Technology and SaaS

Numbers your board and investors can trust.

An outsourced finance team for software and technology companies. Deferred revenue recognized correctly and clean monthly financials on every package, with burn, runway and SaaS metrics on our CFO packages.

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Cash and revenue are two different things.

A customer who pays for a year up front hands you twelve months of cash and twelve months of work. If the books call it all revenue on day one, every metric that follows is off.

Investors and boards want MRR, churn, burn and runway, and they want them to match the financial statements. When the metrics live in one spreadsheet and the books in another, someone eventually asks why they don't agree.

We set up your books so revenue is recognized as it's earned. On our CFO packages, your SaaS metrics come from the same numbers and runway is updated every month from closed books.

What we track for SaaS companies

Every package includes clean books, monthly financials and your portal. The deeper SaaS metrics come with our CFO packages, and anything pulled live from Stripe or another billing platform is part of custom reporting.

Deferred revenue

Every package: Annual and multi-year contracts recognized month by month, the way investors and auditors expect.

MRR and churn

CFO packages: New, expansion and lost revenue each month, built from your books. Pulled live from your billing platform, it's custom reporting.

Burn and runway

CFO packages: How much cash goes out each month and how long what's in the bank will last.

Gross margin

Every package: Hosting, support and other costs of delivering the product split out, so your margin means something.

Board and investor reporting

CFO packages: Monthly financials and key metrics ready for board meetings and investor updates.

Decisions, not just reports

CFO packages: We build the budget and forecast, and help you plan the next raise or the path to profitability.

How a month works

01

We close your books

Bank accounts reconciled, reviewed and closed by the 10th.

02

Revenue gets recognized

Contracts moved from deferred revenue to revenue as the service is delivered.

03

We look at the numbers

Revenue, deferred revenue and cash, compared with last month. On CFO packages, burn, runway and SaaS metrics too.

04

You get the picture

Your portal updates with the month's numbers and a note on what changed.

Follow an annual contract through the books

Click through a made-up annual plan, from the upfront payment to renewal.

Compare what each package includes

Questions from software companies

Do you handle revenue recognition for annual contracts?

Yes. Contracts paid up front are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized month by month as the service is delivered. Your CPA or auditor confirms the approach for more complex contracts.

Can you report SaaS metrics like MRR and churn?

Yes, on our CFO packages. We report them from the same data as your books, so the metrics and the financials always agree. If you want them pulled live from your billing platform, that's part of our custom reporting.

Do you work with our billing system?

Most software companies bill through a subscription platform. We work from its reports alongside your books in QuickBooks Online, so revenue, deferred revenue and cash tie out.

Can you help us get ready to raise?

On a CFO package, yes. We build the financial model, clean up past financials and prepare the numbers investors will ask for.

What does it cost?

Software companies use the same flat monthly packages as every other client, priced by the work involved, not by the hour. Every package includes clean books, monthly financials and your portal. SaaS metrics, board reporting and forecasting come with our CFO packages.

Ready to get your finances off your plate?

Start with a free conversation. We'll learn about your business, walk you through what makes sense for your situation, and give you a clear picture of what working together would look like.