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Advisory
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Bookkeeping & Accounting
Accurate, audit-ready books from day one.
Early-stage and growth-stage companies that need accurate financials without the cost of a full-time accounting team.
The work
Close discipline for companies that need reliable numbers
Startup books can get complicated quickly: subscriptions, contractors, deferred revenue, reimbursable expenses, payroll changes, and investor requests all show up before a company is ready to hire a full accounting team. PIF Advisory builds the accounting foundation so leaders can trust their monthly numbers.
We focus on clean systems, consistent close calendars, and documentation that supports tax filings, financing diligence, and future audits. The result is a finance function that scales from first institutional capital through growth-stage reporting.
Scope
What this practice covers.
The operating work inside this engagement, named clearly.
Monthly close and reconciliation
Accounts payable and receivable
Payroll coordination
Financial statement preparation
Audit preparation support
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FAQs
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The questions operators ask before an engagement starts.
Bookkeeping records and reconciles the company's financial activity. Accounting turns those records into financial statements, close packages, accruals, and reporting that founders, CFOs, tax advisors, and investors can rely on.
Most startups should move away from DIY books when they have payroll, multiple bank or card accounts, investor reporting, revenue contracts, sales tax exposure, or a monthly close that takes the founder away from customers and product work.
Audit-ready means transactions are categorized consistently, reconciliations are complete, supporting documents are organized, accounting policies are documented, and the monthly close can stand up to investor, lender, tax, or external audit review.
Bookkeeping creates the reliable source data a CFO needs for forecasting, board reporting, cash planning, and fundraising. When PIF supports both functions, the monthly close feeds directly into finance strategy instead of becoming a separate workstream.
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Practices
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Bookkeeping & Accounting
Clean books, reporting cadence, and close discipline.