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Outsourced finance teams, in three clear tiers.
Every Founder’s Accounting™ tier is a complete, managed finance team for founder-led companies with $1M to $100M in revenue, typically at 25%–50% less than hiring in-house.*
Growing companies outgrow their finance function before they notice.
It usually starts with a bookkeeper who was perfect when the company was small. Then the company grows. Payroll gets complicated, investors ask for forecasts, a lender wants reviewed financials, and the founder is suddenly spending nights reconciling accounts instead of running the business.
The usual answer is to hire: an accountant, then a controller, then someday a CFO. Each hire takes months, costs a full salary plus benefits and payroll taxes, and leaves gaps while you wait. And every hire is one more person you have to manage, review and replace if it doesn’t work out.
Meanwhile, decisions about pricing, hiring and cash get made on numbers that are weeks old or wrong.
What it costs you
Slow, late decisions
When books close weeks late, every decision about cost, pricing and hiring is made in the dark.
Expensive, piecemeal hiring
Each finance hire carries salary, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes and recruiting fees.
Founder time lost
Hours spent chasing receipts and fixing reports are hours not spent on customers and growth.
Diligence surprises
Messy books surface at the worst moment: during a raise, a loan or a sale.
One managed team, sized to your stage.
Founder’s Accounting™ replaces piecemeal hiring with a complete outsourced finance team in one of three tiers. Each tier is a full team with a single leader, a documented process and a month, quarter and year-end close within 10 business days.
Start with Tier 1 for clean books and forecasting, move to Tier 2 when you need full accounting operations and a controller, and graduate to Tier 3 when you need a CFO, a custom specialist and fundraising support. You never recruit, hire or manage a single finance employee along the way.
At a glance
- Tier 1 Bookkeeper, part-time FP&A Analyst and a Relationship Manager
- Tier 2 Adds AP, AR & Payroll, a full-time analyst and a Fractional Controller
- Tier 3 Adds a custom specialist and a Fractional CFO
- Every tier A 10-business-day close and one team lead who works with your CPA
- Cost Typically 25%–50% less than hiring in-house*
Investor-ready finance. Founder-first team.
We provide a founder-focused outsourced finance team that is cost effective, provides expertise on demand, is investor ready, and scales as you scale. Unlike firms that offer only a fractional CFO, we deliver a complete finance department working as one integrated team.
Cost efficiency
Typically 25%–50% less than building the same team in-house.*
On-demand expertise
Senior finance professionals without full-time overhead, benefits or training.
Investor ready
We speak the language VCs, private equity firms and family offices understand.
Scales as you scale
Your team grows with you as you move up a tier.
Three tiers. Three complete finance teams.
Start with the tier that fits your stage today, and move up as your company grows.
Tier 1: Managed bookkeeping & FP&A team
Founders who need clean, current books, basic forecasting and one reliable point of contact.
- Founder’s Bookkeeper (full-time)
- Founder’s FP&A Analyst (part-time, up to 10 hours per week)
- Relationship Manager (part-time)
- Works within your SOPs & tech stack
- Month, quarter & year-end close in 10 business days
Tier 2: Controller-led finance team
Growing companies that need full accounting operations, payroll and controller-level oversight.
- Founder’s Bookkeeper (full-time)
- Accounts Payable, Receivable & Payroll Clerk (full-time)
- Founder’s FP&A Analyst (full-time)
- Fractional Controller (up to 10 hours per week)
- SOP & tech stack review
- Month, quarter & year-end close in 10 business days
Tier 3: CFO-led finance department
Companies scaling fast, raising capital or preparing for an exit that need executive financial leadership.
- Everything in Tier 2
- Custom specialist (full-time)
- Fractional CFO (up to 10 hours per week)
- Our SOPs & tech stack, integrated with yours
- Month, quarter & year-end close in 10 business days
*Compared with hiring equivalent in-house roles, including salaries, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, recruiting and staffing firm fees. Based on Founder’s Accounting’s cost comparison; actual savings vary by company and role.
Prefer to start with a fractional CFO?
Our fractional CFO service gives you executive financial leadership on its own, starting with the Value Creation Assessment™ and continuing with value creation consulting, supported by the Value Creation Network™. It’s priced as a fixed monthly fee based on 10 hours per week, and you can add a complete finance team later through Tier 3.
Standalone fractional CFO hourly rates are higher than the rate within Tier 3.
Executive services
- Fractional CFO Strategy, value creation and fundraising support
- Value Creation Assessment™ The paid first step of every CFO engagement
- Exit Planning Prepare for a sale, years ahead
- Value Creation Network™ Fractional executives and capital relationships
What’s included in each tier.
| Role | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founder’s Bookkeeper | Full-time | Full-time | Full-time |
| Accounts Payable, Receivable & Payroll Clerk | Not included | Full-time | Full-time |
| Founder’s FP&A Analyst | Part-time (up to 10 hrs/week) | Full-time | Full-time |
| Custom specialist for your company | Not included | Not included | Full-time |
| Fractional Controller | Not included | Up to 10 hrs/week | Up to 10 hrs/week |
| Fractional CFO | Not included | Not included | Up to 10 hrs/week |
| Leads your team and works with your CPA | Relationship Manager | Fractional Controller | Fractional CFO |
| Month, quarter & year-end close in 10 business days | Included | Included | Included |
| SOPs | Follows your existing SOPs | Review, with fixes to inefficiencies | Our SOP templates integrated with yours |
| Tech stack | Works in your existing tech stack | Review, with targeted fixes | Our tech stack merged with yours |
| Fundraising & pitch deck projects | Not available | Not available | Available |
Every tier is a complete, managed team, priced monthly. Inquire for pricing.
