Bookkeeper, controller or chief financial officer — the distinction can be confusing. The titles can get tossed around rather loosely among small- and medium-sized businesses. Today we’ll define the ...

New financial systems service bridges the gap between basic bookkeeping and full-time CFO for construction companies in the $500K to $10M revenue range. Most construction bookkeeping fails because ...

In the early days of growing your business, you’ll need to hire a bookkeeper or a controller to manage your books. But as you grow and scale your business, you might eventually need to bring on a CFO.

Whether you're a butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker or in some other line of business, odds are you could use some sort of financial professional to help balance your books and keep your company ...

During a business’s infancy, bookkeeping and financial planning are commonly handled by the business owner or an accountant. Either route provides an early-stage solution — but most growing companies ...

The CFO and accountant each play critical roles in maintaining an organization’s financial health, but they also eachserve a unique purpose. As a leadership executive, the CFO takes a big-picture view ...

I was recently introduced to Tim DeBone, a finance and accounting expert with The Bagchi Group in Morrisville, NC. We were comparing notes on how best to staff a company’s finance department as it ...

QUESTION: We’re working on our company’s budget for next year and need someone to assist us in setting up and managing our financial information. We planned on hiring a part-time bookkeeper but one of ...

A declining number of large U.S. companies are tapping controllers to be CFOs, in part because the CFO role is expanding beyond just numbers. A finance chief must be able to articulate the company ...

Greg DePersio has 13+ years of professional experience in sales and SEO and 3+ years as a writer and editor. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...