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Controller-level accounting provides the operational structure that keeps financial reporting reliable as companies grow.
Structure Over Chaos. Clarity Over Complexity.
Many growing companies don’t recognize they need controller-level structure until the numbers stop making sense, even with bookkeeping in place. This work sits between bookkeeping and CFO strategy. It keeps the close reliable, reporting clear, and decisions grounded, without pulling leadership into the weeds.
Who This Is For
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Founder-led businesses where the numbers have stopped feeling reliable
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Companies that have outgrown ad hoc bookkeeping and need real structure
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Teams that want clean, decision-ready financials without dashboards, coaching, or chaos
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Especially well suited to SaaS, robotics, hardware, inventory, hospitality and operationally complex businesses.
Why a Controller, and Why Now?
Controller-level structure stabilizes the close and strengthens internal reporting before instability compounds. The numbers become reliable. Decisions become grounded. Structural changes are handled deliberately when needed, while the core service stays calm and consistent, so systems scale without noise.
Tasks covered by
Brett J. Federer Accounting, APC
A package-agnostic view. The two green layers are everything the firm can run.
The layers above and below stay with your leadership and your tax provider.
Additional tasks not shown here are available via Add-Ons.
Controller Layer
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Monthly Soft Close
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Material Exceptions Flagged
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Quarterly Hard Close
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Quarterly Financials Issued
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Reporting Integrity Maintained
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Existing Structure Maintained
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Historical Cleanup
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Accounting Policy Creation
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Capitalization Policy Creation
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Segment Reporting
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Accounting Workflow Redesign
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Accounting Stabilization
Executive Leadership
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Strategic planning
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Business decisions
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Board meetings / preparation
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Staff management and payroll
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Forecast creation & ownership
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KPI calculation and interpretation
Bookkeeper Layer
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Data Entry & Bank Reconciliations
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Accounts Payable
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Accounts Receivable
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General Ledger Maintenance
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1099 Preparation & Filings
What I Take Off Your Plate
Choose the engagement model that fits how your accounting needs operate.
Fixed-price retainers provide defined recurring scope and predictable monthly pricing, while
Hourly Accounting Support provides an adaptable ongoing relationship billed based on time incurred.
Retainer
Financial Clarity Package
Build and Stabilize the System plus monthly closes
Monthly Soft Close
Material Exceptions Flagged
Quarterly Hard Close
Quarterly Financials Issued
(Internal-Use)
Capitalization Policy Created
Historical Cleanup
Accounting Policy Creation
Accounting Stabilization
Monthly Retainer
Accounting Execution Package
Operational execution plus monthly closes
Monthly Soft Close
Material Exceptions Flagged
Quarterly Hard Close
Quarterly Financials Issued
(Internal-Use)
Capitalization Policy Created
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Data Entry
Bank Reconciliations
1099 Preparation & Filing
Monthly Retainer
Hourly
Hourly Accounting Support
Flexible ongoing accounting support as priorities evolve.
Monthly Soft Close
Material Exceptions Flagged
Quarterly Hard Close
Quarterly Financials Issued
(Internal-Use)
Capitalization Policy Created
Historical Cleanup
Accounting Policy Creation
Accounting Stabilization
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Data Entry
Bank Reconciliations
1099 Preparation & Filing
Other Select Routine or Complex Accounting Needs
Hourly
Build Structure That Frees You.
Designed for founders who want clean, consistent financials and the confidence to make decisions without second-guessing. If that’s what you’re building toward, I’m here.