Government, Public Sector & Nonprofit.

Specialized accounting, budgeting, grants, and audit expertise for cities, counties, school districts, special-purpose districts, state agencies, and the nonprofit organizations that operate alongside them.

What we do

A specialized vertical, not a generalist side practice

Public sector and nonprofit finance is not private-sector finance with different terminology. Fund accounting, restricted net assets, GASB and FASB for nonprofits, Single Audit, Uniform Guidance, encumbrance accounting, multi-year appropriations — each set of requirements rewards specialized expertise and penalizes generalist execution.

Our practitioners have worked inside municipal finance offices, state agency controller functions, and nonprofit finance shops. We produce ACFRs, execute Single Audits, implement new GASB standards, and prepare Form 990s as daily work rather than occasional assignments.

We serve governmental entities with annual revenue between $10 million and $500 million and nonprofits between $2 million and $100 million. The common thread across both is public accountability and the rigor that accountability demands.

Service lines

Explore each service line

Governmental Accounting

Fund accounting, ACFR preparation, GASB implementation, and the day-to-day accounting infrastructure that supports public-sector operations. We operate within the GFOA standards that distinguish strong reporting from adequate reporting.

Budgeting, CIP & Multi-Year Planning

Integrated planning across the annual operating budget, five-year financial plan, capital improvement program, and long-range strategic framework. Sound governmental financial management requires all four horizons working together.

Grants & Federal Compliance

Federal award administration under 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Guidance, including pre-award readiness, subrecipient monitoring, period reporting, and Single Audit preparation for entities expending $750,000 or more in federal funds annually.

Audit & Oversight Support

Audit readiness, coordination with external auditors during fieldwork, and structured response to findings through the subsequent audit cycle. Engagement extends through the cycle so remediation is verified by the external auditor.

How we work

Public funds deserve public rigor

Specialized, not generalist

Governmental accounting requires specific expertise. Our team treats GASB, Uniform Guidance, and fund accounting as primary disciplines rather than occasional departures from private-sector standards.

Audit-aligned from the start

We structure work around what external auditors expect to see. Documentation, testing, and evidence are produced in audit-ready format throughout the engagement rather than reconstructed at year-end.

Through the next cycle

Remediation of findings is not complete when corrective actions are planned — it is complete when the external auditor accepts that the corrective action worked. Our engagements extend through the subsequent audit to confirm that.

Political realities accounted for

Public-sector work happens within political context. Our practitioners have operated inside that context and scope engagements with an understanding that technical correctness alone is not enough.

THE OUTLOOK APPROACH

Built for the audit cycle

Public-sector finance lives by the audit. Our work is structured around the fiscal year and the external audit rhythm — audit-ready documentation throughout, fund-accounting discipline in real time, and CAFR preparation that does not scramble in August.

Fiscal-Year Audit Cycle

Fiscal year

Audit-ready from day one

Documentation intensity builds all year

FY start 1

Adopted budget in effect

Appropriations, fund structure, and the accounting posture are active at the beginning of the fiscal year.

Mid-year 6

Amendments and reforecast

Budget changes, revenue performance, and emerging variances are reviewed and documented.

Year-end 12

Close and fund statements

Accruals, reconciliations, and year-end statements are completed using evidence created throughout the year.

External audit A

Audit fieldwork + CAFR

The audit is supported by organized documentation instead of a last-minute reconstruction exercise.

Documentation built for auditors from day one — not assembled in August.

Ready to bring private-sector rigor to public-sector finance?

A conversation with a team that understands both compliance requirements and the operational realities of public-sector and mission-driven organizations.