Strategic Finance Leadership for Complex Organizations
CFO and public accounting advisory for organizations navigating growth, long-term contracts, regulated environments, capital decisions, and transformation.
Financial complexity becomes enterprise risk as organizations scale. The intersection of finance, operations, contracts, governance, risk, capital, and growth demands seasoned senior judgment applied with direct accountability.
Financial complexity becomes enterprise risk as organizations scale.
Growth, contract complexity, regulatory scrutiny, and capital decisions create compounding financial risk. Organizations that lack senior finance leadership at the right moments face consequences that extend well beyond the balance sheet.
Revenue recognition on long-term contracts is misapplied, creating restatement risk and audit exposure that threatens lender and investor confidence.
WIP schedules and cost-to-complete reports are inaccurate, obscuring true project margins and undermining surety, lender, and board reporting.
DCAA audits reveal accounting system deficiencies that jeopardize contract awards, billings, and regulatory standing.
Family-office principals and family-owned enterprises lack consolidated financial visibility across entities, investments, and capital positions.
Finance functions lack the bandwidth and seniority for decision-grade forecasting, board reporting, and strategic capital analysis.
ERP systems are underutilized or misconfigured, producing unreliable data that leadership cannot act on with confidence.
Enterprise Finance & Advisory Capabilities
Thatcher CPA Consulting delivers senior CFO and public accounting advisory across the financial disciplines that matter most to complex, contract-driven, and regulated organizations.
Fractional CFO & Strategic Finance Advisory
CFO-level strategy, capital planning, liquidity management, board and lender reporting, and executive decision support — delivered in an independent advisory capacity.
Board & Advisory Board Service
Independent board member and advisory-board roles bringing CPA, MBA, and CIA perspective on financial reporting, governance, risk, capital allocation, and strategic finance.
Family Office CFO & Financial Coordination
Consolidated reporting, liquidity visibility, governance, and financial coordination across entities and advisors for single-family offices and family-owned enterprises.
DOD & Government Contractor Strategy & Compliance
DCAA audit readiness, FAR-compliant accounting, CAS implementation, indirect rate management, and incurred-cost submissions — supporting compliance and defensible reporting.
Audit Readiness, Transactions & M&A Integration
Financial audit preparation, internal controls, quality of earnings, and post-close accounting integration for organizations preparing for or executing transactions.
Long-Term Contract Accounting & Revenue Recognition
Percentage-of-completion, cost-to-complete, and ASC 606 revenue recognition — accurate, defensible, and aligned with project economics.
Forecasting, Liquidity & Executive Reporting
Rolling forecasts, 13-week cash flow models, and executive reporting frameworks that give leadership decision-grade financial insight.
ERP & Costpoint Transformation
Deltek Costpoint configuration, process alignment, and optimization for government contractors and project-based organizations.
Built for organizations where the financials are genuinely complex.
Thatcher CPA Consulting works with a focused set of clients — organizations where industry-specific expertise and senior-level judgment make a measurable difference.
Construction & Project-Based Businesses
General contractors, specialty subcontractors, and project-based firms that require rigorous WIP reporting, job cost controls, and cost-to-complete accuracy to manage margins and satisfy surety and lender requirements.
Government Contractors & Defense Companies
DOD and civilian agency contractors that must maintain DCAA-compliant accounting systems, manage indirect rates, prepare incurred-cost submissions, and navigate FAR and CAS requirements.
Growth-Stage Companies with Long-Term Contracts
Technology, renewable energy, and professional services firms with complex revenue recognition, multi-year contracts, or rapid growth that has outpaced the finance function.
Single-Family Offices & Family-Owned Enterprises
Principals and family offices that require institutional-quality financial coordination across multiple entities, investments, and advisors — delivered with discretion.
Direct Senior Leadership. Enterprise-Level Discipline.
Scott Thatcher brings senior CFO and public accounting judgment to each engagement in an independent advisory capacity — with direct accountability to owners, executives, boards, and other stakeholders. That means decision-grade financial insight, cross-functional execution across finance, operations, contracts, and capital, and an engagement structure tailored to the organization's specific situation and priorities.
Direct accountability — every engagement is led personally by Scott, with senior judgment applied from day one.
Decision-grade insight — financial reporting and analysis structured to support executive decisions, board governance, and capital allocation.
Cross-functional execution — connecting finance with operations, contracts, project economics, risk, and growth strategy.
Tailored engagement architecture — fractional, project-based, interim, or board advisory, structured around the organization's needs.
CPA-Led. Independently Delivered.
Scott Thatcher, CPA, MBA, CIA, brings extensive senior finance leadership to complex organizations in an independent advisory capacity. His background spans construction, renewable energy, government contracting, defense, and technology — with deep expertise in long-term contracts, FP&A, capital strategy, financial reporting, and ERP transformation.
Learn More About Scott
Scott Thatcher
CPA, MBA, CIA
Ready to Strengthen Financial Strategy and Execution?
Whether the priority is fractional CFO leadership, government contracting compliance, family-office coordination, transaction readiness, or complex contract accounting — reach out to start the conversation.
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