As a 15-year user of financial statements, we know when the reporting is doing its job, and when it’s not. We referee that arrangement without touching the books ourselves: scope defined, pricing negotiated with the accountant so the tension leaves the relationship, extra diligence called for when it genuinely pays. The same belief that the existing provider contains an asset of trust holds here, before any other solutions are considered. The channels stay open. The reporting gets to where the business needs it.
Owner, CFO, and Accountant keep their direct lines, we only facilitate the structure.
Leather Apron guides establishment, pricing, refinement, verification.
The pricing tension leaves the relationship. The work stays between you.
Trusted reporting usually earns a lower cost of capital.
Your current provider is the preference.
Trust and co-knowledge don’t transfer on paper.
Arm’s length, not bilateral.
A third seat at the table, so price and quality hold, and the accountant gets a client worth growing with.
Read by a user of the numbers, not a maker of them.
SERVICES
BOOKKEEPING AND TAX FACILITATION
as 15-year users of financial statements, we know what adequate reporting looks like, and everything runs through that gate; where it can’t, we address it, working with current or replacement providers suited to the Client’s needs. We take the same view with taxes, timely and compliant filing complemented with optimal tax advisory.
ENHANCED REPORTING AND TRANSACTION DILIGENCE
we believe the adage ‘they don’t have an audit because they don’t borrow money’ is egregious: CPA compiled, reviewed, and audited financials pay for themselves several times over regardless of capital structure. Diligence is its own discipline, a quality of earnings, valuation, proof of cash, and other diligence runs alongside the CPA and Management, proactively.
STRATEGY CONSULTING AND TALENT FACILITATION
accounting firms have strong expertise where we don’t, in ERPs, inventory systems, payroll, and other operational infrastructure; alongside the Owner, we take an objective view of the need, benefits, and costs, helping the Owner arrive at the best decision with minimal bias. The same firms are the breeding grounds for quality CFOs and finance staff, we work with our CPA partners to find talent before it’s a necessity.
FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
situations often warrant this, where outcomes and workload required are uncertain. We proactively work to set expectations early with both the Client and CPA doing the work, and seek to estimate both before, during, and after.