Blinkfin

When the close keeps running late

At a lot of companies of 20 to 150 people, the month-end close slips a week, reconciliations pile up and the books are always a little behind. Blinkfin is working on that problem.

The problem we're working on

Many US companies this size have outgrown a part-time bookkeeper but can't yet justify a full-time controller. The close and the reconciliations land in between, handled by whoever has time, usually on top of a full job.

Who we want to hear from

• You keep or run the books at a US company of roughly 20 to 150 people.
• The company is on QuickBooks Online or Xero.
• There's no full-time controller, so the close falls to you, a small team, or outside help.

Or you do this work for companies like that, as a fractional controller, an outsourced accountant or a bookkeeper.

What we'd ask about

How your close goes today: what takes the time, what falls behind, who catches it up, and what you've tried. It's a conversation about your work. There's nothing to buy and no demo.

Where we are

We build software, and we're looking at whether agents could take on the routine part of the close (bank reconciliations, bill entry, invoice booking) while your own bookkeeper reviews and approves every step. It's early, and nothing is built yet. We want to get the problem right first.

Your time

About 30 minutes, by video or phone, whenever suits you.

What happens to what you tell us

We take notes to understand the problem. We won't quote you by name or share details about your company without asking first, and we never share or sell contact details.

Thanks,
The Blinkfin team