Client Advisory Services

Trust the HORNE team to manage your day-today financial operations while you do what you do best – serve customers and drive growth.

Smarter financials for growing franchise operations

Franchise operators face a unique juggling act: managing multiple locations, navigating varied regulations, and making decisions across fragmented financial systems. Inconsistent reporting, manual processes, and compliance risks can slow down growth—or worse, lead to costly errors.

You need clean numbers, streamlined operations, and confidence that every location is on the same page. Trust us to manage your day-to-day bill pay, bookkeeping, payroll and tax services while our team of industry experts guides you to make better decisions through tax and financial planning, operational consulting, benchmarking and more.

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ADVANTAGE

co-source, outsource, and financial advisory solutions + resources designed to empower

Your strategic financial partner, providing outsource and co-source support tailored for single-unit owners, multi-unit operators, and franchise groups scaling across state lines.

  • Standardize reporting across all locations
  • Streamline payroll and compliance
  • Enhance visibility into performance trends
  • Scale systems for continued growth
  • Utilize CFO-level strategy and forecasting

Tailored Solutions for Franchise

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Financial Statement Preparation

Numbers guide strategic decisions. Whether you’re running the business day-to-day, planning an acquisition or making an additional capital investment, success depends on an honest and objective view of your financial and operational performance.
With our financial compilation solutions, you’ll always have access to the timely and accurate reporting you need to make decisions with greater confidence.

  • Financial statement preparation with P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statements
  • Deposit verification and bank reconciliation
  • Sales and use tax filings
  • General ledger detailed reporting
  • Trend reporting
  • Cash flow and EBITDA analysis
  • Franchisor profit/loss reporting
  • Strategic collaboration on brand developments, trends and insights

 

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Healthy cash flow provides peace of mind and is crucial for achieving your goals. Your cash position and financial standing impact your ability to secure capital and grow.
We can help manage your cash flow more effectively by monitoring your payables and anticipating the financial trends of your business.

  • Weekly invoice and payment processing
  • Aging payables schedule
  • Cash flow reporting and planning
  • 1099 processing and filing
  • Vendor maintenance and communication
  • Duplicate payment oversight
  • Invoice approval workflow process
  • Repair and maintenance management system

 

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Managed Payroll Services

We bring both the people and the platform to manage your payroll with confidence. HORNE’s Managed Payroll Services include a dedicated processor to handle everything from seamless onboarding and data collection to issuing paychecks. With clients in all 50 states, we take on the responsibility of processing your payroll and managing all the related compliance monitoring and tax calculations and filings, including year-end forms. Benefits of Managed Payroll include:

  1. Complete Payroll Team, with:
    1. Dedicated processor, not a 1-800#
    2. Up-to-date regulatory knowledge
  2. Payroll Engine/Platform:
    1. Advanced platform with integrations
    2. Mobile app to view pay stubs, W-2, handbooks, etc.
    3. Streamlined data handling with external controls
    4. Accurate reporting insights
  3. Reduces risk of error and penalties
  4. Saves time for your internal team
  5. Be applied to all available tax credits
  6. Improves accuracy and compliance
  7. Easily scalable as business grows
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HR Consulting Solutions

If it seems like federal and state employment regulations are constantly changing, that’s because they are. Powered by an innovative mix of data, technology and human expertise, the our HR Platform offers everything you need to keep your organization on track; whether you need guidance on a challenging workplace situation or help deciphering some complex legalese, get trusted guidance from a certified HR expert who will answer your questions in terms you can actually understand.

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Consultants & Relationship Managers

It’s a common situation: As you grow, you reach a point where you need a more sophisticated level of strategic guidance — but you don’t have the budget to justify hiring a full time position.

With HORNE’s Consultants and Relationship Managers, you can leverage our executive-level experience of over 40 years in the franchise industry serving more than 4,500 units — at a fraction of the cost — to ensure that your strategic goals and financial operations are aligned for long-term success.

HORNEADVANTAGE

cosource, outsource, + financial advisory
solutions + resources designed to empower

Looking for more ways to strengthen your financial foundation and scale with confidence? Explore our library of resources for every stage of business growth. If you’re ready to talk strategy or capacity, we’re always up for a conversation. 

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