How We Work, and Why

At Consulting Controller Inc., we specialize in start-up companies and businesses that operate without a Financial Controller on their management teams. We bring our clients an understanding of operations and the accounting process from the managing accountant's perspective. We offer a specialized expertise combining accounting, auditing, and investigative skills; and general business consulting that transcends specific industries.

We work virtually using technology such as GoToMeeting, or on site in the clients' offices. We need to learn as much as we can about the business and the owner(s) to enable us to solve problems and provide practical and lasting solutions and procedures customized to each client's needs. And of course, in order to achieve the best and most enduring results, the client needs to participate fully in this process.

Who we are

Mary Ann Wetzork, President of Consulting Controller Inc., developed her skills in accounting detective and rescue work during more than 25 years of working with a variety of businesses in both public and private accounting. In 1997 she formed her own company to offer accounting and controllership services, and general business consulting to small and start-up businesses.

Her extensive experience includes the ability to analyze detailed, complicated and sometimes confused records and determine the best way to correct them. Once corrected, Mary Ann takes serious satisfaction in teaching her clients how to avoid similar pitfalls in the future, empowering her clients through independent understanding, rather than creating dependency.

Mary Ann is fluent in many types of accounting software, spreadsheets, and word processing programs, including ACCPAC for both DOS and Windows, QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro and Premier, Great Plains Dynamics, WordPerfect, and Microsoft Word and Excel. She is a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor. Her clients include both Apple and PC users. She is a licensed consultant with the One Page Business Plan Company®.

Our Guiding Principles

• We believe that every business owner needs to have a record keeping system that will provide correct, continuous, consistent, current information on how the business is doing. In other words, know where you are.
• The accounting system must follow basic accounting principles (without being overly complicated), and should be set up so that it is easy to use, maintain, and understand - customized for the particular business.
• We believe that every business owner needs a written business plan that contains objectives, strategies, and action plans for at least one year that will guide them in the daily managing of the business. In other words, know where you are going.
• We believe that every business owner needs to be able to maintain cash flow during fluctuating business cycles, continue operations smoothly in the event of staff turnover, and solve problems and shift policies and procedures in time to make a difference. In other words, know how to get there.

Affiliations:

Member of the Institute of Management Consultants USA

Member of the Professional Coaches, Mentors and Advisors 2003-2011