Northstar Financial Advisory
You didn't start your company to run a finance department.
But we did.
Northstar operates as your complete finance and accounting department, from daily bookkeeping to CFO-level strategy, so you can stop managing spreadsheets and start running your business.
500+
Businesses Served
100%
Clean Audits
35%
Avg. Tax Savings
Your Complete Finance Team
Dedicated CFO
Strategic leadership for your executive team
Controller
Financial oversight and reporting accuracy
Staff Accountant
Day-to-day books, AP/AR, reconciliation
Tax Strategist
Proactive planning that keeps more in your pocket
“Simply the best accounting and finance team I've ever worked with.”
Mark Gordon
Executive Producer, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds & Ray Donovan
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The Problem
Growing businesses hit a financial ceiling
You started a company to build something great, not to spend your nights reconciling transactions and chasing down numbers.
You’re the Accidental CFO
Making financial decisions without financial training. Every spreadsheet feels like a guess. Every board meeting, you’re winging the numbers.
You’re Flying Blind
No real-time dashboards. No clean P&L. No idea where you actually stand until the quarter ends and your accountant sends a PDF.
You’ve Outgrown Your Bookkeeper
They keep the lights on but can’t help you plan, fundraise, or make strategic decisions. You need more, but you’re not sure what that looks like.
Every Growth Move Feels Like a Gamble
Add a location? Hire someone? Change your pricing? Without a financial model, every big decision is a coin flip.
A Full-Time CFO Is Out of Reach
$200K+ salary for someone you might only need 15 hours a week. The math doesn’t work yet. But doing it yourself doesn’t work either.
Too Many Tools, No Cohesion
QuickBooks, spreadsheets, tax software, payroll. None of them talk to each other. It’s a patchwork that creates more confusion than clarity.
Sound familiar? Let's fix it.
The Turning Point
What if you had a complete finance team without building one?
Northstar plugs into your business as your full-service finance and accounting department. Not a consultant who hands over a report and disappears. An embedded team that handles everything.
Within a week, you get:
Revenue
$2.4M
+18%
Gross Margin
42%
+3pts
Cash Position
$680K
+12%
Monthly Expenses
$142K
-8%
Tax Savings
$182K
This fiscal year
A/R Outstanding
$340K
-12% from last quarter
The Transformation
What changes when your finances are handled
It's not just about clean books. It's about how you lead, how you grow, and how you sleep at night.
Make Decisions with Authority
Walk into any boardroom, partner meeting, or strategy session with the numbers to back every call you make. No more guessing.
See Your Full Financial Picture
Real-time dashboards and monthly reports that show exactly where you stand. No waiting, no guessing. Complete visibility.
Reclaim Your Time
Stop doing work that isn’t your job. Every hour spent on finances is an hour not spent on growth. Get back to what you’re great at.
Keep More of What You Earn
Proactive tax strategies, optimized entity structures, and financial planning that puts money back in your pocket. Not just compliance.
What We Actually Do
The engine behind the transformation
Every outcome above is powered by specific, repeatable work your dedicated team delivers every month. Here's what's running behind the scenes.
Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Daily transaction management & coding
- Bank & credit card reconciliation
- Accounts payable & receivable
- Payroll coordination & labor cost tracking
- Monthly close by the 15th, every month
- Multi-entity & multi-location consolidation
Controller & Reporting
- Three-tier review on every deliverable
- Management reporting in plain English
- Budget vs. actual variance analysis
- Audit-ready & investor-ready financials
- Internal controls & compliance
- Chart of accounts optimization
CFO & Strategy
- Monthly CFO strategy sessions
- Rolling cash flow forecasting
- KPI dashboards & live financial visibility
- Financial modeling & scenario analysis
- Capital strategy & debt structuring
- Board, investor & partner reporting
Tax & Compliance
- Year-round proactive tax planning
- Entity structure optimization
- Reasonable compensation analysis
- Quarterly estimated tax management
- Retirement plan maximization
- State & local tax compliance
All of this is delivered by one dedicated team — your bookkeeper, senior accountant, controller, CFO, and tax strategist — working from the same data, in the same systems.
The Comparison
Not all outsourced finance is the same
Most firms hand you a bookkeeper and call it outsourced accounting. Northstar deploys a team with built-in oversight at every level.
Solo Bookkeeper
Typical Outsourced Firm
In-House Team
Northstar
Industry Expertise
We don't serve every industry. We go deep in a few.
Healthcare
Payer mix, provider comp, practice valuation
Learn moreConstruction
Job costing, WIP, bonding-ready financials
Learn moreE-Commerce & DTC
COGS, multi-channel revenue, sales tax nexus
Learn moreCannabis
280E, seed-to-sale, regulatory navigation
Learn moreProfessional Services
Utilization, partner comp, client profitability
Learn moreTechnology & AI
SaaS metrics, burn rate, investor-ready financials
Learn moreDon't see your industry? We also work with professional services firms, multi-entity holding companies, and other operationally complex businesses. Let's talk.
Client Stories
Real results from real business owners
Don't take our word for it. Here's what our clients say about working with Northstar.
“As a fractional CFO, I always need to scale up my services and ensure my clients have the proper accounting supporting them. Northstar has excelled in supporting us on every front, there whenever you need them, been extremely attentive to me and my clients, and an amazing part of the team. I recommend Northstar as your one-stop shop for anything accounting and finance.”
