Business and IT Consulting

How CFOs Plan to Use Data
CFOs are ready for change when it comes to how they use data. An AAFCPAs survey of 200+ New England financial executives revealed they are seeking better ways to predict what is coming, in addition to the age-old practice of analyzing what has been. Their challenge lies in solving for people, process, and system limitations.
Budgeting Add-Ons Create Efficiency and Ease
Today’s more robust Accounting and ERP Systems typically have budgeting functionality built into the platform. For many complex organizations, however, they may still not quite meet your current budgeting and reporting requirements. How do you know you need a budgeting add-on? While most systems will allow for the import of a completed budget and allow […]

AAFCPAs’ 2021 CFO Survey Finds Data Management Is Catalyst for Change
CFOs seek better inputs, predictability, and the talent to translate data Boston, MA (August 10, 2021) – AAFCPAs, a best-in-class CPA and consulting firm known for assurance, tax, accounting, wealth management, valuation, business process, and IT advisory solutions, today released its 2021 CFO Survey Report. The survey found that across the board, CFOs are prioritizing […]
Business Exit Strategy Planning From All Angles
A significant part of AAFCPAs’ Transaction Advisory Services practice involves convincing business owner clients to plan for an exit well before they are actually ready to leave the business. When asked when they should start planning, we often say “the day you start your business.” Realistically, a meaningful strategy can be put in place 3-5 […]

Automate Rote Processes With Robotic Process Automation
With constant pressure to increase efficiencies and speed to insight, reduce costs and errors, and improve process quality, many organizations are turning to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as a solution. AAFCPAs introduces RPA solutions where appropriate to eliminate a myriad of mundane tasks clients perform on a routine/repeatable basis. With automation, clients are delegating these […]
The Skills, Tools & Technology Needed Now to Be Future Ready
This year’s Annual Nonprofit Seminar is packed full of insight and inspiration to take nonprofits into the future, including discussions related to Pay for Success, Impact Reporting, and Leveraging Data Analytics & Predictive Modeling! Unfortunately, some nonprofits may be unable to equip for the future without addressing significant lags in the present. Time Is Of […]

Leet, Kontoglis Promoted to Directors, Business Process & IT Consulting
AAFCPAs (Westborough, Boston, Wellesley, and Waltham) happily announces the following promotions to support the continued growth of the firm’s Business Process & IT Consulting practice. Promotions Robyn Leet (left) has been promoted to AAFCPAs’ Director, Business Process Assessments & Attestations. She is a solution-oriented, business process improvement architect & strategist with broad expertise in identifying […]
Download Checklist: IT & Cybersecurity HealthCheck
AAFCPAs designed this comprehensive IT & Cybersecurity HealthCheck to assist clients in surfacing, understanding, and managing priority IT risks that may be mitigated to better secure your organization’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII), client records, proprietary information, and/or other sensitive data.
Cyber Actors Target K-12 Distance Learning
AAFCPAs would like to make education clients aware that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have assessed that malicious cyber actors are targeting kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) educational institutions, leading to ransomware attacks, the theft of data, and […]