Finance and accounting
The CFO toolkit and the CAO toolkit
Both seats, one system, the same numbers.
Most finance software serves the chief financial officer (CFO). The chief accounting officer (CAO) is left with spreadsheets and consultants to close the books, resolve technical accounting and test controls. Vanward gives both seats a highly automated software and AI platform for companies with $5 million to $75 million in revenue.
CFO toolkit
Budget against actual
Compare the budget with each closed month and update a rolling forecast as expectations change.
13-week cash and runway
Plan weekly receipts and payments and see how long your cash lasts.
Board package
Give directors the financials and company commentary in one package.
Debt compliance
Track debt covenants, the conditions in your loan agreement, alongside lender reports and deadlines.
KPIs and flux commentary
Review key performance indicators (KPIs) and AI-drafted explanations of changes between periods.
Self quality of earnings
Review your earnings and working capital with Vanward Verified checks and company-approved adjustments.
Readiness and the diligence checklist
Use CapReadi to see which records are ready for review and which still need attention.
Cap table lite
Keep a simple ownership record of shares and holders for your next review.
CAO toolkit
Month-end close and reconciliations
Prepare and review each close step and reconcile account balances to supporting records.
Historical import
Import prior reconciliations and confirm their accounts, months and balances against the original files.
Policies and procedures
Keep your accounting policy and procedure library approved, assigned to owners and current.
Revenue recognition policy
Document when to recognize revenue under ASC 606, the revenue recognition standard.
Stock compensation and option valuation
Calculate option values and compensation expense for company review.
Equity awards
Review profits interests and other equity awards, their classification and proposed accounting.
Warrants
Assess warrant classification and valuation in a memo for company sign-off.
Leases
Prepare lease schedules and proposed accounting for company review.
Sales commissions
Review which commission costs to defer and how to expense them under ASC 340-40, the contract acquisition cost guidance.
Acquisitions and goodwill
Document acquisition accounting and goodwill under ASC 805, the business combinations standard.
R&D credit documentation
Document research projects, employee time, qualified costs and the research credit.
Income tax provision
Prepare the tax provision under ASC 740, the income tax accounting standard.
Sales tax exposure scan
See which states are near or above sales registration thresholds and review potential exposure.
Controls
Test controls with samples drawn from QuickBooks and keep results and follow-up actions together.
Consolidation
Combine company financials and review intercompany eliminations in one reporting record.
Audit and tax request lists
Track requested records, responsible owners and completion for audit and tax preparation.
Built for fractional CFOs and the teams they build
Outsourced and fractional CFOs use one login across client companies through the advisor and firm views. Give the teams you build the same close method and reporting across every client, with technical accounting memos the client signs and a record the client keeps.
The company makes the call
Vanward drafts, checks and flags with AI. Every technical module ends in a memo the company signs. The company and its people make the accounting decisions and sign off; Vanward never posts entries.