Words From the Mind of a CFO
Do You Have a “Splitting “Headache?
An accountant walks into a bar . . . No, it’s not the beginning of a corny joke. It describes a visit I once made to a client. Her books were in...
Making Friends with Your Numbers
Have you hesitated about rolling up your sleeves and digging into the financial side of your company? Then read on. This information will add years...
Outsourcing: When to Use an Outside Resource for an Inside Job
When people ask what NPS does, I say, “We’re the guys in accounting. All those activities that end in the phrase ‘walk it over to the number...
Do You Have Your Company’s “Number”?
Every business has a number. Now I’m the numbers guy, so of course I’d say something like that. I’ve even written before about key performance...
How to Prevent Your Staff from Stealing Your Hard-Earned Dollars
We already looked at a profile to help identify thieving employees. Now let’s talk about prevention. That Won’t Happen in My Company! The first...
To Catch a Thief—Inside Your Company
My friend Jim was shocked. His office manager—trusted for over a decade, an integral part of his company, someone he considered practically...
Use this Five-Step Process for Creating Your Budget
After the holiday shopping and celebrations of December, January often shines the cold light of reality on a new year—highlighting how prepared you...
Start Loving Your Budget Process
Call me a nerdy numbers guy, but at NPS this isn’t the holiday season, it’s the budgeting season. Did your eyes glaze over at “budgeting”? Did your...
Musings from the numbers guy – WIP It Good!
“It’s a work in process,” I said, as my wife stared at the partially installed and therefore fully ineffective replacement shower door. Where she...
Time tracking – converting time into dollars with a tool that gets no respect, Part 1
When my kids were little (3 kids under 5 with 2 in diapers) a more experienced parent saw the exhaustion on my face and shared, “You know what they...
