Controller Services
The oversight layer that makes sure the numbers are right.
Bookkeeping records the activity and the close finalizes it — Controller Services is the layer that makes sure both are actually right. Rather than re-doing the close, a controller reviews and signs off on it: setting accounting policy and revenue recognition treatment, running variance analysis, protecting balance-sheet integrity, and tightening the process so issues are caught before they compound. It is more oversight than a bookkeeper provides, without the cost of a full-time controller hire.
What’s included
What this service includes
- ✓Monthly close review and sign-off
- ✓Revenue recognition policy and treatment
- ✓Accounting policy and process design
- ✓Balance-sheet integrity review
- ✓Variance and trend analysis
- ✓Review of accruals, prepaids, and schedules
- ✓Corrections and reclassification oversight
- ✓Subscription and retainer revenue review
- ✓Internal control and approval workflows
- ✓Monthly accounting issue review with your team
Controller oversight vs. the close itself
Your Accounting & Month-End Close service produces the entries, schedules, and statements. Controller Services sits above it — reviewing that work, owning the policy decisions, and answering whether the financials actually make sense. The two are complementary: one does the work, the other ensures it is right.
Why businesses need this
Without controller-level review, small accounting issues compound over time. Revenue may be overstated, expenses may land in the wrong period, prepaid balances may not tie out, and the balance sheet quietly becomes unreliable. Controller Services brings the review, policy, and discipline that keep the numbers trustworthy as the business gets more complex.
Best for
Growing companies that have a close in place but need senior review, accounting policy, and oversight — short of a full-time controller or a fractional CFO.
Add accounting oversight without hiring in-house.
Get controller-level review, policy, and sign-off on top of your monthly close.