Finance & Accounting
Bookkeeping, monthly close, board reporting, budgets and cash, plus books that are ready for your audit.
Finance and operations leadership for nonprofits, without the full-time hire.
We run and strengthen your back office: monthly close, board reporting, audit preparation, state registrations, payroll, HR and operations. Led by a Virginia-licensed CPA. Fully remote, nationwide.
- Licensed Virginia CPA firm
- 20 years in nonprofit finance & operations
- Fully remote
Sound familiar?
- Your audit is coming up, and nobody is sure what the auditor will ask for.
- Your finance person just left, and the close is already behind.
- You're fundraising in several states, but you're not sure where you're registered.
- The board asks good questions, and the reports don't answer them.
- Software, subscriptions and vendor contracts keep piling up, and no one owns them.
These are the problems we take off your plate. See how it works →
What we do
Start here
A free conversation
After a free 30-minute discovery call, we send you a short written summary of your needs and our recommended next step. For a deeper look, our flat-fee Financial Operations Assessment reviews your accounting records and back-office operations in depth.
Compliance
State charitable registrations tracked, filed and renewed on time.
People & Operations
Payroll, HR administration and the day-to-day operations that keep the lights on.
Systems & Technology
The right tools, set up properly, so your team spends less time on manual work.
How it works
Discovery call and needs review.
A free 30-minute conversation, then a short written summary of your needs and our recommended next step.
Financial Operations Assessment.
An in-depth, flat-fee review of your accounting records, with written findings and a 90-day roadmap.
Proposal.
Scope and fee in writing before any ongoing work starts.
Ongoing support.
We run the agreed work every month and report back to you.
Why Nonprofit Guru
- CPA-led. A licensed Virginia CPA firm, with about 20 years in nonprofit finance, accounting and operations.
- We know what auditors ask for. Six years in financial statement audit means we prepare your books the way auditors review them.
- Nonprofit CFO experience. Fourteen years in nonprofit CFO-level roles.
- Hands-on with your tools. Extensive experience with QuickBooks Online, Xero, Ramp, Rippling and Asana.
- One point of contact. Finance, compliance, payroll, HR and operations, coordinated by one experienced person.
- No surprises. Scope and fee are agreed in writing before work starts.
Is this a fit?
We work best with nonprofits that:
- don't have a senior finance or operations leader in-house, or have outgrown the setup they have
- manage grants, multiple funding sources or more than one entity
- have an annual audit, state registrations or both to keep up with
- want a long-term partner, not a one-time fix
A note on audits: We don't perform audits, reviews or compilations. We prepare you for your audit and work alongside your independent CPA firm, so your auditor stays independent.
Free guides
Guide
Charitable registration: which states and when
A plain-language guide to state charitable registration for nonprofits that fundraise across state lines.
Guide
Board finance package checklist
What to include in the monthly or quarterly finance package your board actually reads.