Services
Senior expertise across your back office.
Connect finance and accounting, HR and payroll, IT administration, and contracts through one coordinated team. Start with the function you need today and expand the scope as your business evolves.
Finance & accounting
Reliable reporting starts with a disciplined close.
A reliable close starts before month-end. We establish the close calendar, reconcile the accounts behind it, and work through differences with the people who prepare and review the records.
- Month-end close, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, and project cost review
- Accounts payable, billing, collections, and cash forecasts
- Management reporting, financial planning, and fractional CFO or controller support
HR & people operations
Keep people operations aligned as you grow.
Keep employee records, hiring and onboarding steps, payroll changes, and benefits administration aligned as your business adds people or states.
- Hiring, onboarding, offboarding, retention, and training processes
- HRIS selection and administration, payroll transitions, and reconciliation
- Benefits administration, open enrollment, and multi-state provider coordination
IT & business systems
Give people the right tools and access.
Start with the systems already in use. We administer the everyday tools that support finance, HR, and client delivery.
- Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace administration, SSO, and MFA
- User provisioning, offboarding, access reviews, and license reclamation
- Payroll and expense interface testing and exception reconciliation
Contracts & commercial operations
Connect commercial commitments to delivery and cash flow.
A signed agreement is the start of recurring work. We translate its terms into project setup, funding records, billing requirements, and a calendar of obligations and decisions.
- Agreement registers, obligations, renewals, and notice dates
- Project setup, funding modifications, and funding burn review
- Billing support, proposal cost inputs, and subcontractor records
Unanet is our deepest platform specialty.
Configure project accounting, migrate and reconcile records, test payroll and expense interfaces, and train the people who use the system. Support can continue after go-live through project administration, reporting changes, and issue review.
Explore Unanet implementation & supportBuild operational readiness for an acquisition or transition.
Map the work that will change as entities combine, people move, or ownership changes. Organize diligence records, opening balance reconciliations, system access, and post-acquisition responsibilities with leadership and your legal, tax, and transaction advisors.
Discuss a transitionQuestions before we start
Can we start with one function?
Yes. Begin with the close, payroll, system administration, or contract work that needs attention. We agree responsibilities and dependencies across the other functions.
Who will do the work?
U.S.-based senior advisors lead each engagement, with specialists across the relevant functions. We agree delivery responsibilities, review dates, and escalation paths at the start.
Do you perform audits or represent clients before DCAA?
No. Ascent does not perform audits or represent clients before DCAA. We prepare records and coordinate with your advisors.
Do we need to replace our systems?
No. We start with the systems you have. We recommend a replacement only when the current setup cannot meet a requirement, and we show you why.
How we work together
A defined transition, implementation, or cleanup is scoped separately when needed, with deliverables and responsibilities agreed before it begins.
Recurring monthly delivery has agreed responsibilities, outputs, and a review cadence, so leadership knows what will be completed and which decisions need attention.
Scope is revisited as the business adds people, entities, systems, or contracts. Changes are agreed before the additional work begins.
Discuss an engagementWhich service needs attention first?
Bring the close calendar, payroll transition, access issue, or contract backlog you want to address.