Professional Consulting Services

We approach each client and their needs from a "solutions-based" perspective. As a result, we can determine if a client is best served by just one or, in some cases, by several of our consultants. We are also very effective at integrating our recruiting capabilities into our consulting services to the benefit of our clients. For example, it is quite common for us to provide our clients with one or more of our consultants while we recruit permanent personnel for them.

Each of our consultants has been carefully recruited to serve as a permanent professional of our firm. As a result, our employees are very focused on addressing your needs. Our consultants represent a large group of seasoned Chief Financial Officers, Controllers, Managers and Audit Professionals who enjoy working for companies of all sizes and industries. Although very experienced, our consultants are also "hands-on" professionals. This rare blend of qualities enables them to quickly learn and address your business needs.

• CFO, Controller, and Manager Assignments - Entrepreneurial companies and ones with an immediate need often engage our professionals to act as the CFO, Controller, or as CFO support staff. For example, we commonly are called on to function as the "Manager of SEC Reporting" or the "Manager of Planning and Budgeting." We can function in these positions on both a short-term and long-term basis, depending on the company's needs.

• Critical Projects - Companies of all sizes regularly engage us to help the CFO and his/her team to tackle critical financial projects. We are extremely effective in these roles because of the level of experience and focus we can instantly bring to bear. In past projects, our professionals have provided:

• Compliance Service Offerings
  • Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, Audit Committee Charter, Fraud Investigation, Litigation Support
• Internal Audit Service Offerings
  • Risk Assessment, Audit Planning, Co-source / Outsource, Project Management, Audit Plan Execution
• Insurance Service Offerings
  • NAIC Model Audit Rule Assistance
  • Statutory Reporting
• Sarbanes Oxley Service Offerings
  • PCAOB Statement 5, Account Mapping, Narrative Development, Risk Assessment, Entity Level Control Assessment, Process Level Control Assessment, Testing, Applications & General Controls Review
  • Project Management
• Transportation / Supply Chain Management Service Offerings
  • Trucking – Garage Maintenance, Tire Repairs, Cross Dock Operations, Documentation, Fueling, Yard Operations
  • Rail – Intermodal, Contract Compliance, Fueling, Rate & Division, Car Hire, Equipment, Line of Road, Yard Operations, FAS 31 Overhead
  • Inventory – Warehouse Mgmt, Receiving, SKU Mgmt, Central vs. Decentralized, Inbound / Outbound Transportation
  • Container Shipping – Wharfage Costs, Gate Operations, Garage Repairs, Documentation, Yard Operations
  • Barge Lines – Revenue Contract Mgmt, Maintenance / Supplies, Fueling, Tow Boat Operations
  • Construction - Cost-Plus Construction Contracts, Lump Sum Contracts, Change Orders & Claims, Sub-Contractor / Vendor Audits

• Business Systems Service Offerings
  • System assessment and recommendation, System Selection, Project Management, Planning (Workflow, Documentation), Controls and Procedures, Testing, Migration, Customization, Performance Review, Performance Assessment, Security, Processes and Controls (ITIL, CMMI, CoBit Standards)
• Strategy and Quality Management Service Offerings
  • Quality Reviews, Strategic Growth Planning, Enterprise Merger Planning
• Project Management Service Offerings
  • System Implementation, System Migrations, System Upgrades, Project Management Office

• Service Offerings
  • General and Automated Controls Assessment for SOX
  • Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Continuity Planning, Security Development and Testing, Penetration Attack Assessment
  • IT Audit
  • Security Audit
  • SAS 70 Readiness