The deliverables behind the clarity.
Full-cycle treasury management
Cash management, banking relationships and liquidity planning.
Real-time KPI dashboards
Live metrics and performance indicators you can see anytime.
Accurate financial reporting
Monthly financials that investors and boards can trust.
Growth forecasting
Forward-looking models for scaling decisions and scenario planning.
Tax planning support
Proactive strategy, coordinated with your CPA, to preserve capital.
Exit readiness
Positioning for capital raises, acquisitions and transformational exits.
Learn about each role.
Every role works as part of a complete team. Here’s what each one does, and why it matters.
Founder’s Bookkeeper
Daily books, reconciliations and, in Tier 2 and 3, AP, AR and payroll.
Founder’s FP&A Analyst
Budgets, forecasts and the KPIs that show where you’re heading.
Fractional Controller
Reporting, internal controls and a disciplined close.
Fractional CFO
Strategy, value creation and fundraising support, on its own or in Tier 3.
One-time projects, when you need them.
Alongside our three tiers, we take on focused projects with a clear scope and timeline.
Corporate Tax Planning
A tax strategy for your business and your personal finances, coordinated with your CPA.
Audit-Ready Books Rebuild
Clean up and rebuild your books so they’re accurate, complete and ready for an audit.
Quality of Earnings Reports
An independent look at the quality and sustainability of your earnings before a sale or raise.
Fundraising & Pitch Decks
Investor-ready models, pitch decks and a CFO who acts as your intermediary.
Everything you don’t have to manage.
No payroll or bonuses
We pay your finance team, so you don’t have to.
No benefits or FICA taxes
You never pay benefits or payroll taxes for your finance team.
No HR issues
Performance, reviews and people problems are ours to handle.
No hiring or firing
We recruit, train and, when needed, replace team members.
No staffing firms or fees
No recruiter placements or agency markups.
25%–50% lower cost*
Compared with building the same team in-house.
Built by founders. Held to a higher standard.
Founder-led
Founded by Jon Peyton, a serial entrepreneur who built the firm to solve the finance problems his own clients faced.
Credentialed team
Team members hold MBA, CFP®, CPA, CPM, CPMM and EA credentials.
The Founder’s Way™
One documented process for every client, so your books, forecasts and reporting always tell one consistent story.
Security & compliance
Encryption, controlled access, confidentiality agreements and vetted technology at every step.
Your financial data, protected at every step.
Encryption
Your financial data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
Controlled access
Role-based access, multi-factor authentication and access removed the moment it’s no longer needed.
Bank account safeguards
Only authorized team members are given bank access, and only with your approval.
Confidentiality
Every team member is bound by confidentiality agreements.
Compliance-focused processes
Documented procedures, separation of duties and clear audit trails.
Vetted technology
Our own tech stack follows strict security protocols, and every platform we use, or that connects to your systems, is held to the same high standards.
Questions? Answers.
Which tier should I start with?
Most founders start with the tier that matches today’s needs. Tier 1 suits companies that need clean books and basic forecasting, Tier 2 adds full accounting operations and a controller, and Tier 3 adds a CFO, a custom specialist and fundraising support. We recommend a tier on your discovery call.
Can I hire just one role, like a fractional CFO?
You can engage a fractional CFO on their own. They lead value creation consulting and fundraising support for your company, with fixed monthly pricing based on 10 hours per week. Other roles come as part of a complete team, so every role has the people and process around it. Standalone fractional CFO hourly rates are higher than the rate within Tier 3.
How do you calculate 25%–50% savings?
We compare each tier’s monthly fee with the fully loaded cost of hiring the same roles in-house: salaries, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, recruiting and staffing firm fees. Actual savings vary by company and role.
Who handles our taxes?
Your CPA prepares your tax returns. Your Relationship Manager (Tier 1), Controller (Tier 2) or CFO (Tier 3) works with your CPA so they have everything needed for tax preparation and tax planning.
How quickly do you close the books?
Every tier aims to close month-end, quarter-end and year-end books within 10 business days.
How do you protect our financial data?
Security is built into how we work. Your financial data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is limited to the people who need it and protected with multi-factor authentication, and every team member is bound by confidentiality agreements. Bank account access is granted only to authorized team members, only with your approval, and removed as soon as it’s no longer needed. Every platform we use, and every tool that connects to your systems, is held to high security standards.
Still have a question?
*Compared with hiring equivalent in-house roles, including salaries, bonuses, benefits, payroll taxes, recruiting and staffing firm fees. Based on Founder’s Accounting’s cost comparison; actual savings vary by company and role.
Don’t let your finances be the reason why.
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