What we do

One partner for your entire finance function

Plug in exactly the layer you need — from daily bookkeeping to boardroom strategy — and scale up or down as you grow. Here's how each service works.

🧭 Fractional CFO

Strategic finance leadership, days per month

A seasoned CFO guiding your biggest financial decisions — without a six-figure full-time hire.

We own the strategy behind your numbers: fundraising, unit economics, pricing, capital allocation and board reporting. You get senior judgement in the room when it matters, scaled to what you actually need.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Raise & M&A readiness
  • Sharper margins & pricing
  • Extended cash runway
  • Board & investor confidence

What's included

  • Board & investor reportingDecks and metrics that build confidence.
  • Unit economics & pricingKnow what actually makes money.
  • Capital allocation & runwaySpend the next dollar where it counts.
  • Monthly strategy sessionWhat the numbers say — and what to do.

What's included

  • Daily reconciliationsBank, card and key accounts kept current.
  • AP & AR managementBills paid right, cash collected faster.
  • Monthly financial statementsAccurate, on US GAAP or IFRS.
  • Payroll coordinationClean, compliant and on time.
📚 Accounting & Bookkeeping

Accurate, audit-ready books — every month

The reliable foundation everything else is built on.

No more catch-up scrambles or month-end mysteries. We keep your ledger clean and current, so you always know exactly where you stand and you're ready for diligence or audit at any moment.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Diligence-ready year-round
  • Faster monthly close
  • US GAAP / IFRS accuracy
📊 FP&A & Forecasting

Forecasts you can actually defend

Driver-based models and live dashboards that turn data into decisions.

We build budgets, a 13-week cash forecast and scenario models tied to the real drivers of your business — then track actuals against them so you see variances early, while you can still act.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Runway you can see
  • Stress-tested decisions
  • Early variance alerts

What's included

  • Driver-based budgetBuilt on what truly moves your numbers.
  • 13-week cash forecastAlways know your real runway.
  • Scenario & sensitivity modelsStress-test before you commit.
  • KPI dashboardThe metrics that matter, live.

What's included

  • 4-day month-end closeA documented, repeatable process.
  • Internal controlsSegregation of duties and approvals.
  • Chart of accounts designClean structure that scales.
  • Audit & diligence readinessYear round, not a fire drill.
💼 Controller Services

The systems behind a clean close

Process, controls and discipline that keep your books trustworthy.

We build and own the operational backbone of your finance function — so the numbers are right, the close is fast, and you're never caught off guard by an auditor or an investor's question.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • 4-day month-end close
  • Investor-grade controls
  • Zero audit fire-drills
🚀 Fundraising & M&A

Walk into every raise fully prepared

Investor-grade models, clean data rooms and diligence support.

Whether you're raising or being acquired, we make your numbers a strength, not a liability — a defensible model, a tidy cap table and a data room that makes diligence effortless and closes deals faster.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Deals close faster
  • Defensible valuation model
  • Diligence-ready data room

What's included

  • Investor-grade financial modelThe one buyers and VCs trust.
  • Data room preparationOrganized, complete, diligence-ready.
  • Cap-table hygieneClean ownership, no surprises.
  • Diligence supportWe answer the hard questions with you.

What's included

  • Tax strategy & planningProactive, not just compliance.
  • Sales tax / VATMulti-jurisdiction, handled.
  • Statutory filingsAccurate and on time, everywhere.
  • Entity structuringSet up to scale across borders.
🛡️ Tax & Compliance

Nothing slips through the cracks

Coordinated tax and compliance across every jurisdiction you operate in.

We keep you compliant and tax-efficient — coordinating filings, sales tax and structuring so you avoid penalties, surprises and the late-night scramble before a deadline.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Penalty-free filings
  • Proactive tax savings
  • Cross-border structuring
🧾 Tax Preparation & Filing

Every return, filed right and on time

Business and personal income-tax returns — prepared, reviewed and filed straight from your books.

We prepare and file your income-tax returns end to end — corporations, partnerships, LLPs and individuals — reconciled directly from clean books, so filings are accurate, defensible and never late. Every return is reviewed and signed by a licensed tax professional in your jurisdiction.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Every deduction captured
  • Never a late filing
  • Licensed sign-off

What's included

  • Business & personal returnsCorporate, partnership, LLP and individual.
  • Book-to-return reconciliationFiled directly from clean books.
  • Quarterly estimatesNo year-end surprises or penalties.
  • Deductions & credits capturedKeep what's legitimately yours.

What's included

  • GST registration & returnsGSTR-1, GSTR-3B and annual filings.
  • Gulf VAT complianceUAE, Saudi, Qatar, Bahrain & Oman.
  • Input-credit reconciliationClaim every credit you're owed.
  • E-invoicing & e-way billsSet up and filed correctly.
🌐 GST & VAT

Indirect tax, handled in every jurisdiction

India GST and Gulf VAT — registered, reconciled and filed, with every credit you're entitled to.

From GST returns and reconciliations in India to VAT compliance across the GCC, we keep your indirect-tax filings accurate and on schedule — so you avoid notices, interest and blocked input credits.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Every input credit claimed
  • No notices or interest
  • E-invoicing ready
🇺🇸 IRS Federal & State Tax

US federal and state, fully covered

Federal and multi-state income-tax filings, estimated payments and support when the IRS comes calling.

We prepare your US federal returns (1120, 1120-S, 1065 and 1040), multi-state filings and quarterly estimates — and coordinate responses to IRS notices and audits with a licensed Enrolled Agent or CPA, so you never face them alone.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Multi-state nexus handled
  • IRS notices covered
  • No penalty surprises

What's included

  • Federal returns1120, 1120-S, 1065 and 1040.
  • Multi-state filingsNexus, apportionment and state returns.
  • Estimated & payroll taxesCalculated and paid on schedule.
  • IRS notice supportHandled with a licensed EA or CPA.

Tax returns are prepared and filed together with licensed CPAs, Enrolled Agents and Chartered Accountants in each jurisdiction — Astraveda coordinates the process end to end.

What the platform does for a close

  • The consolidation is computed, not assembledIntercompany is matched and eliminated, and every entity is translated into one presentation currency — not rolled up in a spreadsheet each month.
  • We review exceptions, not everythingBank lines are coded by a categoriser that learns from the transactions already approved in your own books; the uncertain ones — and anything above your approval threshold — come to a person.
  • Every number traces to its entriesAny account line on the profit and loss or the balance sheet drills through to the postings behind it, and every change to an entry is written to a log that cannot be edited or deleted.
🤖 AcuCFO — our accounting platform

We built the software we recommend

Most finance firms rent their clients' accounting software. We built ours — so when a close is slow, we can fix the tool as well as the process.

AcuCFO is a multi-entity accounting platform: each company on its own books, with its own country, its own functional currency and its accounting framework recorded; one consolidated statement with intercompany eliminations and IAS 21 currency translation; and an AI you can ask questions of that answers from the live general ledger rather than a cached dashboard. Run it yourself, or let our team run it with you.

✦ Where we add the most value
  • Consolidation without the spreadsheet
  • Group reporting without an ERP
  • One team, one system, one set of numbers

There is a live demo on acucfo.com that needs no signup — it opens the real product on a shared sample company.

Not sure which layer you need?

That's exactly what the free Finance Health Check is for. We'll diagnose your gaps and recommend the right mix — honestly.