Accounting & Financial Services

Outsourcing accounting functions and project work can be cost effective and efficient.

Do you need fresh ideas or just more hands in your accounting office? Are you looking for full-time, part-time, interim, or ongoing support? Whatever your needs, our accounting and financial support services team are ready to help.

They can support your financial processes and provide compliance and business decision resources. If you are experiencing turnover, we can step in to assist as part of your organization until you hire replacements.

If you are starting a new venture or restructuring existing organizations, our accounting and financial support services, our team can supply the highly skilled staff you need to work on policies, procedures, and accounting systems.

The right solutions for you:

You can depend on the accounting and financial support services team to help you define the kind of support you need and bring the right talent to accomplish your goals from bookkeeping through interim and year-end financial statement preparation.

For instance, the professionals on the team can assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual period-end close. Because they are current on accounting changes, Government regulations, and compliance issues, you can depend on us to prepare your tax returns and other required filings and/or assist with payroll-related matters.

If you’re looking for more value from your accounting software, our professionals can provide improvement recommendations to your accounting and internal control processes and procedures. You can also rely on us to train your staff and support your organization’s transition to a new accounting system.

Cost effective and time efficient

Many organizations find outsourcing their accounting and finance work to be a good strategic move. It is also a way to infuse your efforts with best practices and current applications.

Accounting and financial services support team at work

When a group of franchisees questioned how their advertising funds were accounted for, the company directors brought in VSF’s accounting and financial support services team to perform the entire accounting function for the organization. In addition, the team members now assist with budgeting and financial analysis, so all parties are confident about the information they receive and the financial decision making process.

Our accounting and financial support services team will build successful solutions to fit your needs. Whether you are a global conglomerate or a closely held business, the team can provide you with the right mix of skills and professionals to complete a special project or provide financial outsourcing solutions.

In collaboration with its colleagues, the accounting and financial support services team offers a full range of accounting solutions, including:

  • Financial processes & internal controls
  • Financial statement preparation
  • Preparation of tax returns & filings
  • Payroll assistance
  • Accounting software selection & implementation
  • Interim accounting staffing
  • Accounting personnel training

Client Accounting Services

Accounting outsourcing and financial services to fit your needs

Your company is growing, but it’s not quite big enough to have an internal accounting staff. Or perhaps you are part of a collaborative effort that needs third-party financial support services to maintain the books and keep all the participants happy.

Our accounting outsourcing and financial services group is set up to provide you with a full range of accounting services, as well as assist in the development of an initial accounting system and controls when needed.

 

Depend on us to fill gaps in your financial operations

The accounting outsourcing and financial management team can provide monthly, quarterly, or annual accounting and reporting to fit your needs, as well as assist with all your organization’s tax preparation and planning and financial and business affairs. You can also depend on our financial support services and accounting staffing team to evaluate your situation and fill possible gaps in your financial operations when needed.

Our accounting staffing services will improve your total financial well-being by: 

  • Designing and implementing financial systems 
  • Preparing budgets and forecasts 
  • Analyzing cash flow 
  • Preparing for an external audit 
  • Evaluating, designing, and implementing internal controls 
  • Conducting internal audits 
  • Preparing financial reports
  • Accounting outsourcing team brings confidence

Accounting outsourcing is just one of the services that our financial support services team provides; others include financial staffing, technical accounting and financial reporting, and financial project management. We specialize in helping organizations through periods of transition.

Financial Project Management & Consulting Services

Financial project management expertise to manage your financial projects. There are dozens of financial variables, both internally and externally, that can affect your organization, from changing economic conditions to evolving technology to expanding/contracting budgets. If you are finding it difficult to get a handle on all of it, our financial project management services team can help.

VSF’s financial support services team will provide the right mix of financial project management professionals to offer you the skills and industry experience you need to help you successfully meet the challenges your organization is facing. 

Delivering projects on time and within budget

Our proven enterprise project management methodology can help ensure your company successfully meets stakeholder’s expectations while at the same time meeting investment community reporting demands.

You can rely on our financial project management professionals to provide a unique approach ensuring that your projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet planned financial objectives. We provide a variety of cost management techniques, including establishing project budgets, tracking project expenditures, addressing project risk, controlling procurement costs, and the use of financial management tools and techniques.

Our financial management consultants can help you: 

  • Use sound financial planning concepts to develop project budgets and control project costs 
  • Understand the relationship between cost, schedule, and requirements 
  • Use risk management techniques to identify, control, and mitigate project risks 
  • Implement a sound source selection process that provides best value 
  • Help manage financial information during times of significant growth 
  • Compile and analyze financial information for mergers or acquisition 
  • Transition, upgrade, or implement financial systems 
  • Prepare for bank, customer, vendor, or auditor financial information requests 
  • Provide accurate information during cash flow crises or other financial problems

Technical Accounting

Technical skills to help on special projects

There are times in every organization’s lifecycle when the situation calls for technical accounting and financial reporting that may stretch the capabilities of your in-house staff. One of those instances could be when you are transitioning to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and need to develop new financial reporting. In this instances, our technical accounting team has the technical accounting expertise to help with the complexities. 

Enterprise Risk Services (ERS)

Navigating complex risk issues

VSF’s enterprise risk services (ERS) and financial support services (FSS) groups help organizations build value by delivering a risk intelligent approach to managing financial, technology, and business risks. Our approach will help you increase business value by identifying areas of risk, and will bridge silos to effectively manage risk across organizational boundaries. By pursuing intelligent risk, you will be able to make better decisions, which enables you to create business value, and in turn improves your business performance.

Benefits Overview

Our interdependent services will help you achieve key business objectives surrounding compliance, performance and controls, accountability, and financial transformation.

These interdependencies are important for knowledge sharing and collaboration, allowing us to bring a holistic service approach to your organization. With interconnected service teams, we can efficiently share best practices, resources, and knowledge. This results in a comprehensive service approach tailored to your specific needs and issues.

Our four interdependent focus areas are:

  • Governance risk & compliance
  • Business controls & policies
  • Finance & accounting
  • On-demand talent