🏭 Manufacturing Financial Services

Financial Experts for Manufacturing.

Cost accounting, inventory, WIP. We speak your language, track your metrics, and help you scale.

We Know Manufacturing

Cost accounting, inventory, WIP. We've worked with dozens of manufacturing companies. We understand your business model, your challenges, and what metrics matter most to you and your investors.

Metrics We Track

Gross Margin Inventory Turns Throughput Scrap Rate

Challenges We Solve

  • Standard costing
  • Inventory valuation
  • WIP tracking

Accounting for Manufacturing

Manufacturing turns accounting into cost accounting. Standard costs drift from actual, variances need explaining rather than absorbing, and inventory is usually the largest number on the balance sheet and the least trustworthy. The margin question is per-SKU and per-run, not company-wide.

  • Standard vs actual costing with purchase price, usage and labour variances explained monthly
  • Full absorption of overhead into unit cost, so gross margin is real
  • Perpetual inventory reconciled to physical counts, with a written cycle count cadence
  • Landed cost applied per unit — freight, duties, brokerage, inspection and receiving
  • Scrap, rework and obsolescence written down rather than carried at full cost
  • Cash conversion cycle tracked, since growth consumes working capital before it returns profit

What We Do for Manufacturing

Full-stack financial services tailored to manufacturing businesses.

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Bookkeeping

Expert bookkeeping at a fraction of the cost

Bank reconciliations, transaction categorization, and monthly close

Bank Reconciliation Transaction Coding Monthly Close
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Controller

Run a tighter ship with a controller at the helm

Process improvement, internal controls, and accounting oversight

Process Design Internal Controls Team Oversight
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Accounting

Standard and custom financial reporting

Financial statements, custom reports, and GAAP compliance

Financial Statements Custom Reports GAAP Compliance
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FP&A

Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis

Financial planning and analysis to drive strategic decisions

Annual Budgets Rolling Forecasts Variance Analysis
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CFO Advisory

Strategic financial leadership when you need it

Financial strategy, fundraising support, and board-level reporting

Financial Strategy Fundraising Support Board Reporting

Accounting for Manufacturing

Standard and custom financial reporting. Financial statements, custom reports, and GAAP compliance Tailored specifically for manufacturing companies.

What's Included:
  • Accurate GAAP-compliant financial statements monthly
  • Custom reports showing the metrics that matter
  • Clear audit trail and documentation
  • Expert guidance on complex accounting issues
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Our Accounting Process

1
Review

Understand your business model and reporting requirements.

2
Configure

Set up chart of accounts and reporting templates.

3
Deliver

Monthly financial package with variance analysis.

Manufacturing Services Nationwide

Based in Boston, we work with manufacturing companies across the country.

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Questions From This Industry

Can you give us true per-SKU margin?

Yes, once landed cost and overhead absorption are set up properly. Most manufacturers we onboard are measuring margin on supplier invoice price alone, which overstates it — freight, duties, brokerage and receiving routinely add 15–30% to unit cost.

How do you handle inventory that is not moving?

Written down to net realizable value once it is clearly slow-moving. Carrying dead stock at full cost inflates both assets and margin, and it is a standard finding in any lending review or diligence.

What does a monthly close actually include?

Bank, card and payment-processor reconciliation to zero unexplained difference; AP and AR aging tied to their balance sheet control accounts; payroll and employer taxes posted and reconciled; accruals, prepaids and deferred revenue booked; depreciation posted; a full balance sheet reconciliation with a schedule behind every account; and a variance review against budget and prior month before anything is distributed.

How long should our close take?

Ten business days is a comfortable standard for most businesses under $20M, and that is what we run to. Five is realistic for a simple single-entity company with automated feeds. If yours takes twenty, the cause is almost always sequencing rather than staffing — cash has to reconcile before AP, AP before accruals, accruals before the P&L means anything.

Can you clean up books that are months behind?

Yes. Budget roughly 1.5x the normal monthly rate for each month being cleaned up, with a floor around $1,500. Twelve months behind at an $800/month run rate is realistically a $10,000–$15,000 project, and it has to finish before ongoing work produces trustworthy numbers.

How quickly can you start?

Most engagements kick off within 1-2 weeks of signing. We'll audit your current setup and begin implementation immediately.