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The Relationship Between a Fractional CFO and Your Public Accounting Firm

Beacon CFO Plus

How to Divide Responsibilities and Prioritize Communication The relationship between a fractional or outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and your company’s public accounting firm should be collaborative, clear, and well-defined. This ensures your company’s financial and accounting needs are met effectively.

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The Complete Guide to Nonprofit Accounting Careers

The Charity CFO

Not only are accountants included in the management of grants like tracking how the funds are spent, they are also involved in the fundraising process by building budgets to justify the request. Fundraising and accounting typically work in tandem to strategize on what fundraising gaps exist and how to best ask for funding.

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Fund Accounting for Nonprofits & Charities

The Charity CFO

If you’re looking for info on fund accounting in government here is a great resource for you. Both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) 116/117 require at least a minimum level of fund reporting, so you’ll need it in order to pass an audit.

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Best Practices from the CFO Suite

BlueLight

Rather, our job is to provide a framework for the department managers to think about their own budget.” “It Accounting ?—?Nearly Nearly all companies responded using an outsourced accounting firm for general book keeping in the early days of the company life. This task falls to the finance leader.” “The

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