Services Offered

Monthly Business Advisor / Part-Time CFO

Monthly Business Advisor services are offered to help firms achieve and maintain highly
effective business operations, strong financial management, and targeted
profitability.   Brian Clark provides a key management / part-time CFO role in small and
medium-sized design firms.

The monthly services are well-suited for firms that are between 15 to 100 in staff size,
have an accountant/bookkeeper(s) on staff, and an outside CPA.  The fee plan for
these services vary depending on the unique needs and objectives for each client.  

Services may include:

Monthly

  • Advisor to Owners and non-owner Principals on financial and operational issues  

  • Advisor to accounting staff, oversight of accounting operations and reports    

  • Review and analysis of financial, project, staff and operational performance  

  • Customized management summary reports (along with standard reports)
    designed to provide a clear snapshot of performance in all areas of the
    business     

  • Management meetings to review performance and discuss ongoing actions that
    enable firm to achieve targeted growth, profit, operational and other business
    goals      

Annual / Semi-Annual or as needed

  • Coordination of financial budgets, profit planning, and performance targets

  • Billing and fee rate analysis

  • Employee salary, benefits, and development cost analysis

  • Overhead cost analysis

  • Banking and capital requirements

  • Accounting and project management software consulting

  • Project management operations review

  • Ownership planning & related issues

  • Staff workshops

  • Year-end planning      

  • Other business operations & issues


Business Consulting Services - As needed hourly services

Business Consulting Services are provided in the following areas:

  • Financial Management and Business Operations

  • Deltek Vision / Other Software Consulting

  • Accounting Operations

  • Project Management Operations         
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Business Consulting Services for the Design Professions