About
It was 2003 and the term “outsourced CFO” was unfamiliar to most in the startup and small business world.
So, a couple of guys decided to try it, and they quickly realized that a lack of CFO strategic advice was causing big pain for entrepreneurs, who needed financial visibility for strategic decision making. As time went on, these same entrepreneurs realized they needed a resource who could do month-end close, or take care of A/P, A/R and payroll. So, we added controllers and bookkeepers and grew.
Along Came 2008
It was our 5-year anniversary. mAccounting had grown its practice in the technology, nonprofit, and professional service industries, serving over 160 clients.
And then something happened to rock the world of many young, entrepreneurial companies. The financial markets suffered significant damage and, all of a sudden, obtaining and keeping debt financing became more difficult as banks created a new level of expectations and financial visibility for their lending customers. So, like many other companies, our business pivoted a little, as we worked with client companies to help them stay afloat. During this time, mAccounting continued to grow, and even though a few more outsourced, part-time, or fractional CFOs came into the picture, most didn’t have the team or depth of experience in technology to capitalize on the disruptive changes in store for the outsourced accounting sector.
2013
We rode out the storm quite well, and the stock market had recovered in a big way. It was our 10-year anniversary, technology was hot and we were excited about it!
The mAccounting team had grown to 28 and we were serving an exciting and diverse group of clients who were doing amazing things. Companies were looking for more efficient and safer ways to pay bills and accelerate cash flow while having key information at their fingertips to help manage operations. Because we sometimes think of ourselves as the accounting firm that wants to be a tech company, we embraced the technology challenge to deliver what our client companies needed. A dedicated team was assembled to identify and test a suite of technology tools, and once we were convinced, we started implementing these technology solutions for our clients.
Today
Now, 15 years into our journey and serving nearly 400 client companies, technology continues to help innovate all things accounting for our clients.
In addition, our tax practice helps make mAccounting a one-stop shop for integrated accounting and tax solutions. Along the way, we’ve been recognized as one of Intuit’s 20 Firms of The Future (2015), and we were finalists for two TechPoint Mira Awards (2016 and 2017). We’re using more technology for more client companies to deliver solutions based on each of their unique needs. More importantly, behind all that technology is our talented and dedicated team of nearly 40 individuals, including 16 CPAs. Our team is the reason for our success, and we take pride in being recognized as one of Indiana’s Best Places To Work for the past two years.
