We bring professional expertise and experience to work with your management team and accounting staff to solve your problems, find creative solutions, and help you improve your systems and your bottom line.

Interim CFO, COO, Director of Finance or Controller
* Provide financial direction pending permanent hire
* Backfill permanent positions while your organization is in transition
* Deliver high level financial expertise on a part-time basis
* Assist with special financial projects, such as due diligence reviews or system implementations
* Help select or manage outside professionals (CPA's, insurance agents/brokers, financial advisers)

Nonprofit Accounting Managers
* Perform monthly close duties including cost allocations, balance sheet reconciliations, prepaid expenses, vacation accruals and depreciation
* Oversee monthly close cycle
* Create basic financial statements
* Services delivered at your premises or remotely on schedule or as-needed

Nonprofit Bookkeeping
* Accurately and quickly enter transactions into your accounting system
- A/P, Payroll, A/R, Deposits
        - Bank reconciliations
        - Routine cost allocations and monthly close entries
* Services delivered at your premises or remotely on schedule or as-needed

Fiscal Evaluations
* Review your business plans and financial models
* Create effective and meaningful financial plans (budgets)
* Review your financial statements and perform ratio and other analysis
* Assess your finance area in terms of people, systems, and procedures

Financial Reporting and Analysis 
* Prepare external financial reports
* Customize your internal financial reporting
* Develop effective reporting processes
* Create financial forecasting models
* Develop a "Dashboard" of results for fast and effective communication

Accounting Operations
* Set up your Accounting Software: QuickBooks Expert and FundEZ Reseller
* Review and establish a consistent monthly journal close
* Develop or enhance technology solutions of accounting processes
* Select and implement new accounting system software
* Create an effective Chart of Accounts
* Perform bank and other account reconciliations
* Improve your Accounts Payable and Receivable processes
* Supervise your accounting personnel
* Train your staff

Audit Prep and Evaluation of Internal Control
* Provide additional expert help in preparing for an audit
* Perform an assessment of your internal controls
* Serve as a member of your organization's board of directors, audit or finance committees

IRS Form 990 and Related State Filings
All services related to filing your 990!

Nonprofit Accounting System Conversions
Work with you to select and implement an accounting system that's right for you. We can also help with the integration of 3rd-Party Apps such as time and expense reporting.

IRS Form 1023 and Nonprofit Incorporation
We will advise and provide support in setting up your nonprofit organization

Shining Star Consulting Does NOT provide the following services:
* Audits and related attest functions
* We are not a Payroll services provider, but we do process payroll with the 3rd party vendor and enter payroll into your accounting system