Fractional Controller Services for Growing Businesses

A fractional controller is an experienced controller who works for your business part-time or on a set schedule instead of as a full-time employee. Porter Accounting LLC typically owns the month-end and year-end close, reviews bookkeeping, books accruals and adjustments, prepares GAAP financial statements, handles ASC 606 revenue recognition, and keeps records audit-ready. It suits established businesses whose reporting has outgrown bookkeeping alone.

A fractional controller focuses on accuracy and reporting: the close, reconciliations, accruals, GAAP statements, internal controls, and audit readiness. A fractional CFO focuses on what comes next: cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, KPI tracking, and financial strategy. Many companies start with a controller to get reliable numbers, then add CFO support. Porter Accounting LLC offers both.

Fractional controller services start at $100 per hour, and fractional CFO services start at $150 per hour. The Advanced Monthly Plan starts at $2,100 per month and includes month-end close oversight, accrual adjustments, financial analysis, budget tracking, cash-flow monitoring, detailed reporting, and audit prep. ASC 606, ERP, and one-time audit preparation projects receive a custom quote.

Yes. Porter Accounting LLC prepares accrual-basis GAAP financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, for lenders, investors, and other stakeholders. As your fractional controller, the firm also runs the close and reviews the underlying accounts, which is what keeps those statements consistent and supportable from month to month.

Yes. A fractional controller tracks budget-to-actual results and monitors cash flow each month. When you need forward-looking forecasts, scenario planning, or KPI dashboards, that work moves into fractional CFO support, which Porter Accounting LLC can add to the engagement without changing teams or rebuilding your reporting.

Yes. Catch-up and clean-up bookkeeping is often the first step before a fractional controller engagement. The one-time project brings overdue books current, corrects errors, and organizes records, and it is typically priced at about 1.5 times the monthly rate. With clean books in place, the controller can run a reliable close from the next month on.

Yes. Porter Accounting LLC sets up and optimizes QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, and Acumatica, including chart of accounts design and workflows suited to your operations. A fractional controller often handles this alongside the close, since a well-built system shortens the close and makes GAAP reporting and audit support easier. ERP work is quoted based on scope.

Yes. Porter Accounting LLC provides fractional controller services virtually across the United States, working in your accounting system on an agreed close calendar. In-person support is available by appointment around Santa Rosa, San Francisco, and San Jose, California, and the firm is based in Windsor, California.

Typical triggers include a close that takes too long or keeps changing after it is done, a bank or investor asking for GAAP statements, deferred revenue or contract terms that are hard to track, an audit or due diligence on the horizon, or a bookkeeper who needs senior review. A fractional controller addresses these without the cost of a full-time hire.

Yes. Porter Accounting LLC reconciles balance sheet accounts, builds supporting schedules, organizes the auditor’s PBC list, reviews revenue recognition and cutoff, and helps respond to requests during fieldwork. Porter does not perform audits; the work prepares your records so the engagement with your external auditor or CPA goes smoothly.

Yes. For businesses with subscriptions, multi-element contracts, or long-term projects, the fractional controller applies the ASC 606 five-step model, maintains deferred revenue schedules, and makes sure revenue is recognized as performance obligations are met. The analysis is refreshed each close so reported revenue stays consistent.

Usually, yes. Bookkeeping remains the foundation: your bookkeeper or Porter’s team records and reconciles transactions, and the fractional controller reviews that work, posts adjustments, and finalizes the close. This structure keeps day-to-day costs down while adding the review and reporting a growing business needs.