Insights
Insights & resources.
What we see across $15M–$80M B2B finance functions — the patterns, the costs, and the fixes.
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How to Fix Old and Miscategorized Transactions Without Breaking Prior Reconciliations
Fix old and miscategorized transactions without breaking prior reconciliations: edit open periods, post dated journal entries for closed ones, lock the past.
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How Outsourced Accounting Improves Cash Flow: The Five Mechanisms, Measured
Outsourced accounting improves cash flow through five measured mechanisms: an on-time close, lower DSO, AP timing, a 13-week forecast, and clean books.
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What to Expect From a QuickBooks Cleanup Service: Timeline, Phases, and Deliverables
What to expect from a QuickBooks cleanup service: the discovery-to-handoff phases, the deliverables you receive, and how to verify the books are right.
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Burn Rate and Runway: How to Calculate, Benchmark, and Extend Your Startup’s Cash Position
How to calculate burn rate and runway with a worked example, benchmark against BLS survival data, and two levers that add months of runway.
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After the Cleanup: The Monthly Routine That Keeps Your Books From Getting Messy Again
The monthly bookkeeping routine that keeps books clean after a cleanup: seven tasks, a 12.75-hour schedule, tie-out tests, and IRS record rules.
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Forecasting Free Cash Flow for a DCF: Horizons, Terminal Value, and Undiscounted Cash Flows
Forecasting free cash flow for a DCF: a worked model covering forecast horizon, terminal value, WACC sensitivity, and the ASC 360 undiscounted cash flow test.
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Balance Sheet Cleanup: Fixing Negative Balances, Stale AR/AP, and Suspense Accounts
Balance sheet cleanup account by account: the arithmetic behind negative cash, an aged AR allowance, stale payables, suspense accounts, and retained earnings.
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How to Build a Cash Flow Forecast: Formula, Steps, and a Template That Works
Build a cash flow forecast step by step: the formula, a collection curve from AR history, payroll tax deposit timing, and a filled-in quarterly template.
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Catch-Up Bookkeeping: How to Fix Books That Are Months (or Years) Behind
Catch-up bookkeeping, step by step: anchor to the last provable balance, rebuild missing months in order, and extend the return before penalties compound.