Fractional CFOs and forensic accountants (CFE) serving nonprofits with $1M+ budgets, providing financial leadership, fraud prevention, and accounting department buildouts.
Closing Your Books is a firm of fractional CFOs with forensic accounting credentials (CFE) who provide financial leadership, forensic accounting, financial consulting, and accounting department buildouts for nonprofits managing $1M or more. We help nonprofits build strong financial systems, prevent fraud, fix weak internal controls, and ensure accurate grant reporting.
Our services include fractional CFO leadership, quarterly financial consulting, forensic fraud investigations, and full accounting department development from hiring to software implementation. We serve nonprofits nationwide from our Oregon base, working with organizations to protect their mission, strengthen their teams, and give boards and funders confidence in their financial controls.
Four specialized service options so clients pay only for what they need
Focus on nonprofits with $1M+ budgets and complex grant-funded operations
Builds actual accounting infrastructure (hiring, processes, systems) rather than just reporting
Finds problems before auditors or funders do
Services
Fractional CFO Services
Strategic financial leadership for nonprofits with $1M+ budgets, including budgeting, cash flow forecasting, grant financial management, and board reporting.
Quarterly strategic guidance to fix financial problems executive directors know exist but don't know how to address, strengthening systems and internal controls.
Quarterly strategic guidanceGrant tracking improvementInternal controls assessmentFinancial process optimizationFinance team empowerment
Forensic Accounting Services
Fraud investigation and prevention for nonprofits, assessing internal controls, finding gaps, and identifying red flags like suspicious vendors and payment anomalies.
Fraud investigationInternal controls assessmentRed flag detectionSuspicious activity analysisAccess reviewControl gap remediation
Accounting Department Development for Nonprofits
Building the nonprofit accounting department from the ground up: hiring, training, process documentation, and accounting software implementation for grant-funded operations.
Team structure and hiringPosition description writingStaff training and developmentFinancial process documentationAccounting software implementationAudit preparation process
Credentials & Certifications
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
MBA
Closing Your Books LLC
Since 2016
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of nonprofits do you serve? +
Nonprofit organizations and foundations managing $1M or more in budget.
What is a fractional CFO? +
A fractional CFO provides strategic financial leadership — including budgeting, cash flow forecasting, grant financial management, and board reporting — on a part-time or as-needed basis, rather than as a full-time hire.
Why do nonprofits need forensic accounting? +
Most nonprofit fractional CFOs focus on budgets and reports and never look for fraud. As Certified Fraud Examiners, Closing Your Books looks at finances the way a fraudster would, spotting problems before they become audit findings or front-page news.
What does accounting department development include? +
Nonprofit accounting team structure and hiring, staff training and development, financial process and workflow design, and accounting software implementation for nonprofits with complex funding streams.
How does the nonprofit close process prevent fraud? +
A disciplined close process creates friction where money moves without oversight. Reconciliations, reviews, and explanations surface small inconsistencies before they become fraud, audit findings, or governance failures.
What makes Closing Your Books different from other nonprofit accountants? +
Most nonprofit fractional CFOs focus on budgets and reports and never look for fraud. Closing Your Books does, because that's where the real risk lives. We offer four services so you only pay for what your organization actually needs.
Do you work with nonprofits outside Oregon? +
Yes. Closing Your Books is based in Oregon but serves nonprofits nationwide.
What credentials does the team hold? +
The lead practitioner holds an MBA and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
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