ECS helps finance and IT teams stabilize financial reporting, validate critical reports, and build defensible confidence in reporting outcomes—without unnecessary disruption.

What We Do 

When financial reporting is inconsistent, difficult to validate, or hard to sustain, teams need focused support—not large-scale transformations.

ECS provides practical financial reporting and BI stabilization to help organizations regain confidence in their numbers and establish reliable reporting practices.

We support teams navigating:

• Regulatory or compliance requirements
• Executive reporting expectations
• Reporting accuracy concerns
• Staffing gaps or system transitions

ECS engagements are designed to strengthen reporting practices—not just deliver outputs.

Core Service Areas

Financial Reporting Readiness & Stabilization

We help Finance teams trust their numbers again.

• Validate existing financial reports and dashboards
• Identify and resolve logic, data, or reconciliation issues
• Support GL tie-outs, aging reports, and variance analysis
• Document report logic for repeatability and continuity

Compliance & Regulatory Reporting Support

Accurate, defensible reporting when it matters most.

• Support required financial and regulatory reporting
• Ensure reports are consistent, reproducible, and review-ready
• Reduce audit, compliance, and funding risk
• Meet state, regulatory, or executive deadlines with confidence

Targeted Report Development (When Needed)

Report development is provided when gaps in existing reporting prevent teams from meeting deadlines or compliance requirements.

• Build or enhance critical financial reports
• Replace manual or spreadsheet-based outputs with governed reports
• Ensure new or updated reports align with validation and audit needs

Report development is never open-ended and is always tied to a specific reporting outcome or deadline.

Interim Financial Reporting & BI Project Support

Short-term leadership and coordination.

• Interim ownership of financial reporting or BI initiatives
• Coordination between Finance and IT stakeholders
• Clear prioritization, documentation, and clean handoff

Targeted Enablement & Mentoring

ECS provides targeted enablement to help Finance teams and power users investigate transactions, use Birst effectively, and reduce ad hoc reporting requests—preserving Finance focus and improving the quality of questions being asked.

How We Help

Reporting Confidence Comes First

Most organizations don’t struggle because they lack reports — they struggle because they’re unsure which reports they can trust.

ECS focuses on reporting confidence, not just report delivery.

For each engagement, we help Finance and IT teams clearly understand:

• Which reports are reliable today
• Why those reports can be trusted
• Where limitations or risks exist
• What to prioritize next to strengthen reporting

This approach gives stakeholders clarity and defensibility — and helps organizations move forward with confidence in their numbers.

Our approach is structured, transparent, and designed to reduce reporting risk.

1. Assess
   Review existing reports, priorities, and constraints
2. Stabilize
   Address critical issues and validate key outputs
3. Document
   Clarify logic, assumptions, and dependencies so reporting remains reliable after handoff
4. Support
   Support reporting needs related to close, audit, or executive decision-making

Most engagements are completed within a clearly defined scope and timeframe, often measured in weeks rather than months.

Many engagements begin with focused stabilization and naturally evolve into ongoing reporting support or governance as needs mature.

What Clients Typically Receive

Depending on scope and reporting needs, ECS engagements may include:

• Validated status of priority financial reports
• Clear documentation of report logic, assumptions, and limitations
• Identification of data gaps, risks, or inconsistencies
• Practical recommendations to improve reporting accuracy and reliability
• Supporting documentation suitable for audit or internal review
• Clear handoff materials to support ongoing use and ownership

Why ECS

• Finance-first, compliance-aware approach
• Calm, practical support under deadline pressure
• Clear communication across Finance and IT

ECS focuses on outcomes: accurate reports, trusted numbers, and reduced risk.