Services
One finance operating system, four connected capabilities.
Longhand works across four capabilities. They are designed to work together, but an engagement can begin with the capability the business needs most, and many touch more than one.
How they connect
From records to decisions.
01 · Reliable financial records
Bookkeeping & Finance Operations
Books that are complete, reconciled and closed on a schedule. Without this, every number downstream is open to argument.
02 · Planning, modeling and valuation
FP&A, Financial Modeling & Valuation
A model of how the business works, so budgets, forecasts, cash plans and valuation follow from drivers you can discuss.
03 · Connected financial and operating information
Finance & Data Infrastructure
Financial data and operating data defined once, joined and reconciled, so reporting and KPIs agree with each other.
04 · Scalable automation
Finance Automation & AI
Recurring work that runs on a schedule, with people reviewing exceptions instead of assembling reports.
Architecture
Two kinds of data, one consistent base.
Accounting data and operating data come from different systems and answer different questions. We keep them separate, reconcile them, and build reporting on both.
01Source systems
- Bank & cards
- Payroll
- Bills
- Billing
- CRM
- Product usage
02Finance + operating data
03Models · reporting · decisions
- KPI models
- Forecasts
- Dashboards
- Board reporting
Finance Automation & AI supports every layer: refresh, reconciliation and reporting workflows.
Where to start
Most engagements start with a diagnostic.
The right starting point depends on what is broken. If the books are late or unreliable, we start there. If the books are sound but nobody trusts the forecast, we start with the model. If a valuation or fundraising question is driving the work, we start with the operating assumptions behind it. If reporting is assembled by hand every month, we look at the data layer and automation.
A diagnostic, typically two to three weeks, establishes which of these applies and what to do first. Read how engagements work.
Discuss a project.
Tell us what you are trying to fix or build: a close that takes too long, a forecast nobody trusts, a valuation question, reporting that is assembled by hand. We will reply with how we would approach it.