· CONTROLLER SERVICES · FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT · REPORTING
Controller-Level Financial Oversight, Scaled to Your Business
There's a gap between bookkeeping and a full-time financial executive, and most growing businesses live in it. Archer Lewis fills that gap with controller-level oversight, accurate financial reporting, and the internal controls your business needs to scale.
Our Approach
Controller-level financial management, structured to fit your business.
A controller manages the accounting function, ensures financial reporting accuracy, builds internal controls, and prepares the financial information leadership needs to make decisions. Many growing businesses need this level of oversight before they're ready to bring on a full-time controller. Archer Lewis delivers controller services on an outsourced basis, providing the financial discipline and reporting accuracy of an experienced controller without the commitment of a full-time hire.
What's Included
What controller services actually cover
Controller-level oversight goes well beyond bookkeeping. It's the financial management layer that keeps your business accurate, controlled, and ready for what's next.
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Financial Reporting
Accurate monthly financial statements, prepared on time and in a format that's actually useful for decision-making.
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Internal Controls
Policies and procedures that protect your assets, prevent errors, and reduce fraud risk, built for your business size and structure.
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Month-End & Year-End Close
Disciplined close processes that produce clean, accurate financials on a reliable schedule.
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Budget vs. Actual Analysis
Regular comparison of actual results against budget, with analysis that explains what happened and what to do about it.
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Cash Flow Monitoring
Ongoing visibility into cash position and near-term cash flow, so you're never caught off guard.
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Accounting Staff Oversight
If you have internal accounting staff, we provide the oversight and review layer that keeps their work accurate.
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Audit & Tax Preparation Support
Clean, organized financials prepared to support your annual audit or tax filing, reducing time and cost on both.
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Process Improvement
We identify inefficiencies in your accounting function and put better processes in place, so the work gets done faster and more accurately.
Experienced financial oversight, scaled to your business.
Hiring a full-time controller is a significant commitment, including salary, benefits, and management overhead. Outsourcing controller services to Archer Lewis gives you experienced financial oversight that scales with your business as it grows.
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Common Questions
What businesses ask about controller services.
A bookkeeper records transactions. A controller manages the entire accounting function: ensuring accuracy, building internal controls, producing financial statements, overseeing staff, and providing the financial reporting that leadership needs to run the business. It's a different level of responsibility and expertise.
If your financials are consistently late, your month-end close takes weeks, you're not sure your numbers are accurate, or you're making significant business decisions without reliable financial data, those are all signs you need controller-level oversight. Revenue of $5M or more is also a common threshold where the need becomes clear.
A controller manages the accounting function: accuracy, reporting, and controls. A CFO provides strategic financial leadership: capital structure, investor relations, financial strategy, and long-range planning. Many growing businesses need controller services first, and add CFO-level support as they scale.
Yes, and that's a common arrangement. We provide the oversight and review layer above your internal staff, ensuring their work is accurate and your financial reporting is reliable. It's often more cost-effective than hiring a full-time controller to manage a small internal team.
Controller services focus on accounting accuracy and financial reporting. Tax planning and preparation are handled by our tax team, and when both services are with Archer Lewis, your financial data flows directly into tax strategy without gaps or translation errors.
