DLC

DLC is a professional services firm that supplies finance and accounting consultants for project work. Its consultants are CPAs with Big 4 backgrounds or business-school MBAs, and they join a client's team either individually or as a group. The firm reports serving more than 1,360 clients over 25 years, from venture-backed start-ups to Fortune 1000 companies.

What DLC offers

• Accounting and financial reporting — hands-on help with close, reporting and accounting projects.
• Financial planning and analysis — forecasting, budgeting and financial models, such as a five-year forecast built for one client.
• M&A due diligence — support for buyers reviewing a deal.
• Post-merger integration — bringing finance functions together after an acquisition.
• Process documentation and redesign — mapping and reworking finance processes, including automation topics such as RPA.

Who it works with

Clients range from start-ups to large corporations. One case study describes an eight-week project giving a containment products maker's board the analysis to decide whether to keep or spin off a business unit.

Key facts

• Clients served: over 1,360
• History: 25 years in business
• Recognition: listed among fast-growing companies by Inc magazine and the Los Angeles Business Journal
• Consultants: CPAs with Big 4 experience and MBAs