Tyson McDonald
Fractional CFO
“Northstar stepped in as our full controller solution during a period of rapid growth. They cleaned up our books, guided us through two annual audits, and built the reporting infrastructure we needed to plan our expansion with confidence.”
Dov Weisman
VP of Finance, Libertana Home Health
“If you’re looking for the best company to both strategize and implement self-sustaining financial systems, Northstar is it. From idea to execution, they put heart and energy into their work.”
Alex Lidow
CEO, Efficient Power Conversion
“Northstar was instrumental in creating procedures for our financials, and did so with great accuracy, proficiency and clarity. We received clear analytical reporting that helped us gain invaluable strategic insights and better understand the bottom line.”
AJ Owen
CEO, Big Rock Farms
How It Works
Getting started is simple
No long onboarding. No complicated contracts. We move fast because you need to.
Step 01
Strategy Call
We learn your business, your goals, and where you’re stuck financially. No sales pitch. Just a real conversation.
Step 02
Custom Roadmap
We design your finance function around your specific needs, timeline, and growth trajectory.
Step 03
We Plug In
Our team integrates with your existing systems and starts delivering value. Not in months. In days.
Step 04
You Lead, We Handle
You focus on growth. We handle every financial detail behind the scenes. Your complete finance team, always on.
No long-term contracts. We earn your trust every month.
Your Engagement
Choose the level that fits. Grow when you're ready.
Every engagement is built on the same foundation: a dedicated finance team working from your data, in your systems. You choose how deep the support goes.
Accounting Foundation
Best for: $1M–$5M revenue
Your Team
Bookkeeper + Senior Accountant
- Monthly close & financial statements
- Reconciliation, AP/AR, payroll
- Basic management reporting
$2,000 – $4,500/mo
Learn moreFinancial Operations
Best for: $3M–$20M revenue
Your Team
Bookkeeper + Sr. Accountant + Controller
- Controller review on every deliverable
- Audit-ready, investor-ready financials
- Budget vs. actual & management reporting
$4,500 – $9,500/mo
Learn moreFinancial Leadership
Best for: $5M–$50M+ revenue
Your Team
Full team + CFO + Tax Strategist
- Monthly strategy sessions & forecasting
- KPI dashboards & scenario modeling
- Year-round proactive tax planning
$9,500 – $20,000/mo
Learn moreEnterprise engagements available for complex, multi-entity businesses.
Ready to stop guessing and start leading?
Schedule a free 30-minute strategy call. We'll show you exactly where the gaps are, and how to close them.
Or call us directly: 888.999.0280
Lorenzo Nourafchan
Founder & CEO
500+
Clients Guided
$7B+
In Transactions Advised
Meet the Founder
Built on 15 years of guiding businesses from launch to scale
Over the past 15 years, Lorenzo has shepherded more than 500 clients from launch to scale to success. He founded Northstar with a clear mission: give growing businesses the financial clarity and expertise they deserve, without the overhead of building an in-house team.
Prior to founding Northstar, Lorenzo was an integral member of T3, a technology transfer company behind some of the world's most innovative companies. He later joined the financial team of International Rectifier (NYSE: IRF), where he assisted the company through a $3 billion sale to Infineon, before joining Entertainment One (LSE: ETO), where he helped engineer the company's $4 billion sale to Hasbro.
That corporate finance pedigree, combined with 15 years of hands-on work with founders and CEOs, is the foundation of everything Northstar delivers today. The firm now serves businesses across cannabis, construction, healthcare, e-commerce, and real estate with a team of 70+ financial professionals, backed by Crete Professionals Alliance, one of the nation's largest networks of premier accounting firms.
Common Questions
Everything you need to know
Still have questions? Schedule a free strategy call and we'll walk you through everything.
Traditional firms hand you a report and disappear. We embed into your operations as your full finance team, from daily bookkeeping to CFO-level strategy. You get one team that handles everything, not a patchwork of vendors who don’t talk to each other.
We work with growth-stage companies generating $1M to $50M in revenue. Our clients have typically outgrown basic bookkeeping but can’t justify or don’t need a full-time CFO and finance department. If that sounds like you, we’re probably a great fit.
Most clients are fully onboarded within days, not months. After our initial strategy call, we design a custom roadmap and begin integrating with your systems immediately. You’ll see impact in the first week.
No. We earn your business every month. Our engagements are flexible, with no long-term lock-ins. That said, most clients stay with us for years because the value compounds over time.
Absolutely. We can complement your existing team by filling the gaps they can’t cover, like CFO strategy, financial modeling, and tax planning. Or we can take over everything end to end. We’ll design the right structure for your situation.
We specialize in cannabis, construction, healthcare, e-commerce, and real estate. These are the industries where financial complexity is highest and where generic accountants tend to fall short. Our team has deep experience with everything from 280E compliance and job costing to payer mix analysis and multi-entity structures. That said, we also serve professional services firms, tech companies, and other operationally complex businesses.
Our engagements typically range from $5K to $15K per month depending on scope and complexity. That’s a fraction of what you’d pay for an in-house CFO ($200K+ salary) and you get an entire team, not just one person. We’ll scope a custom package during your free strategy call.
We’re platform-agnostic and work with whatever tools make sense for your business: QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Bill.com, Gusto, and more. We also build custom dashboards and reporting that ties everything together into one clear financial picture.
Take the First Step
Let's figure out what your business actually needs.
Every engagement starts with a conversation, not a sales pitch. Tell us about your business and we'll reach out within 24 hours.
Join 500+ businesses that stopped managing spreadsheets and started growing.
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