At Aronson & Company we believe in the concept of the bigger picture. Rather than looking at your business in a vacuum, we seek to perfect the nature of your business through cohesive, complementary solutions that work together for success. Government contractors, in particular, face a unique group of business needs. To address these needs, we have created a system—an ecosystem, so to speak—that brings together critical services and strategies to create an environment that will foster success and increase your bottom line.

Rather than just address your government sales plan or strategies for minimizing tax liability, we help you make all of the aspects of your business work together. Our diverse service offerings and large group of accounting and consulting experts create the total solution for government contractors.

TRADITIONAL SERVICES

Tax | A&C examines your specific tax planning goals and then develops strategies to minimize tax costs to your company while staying in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Once we have determined your tax needs, we will perform the functions of completing the necessary federal and state income tax returns. Tax services include:

State and Local Tax

International Tax

Credit/Incentives

Compliance

Strategic Planning

Assurance | From the preparation of financial statements, to providing business and financial consulting, we work to perfect the nature of your business. A&C recognizes that assurance services are typically mandated by third-party lenders or creditors, shareholders, bonding companies, or security regulators. We take pride in having perfected a methodology for addressing the requirements of all of these users. We apply our extensive industry knowledge to bring you efficient and effective assurance services, which improve internal accounting controls and reporting systems by offering proactive advice in areas of importance to your company. Assurance services include:

Audit, Compilation & Review

Risk Management

Special Reports

Audit Committee Representation

CONSULTING SERVICES

Contract Solutions | Selling to the federal government has never been more appealing, but succeeding in the federal market can be difficult. A&C’s experts stay on top of the emerging trends that affect our GSA Schedule contract clients, using our unique insight and knowledge to help them achieve their short and long-term financial goals. Our instincts have proven accurate and our industry expertise is unparalleled.

GSA Schedules

Contract Acquisition

Contract Compliance

Contract Maintenance

Proposal Support

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Government Contracting Systems | With our understanding of the financial and operational needs of government contractors, we are able to assist in the installation of accounting systems to ensure compliance with government cost accounting requirements. A&C has teamed with Deltek®, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software provider of choice for project-based businesses, to offer the government contractor the best value in products and services. A&C’s specialized team of consultants provides a variety of consulting services to new and current Deltek users, including installation, implementation, and ongoing support. Deltek® services include:

Installation

Integration

Customization

Report Writing

Software Sales

Government Systems Outsourcing | A&C’s Deltek Outsourcing Group has the experience and power to help companies just like yours address both the technological challenges that today’s government contractors face, as well as the personnel needs that go along with them. Whether you are a prime contractor or subcontractor, a small start-up, an established government contractor, a company experiencing the pain of downsizing, or even just temporarily short-staffed, A&C can help support your accounting group with skilled professional consultants who know their way around your business. Secure, mission critical data systems combined with the powerful expertise of our experienced accounting technology staff may be the perfect solution for your government contracting business. Our experts are classically educated accounting professionals with strong technical training and broad experience with Deltek GCS Premier and government accounting regulations. Outsourcing services include:

Accounting

Staff Augmentation

Contract Administration

Audit Support

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Compliance Support | Our government contracting specialists can help you navigate the complexities of compliance issues. Our extensive experience with DCAA allows us to help you prepare for audits, perform contract close-outs, detail incurred cost submissions and more. Our experts will provide you with direct and indirect cost structure reviews to help ensure compliance with cost regulations, maximize cost recovery and enhance a company’s competitive position. We can assist at every stage—from the development of your strategy to proposal preparation. Compliance support services include:

Ethics

Incurred Cost Submissions

FAR/CAS Compliance

Indirect Rate Structuring

EVMS

ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS

Mergers & Acquisitions | Aronson Capital Partners, LLC is a leading investment bank providing mergers and acquisition, corporate finance, and valuation services to middle-market companies in the defense and government technology services industries. Through our extensive relationships with strategic buyers, private equity groups and government decision makers, we are able to provide our clients with timely strategic advice and access to active market participants. The principals of Aronson Capital Partners have completed over 50 M&A transactions and raised over $1.0 billion in capital. M&A services include:

Merger & Acquisition

Business Valuations

Placement of Debt/Equity

Financial Advisory

Due Diligence

Pension & Benefit Plans | A&C understands the complex aspects of benefit plans and applies a well-rounded knowledge of the industry to help you meet and exceed your business goals. The benefits area is dynamic and change is Congressionally controlled. With a 40-year history of service, A&C anticipates changes and enables clients to meet the demands of aligning their business, employee and regulatory goals. While virtually anyone can read the rules related to benefit plans, very few can provide the perspective necessary to understand how the rules may be applied. It is our commitment to perfecting the nature of your business that drives our professional staff to help you make good business decisions, rather than just good benefit decisions. Benefit plan services include:

Audit

Compliance

Audit Representation

Design & Implementation