Accounting that recognizes revenue the way your contracts actually work.
Deferred schedules, mid-term changes, and a billing system that has to reconcile to the general ledger every single month.
The complexity specific to subscription businesses.
Revenue recognition under ASC 606
Cash arriving in January for a twelve month contract is not January revenue. Multi-year agreements, usage tiers, and annual prepayments each require their own deferred schedule, maintained monthly rather than reconstructed at year end. Recognized correctly, the monthly close reports performance. Recognized as cash, it reports timing and nothing more.
Billing system to general ledger reconciliation
Stripe, Chargebee, or whatever sits in front of your customers holds one version of the truth and the general ledger holds another. Reconciling the two every month is the work that keeps deferred revenue defensible.
Mid-term contract changes
Upgrades, downgrades, proration, and credits issued partway through a term all modify the recognition schedule. Treating them as new transactions quietly corrupts the deferred balance.
Deferred commissions
Commissions tied to obtaining a contract are capitalized and amortized across the benefit period rather than expensed on payment. Left uncorrected, margin looks worse than it is in the month of sale and better thereafter.
Multi-state sales tax and nexus
Software is taxable in some states and not in others, and economic nexus thresholds are reached without any physical presence. The exposure accumulates quietly until diligence surfaces it.
Scoped on complexity, not hours.
Full Cycle Accounting
Starting at$1,500 / moA complete accounting function delivered end to end: transaction management, reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, payroll coordination, and a disciplined monthly close with financial statements.
Fractional Controller
Starting at$2,500 / moFull cycle accounting plus controller level oversight: revenue recognition policy and deferred schedules, billing system reconciliation, deferred commission treatment, cash forecasting, and reporting your board and investors can rely on.
Recurring revenue reporting is tied back to the general ledger so the figures reconcile. Cohort analysis and magic number metrics are not part of any tier, and we coordinate with your board deck on those. Multi-entity groups are scoped individually.
Let’s determine whether this is a fit.
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