Accounting Professional Network (APN Group)

Accounting Professional Network (APN Group) is an Atlanta consulting firm that provides finance, accounting and HR staff on an outsourced basis. Instead of hiring in-house, clients bring in its controllers, accountants and CFOs to run reporting, prepare for audits and plan ahead.

What Accounting Professional Network (APN Group) does

• Controller and accounting services: outsourced controllers and accounting teams who handle financial reporting and spending control.
• CFO services: part-time CFO support drawing on financial data to guide decisions.
• Special projects: extra hands for new compliance rules, sudden growth or an upcoming audit.
• CPA support: getting the books ready for audit and tax season, working alongside the client's CPA firm.
• System design: setting up financial reporting systems so owners can act on their numbers.
• HR services: outsourced help with hiring, staff development, engagement and rewards.

Clients

Mainly small and midsize companies, with published guidance aimed at nonprofit boards and at foreign firms setting up in the US.

Key facts

• Based in: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• Founded: 2001
• Leadership: Ginger Mathews, chief executive since 2012
• Network: member of an alliance of 17 outsourced accounting and finance firms across the US