin planning the integration before the transaction closes.

How do you handle intercompany activity?

Intercompany transactions are recorded, reconciled, and eliminated as part of every monthly close, so your consolidated statements reflect the business as a whole.

Do you prepare tax returns?

No. We coordinate directly with your CPA and tax advisors, delivering clean, audit-ready financials and supporting schedules.

“They were ahead of the curve when it came to the remote accounting model.”

CEO, Investment Banking Client

See your whole company in one view.

Walk us through your structure. We'll show you what consolidated, audit-ready reporting looks like for it.

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