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What changed once the numbers were right

Accounting is rarely the point. The point is the loan, the audit, the contract, the raise, or the decision on the other side of it. These are anonymized examples of what corrected financials made possible.

Each one is described without identifying details, and none of them is a promise. They are what happened when a business stopped presenting numbers it could not support.

Contract award

A $700K expectation became a contract over $2 million

Situation
A contractor was pursuing work sized to what its financial statements appeared to support. The balance sheet was heavily understated: assets, work in progress and accrued positions were not recorded properly.
What we did
We reviewed the underlying records, identified the material misstatements, corrected the accounting, and reissued financial statements that reflected the real financial position of the business.
Outcome
With accurate financials in hand, the contractor was awarded work exceeding $2 million, against an expectation of roughly $700,000 based on the previous numbers.

Professional fees

A CPA's fee came in 40% below the original bid

Situation
A client was quoted for tax and year-end work on the basis of records that would require substantial remediation before anything could be filed.
What we did
We reconciled the accounts, resolved the open items, and handed over a clean, supported year-end package with schedules the preparer could rely on.
Outcome
Based on the cleaned financials provided, the CPA charged 40% less than the original bid. Fee outcomes depend on the firm and the engagement, but preparation reliably reduces the work being billed.

Bank financing

Financing obtained more easily, at better terms

Situation
Clients arrived with statements that did not reconcile to filed returns and balance sheets that misclassified debt and owner balances.
What we did
We rebuilt the statements, tied them to the tax returns and bank records, and prepared debt schedules and debt service coverage analysis for the lender.
Outcome
Loans were obtained more easily, with lenders extending greater trust and offering lower interest rates than the position the earlier records supported. Credit decisions always remain with the lender.

Fundraising

Investor diligence stopped stalling on the accounting

Situation
Founders raising capital were fielding diligence questions about revenue recognition, related party balances and equity instruments that the books could not answer.
What we did
We put the statements on a defensible accrual basis, documented the accounting policies, reconciled the capital structure to the cap table, and assembled a structured financial data room.
Outcome
Investor funding became easier to secure because the financial record stopped raising questions of its own. No funding outcome is ever guaranteed.

Behind the work

The experience these engagements draw on

Stated record of the founder, not a claim about any firm or client endorsement.

Muhammad Arsalan, ACCA

  • 2017–2025 in audit, including Ernst & Young and KPMG
  • Reporting and consolidation exposure at Investcorp (~$60B AUM)
  • Group reporting and consolidation across 100+ entities
  • US GAAP and IFRS financial statement preparation
  • SEC Reg D and Reg CF filings prepared and supported
  • Work delivered for U.S. construction, SaaS and e-commerce businesses

ACCA is a professional accountancy qualification, not a U.S. CPA license. We are not a CPA firm and do not provide audit, review or other attest services, or legal advice.

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A loan, an audit, a raise, a contract, or simply a decision you cannot make on the current reporting. We will tell you straight what it takes.