Stout Expands Accounting & Reporting Advisory Practice

Stout is pleased to announce the expansion of its Accounting & Reporting Advisory practice, which supports clients in the following key areas:

• Technical accounting consulting - Stout provides expertise across a wide range of technical accounting topics, such as business combinations, complex equity and debt instruments, derivatives and hedging, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, leases, impairments of goodwill, intangible assets and fixed assets, consolidations and variable interest entities, carve-outs and divestitures, and fresh start accounting. Stout also assists companies with their annual audit or quarterly review including preparing and/or reviewing supporting schedules and other audit support, performing cut-off procedures, and preparing financial statements and related disclosures.
• Public company readiness - Stout assists companies in preparing the SEC filings to become a public company, transforming their financial organization to meet public company requirements, providing audit readiness and support, and supporting public company financial reporting and other ongoing complex accounting matters.
• Finance integration - Stout focuses on all aspects of post-acquisition integration within the finance function and its sub-verticals. Whether it be tax, treasury, FP&A, accounting, finance operations, or financial reporting, Stout can ensure preparedness at closing, smooth execution during the first 100 days, and establishment of a sustainable finance operating model at steady-state.
• Internal controls - Stout promotes operational efficiency and ensures the accuracy of financial records. Internal controls that are designed and operating effectively help safeguard a company and its assets, minimize risk, and provide reasonable assurance to internal and external stakeholders that the company is operating in accordance with policies, rules, regulations, and laws.

In conjunction with this announcement, Stout welcomes Managing DirectorsBrad Burch and Jeremy Enuson. Together, this team averages 20 years of experience performing accounting and reporting services across a variety of industries. Our professionals' experience combined with Stout's flexible and practical approach uniquely positions us to deliver accounting expertise around complex accounting and financial reporting topics for any size project.

"I am excited about the expansion of Stout's Accounting & Reporting Advisory practice, which enables us to better serve clients with accounting and financial reporting requirements as a result of a merger or acquisition, divestiture, initial public offering, significant new contract, or adoption of a newly issued accounting standard," said Steve Hills, Accounting & Reporting Advisory Practice Leader.

For more information, visit Stout's Accounting & Reporting Advisory page.