This is where finance meets focus. Our seasoned team of financial experts brings years of public and private experience to the school space, which means you’ll get customized plans and projections to suit your district’s needs. Whether it’s a full-service approach or consultation on a specific project, we’re equipped to bring you a better bottom line.
The best place to start for a holistic understanding of your current processes and structures. Through our Business Operations Assessment, we document your current reality and identify where you want to go next. From there, we develop a customized, actionable plan.
Our team knows the ins and outs of accounts payable and accounts receivable so we’re able to jump in for as little or as much support as you need. Leverage our team to manage credit, liabilities, invoices and reporting.
Get expert guidance on federal finance award considerations and management. This program is customizable but can include: interpretation of code of federal regulations, preparation of a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, maintenance of equity calculations and other technical research.
Partner with our team to take on your payroll management system with end-to-end administration including a financial record of employee gross earnings, payroll deductions and net pay, and your related payroll tax liability.
Take the extra stress out of audit season by working with CESO for all or part of your year-end reconciliations and audit paperwork preparation.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Student Information System (SIS) software are great tools to streamline the work your finance and business office teams are doing. CESO can provide training for common systems you're already using - like Skyward, Y-Smart Finance and E-Finance Plus - or we can help your team implement new software to optimize your process.
When working with our team, rest easy knowing that we can manage your automated student reporting system, like MARSS. We can complete your reporting, provide training to a new human resources team member and document your processes to prevent knowledge loss.
Lean on our team of experienced pros to help your new hire hit the ground running. Get coaching and guidance for school district business officials new to an executive or controller-level role within school finance.
Tap into our experienced bench of business managers ready to join your team as a long-term solution or short-term stabilization. We can help manage any or all day-to-day operations as well as lead strategic initiatives, budget projections and team members.
Leverage CESO for finance executive and director-level support for short or long-term needs. With years of experience, our team can step in to manage your finance department, budgeting, purchasing, accounting and more - helping ensure a healthy balance sheet now and in the future.
Whether temporary or permanent, tap into our team for controller-level support including budgets, audits and financial reports plus tax codes and regulations management.
We can be an interim or long-term accounting resource, seamlessly integrating into your team to keep ledgers and financial reports in tip-top shape.
Enjoy day-to-day finance support from a CESO Finance Specialist who will focus on keeping everything from payroll to accounts receivable running smoothly in your district.
Not seeing what you’re looking for? Need a combination of finance services and support? We’d love to learn more about how we can partner together to rethink possible! If it’s related to school business operations, we have an expert who can help.
If you're not sure where to start, we recommend our Business Operations Assessment. We provide a comprehensive review of your current processes and structures and then create a completely customized action plan to keep what works and replace what doesn't. We ensure your plan is actionable by prioritizing it into three categories: Do Now, Do Soon, Do Later.
Let us do the implementation work for you, or we can put the plan into your team's capable hands. Either way (or a blend of both), you can count on a course of action and timeline that are tailored to your team and district needs.
High impact, minimal effort. The tasks prioritized in Do Now can often be completed by your team, with limited support. Think of it as having all the tools in place, you just need a hand prioritizing, planning or making a conscious effort to focus on them. This stage is often also where we determine pieces to be implemented in Do Soon.
High impact, medium effort. These action items build momentum, accelerating improvement and increasing efficiency. They’re often project-based and may require an investment. Do Soon typically impacts the current or upcoming year, but the timeline is ultimately up for your team to decide.
High impact, high effort. We make sure you’re set up for sustainable, long-term success. Think of these items as your ideal state, with Do Now and Do Soon helping lay its groundwork. Do Later can also include an analysis of results, longer-term planning, and higher levels of organizational change that may require partnership support.
Through consulting, management and staffing support, we’re here for both the big picture and the day-to-day. Partner with us for any or all, and get fully customized business operations solutions aligned with your goals.
What could you impact if you had more time? Leverage our team for federal compliance consulting, audit preparation and more. Our team develops the plan while you give yourself more hours in the day to focus on what really matters.
We partner alongside our clients to do the work with your finance or business operations team, delivering results through prioritization, collaboration and accountability.
If there's a resource gap, we can help. We do the work for our clients, providing interim and long-term staffing support from Business Manager and Finance Director to Specialist roles. We combine finance and business operations expertise with a passion for the education community.
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