We Manage the Business of Charities

Finance | Technology | Human Resources

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How We Help

We provide our clients with white-glove financial, technology and HR services. We offer accounting, controllership, bookkeeping, financial reporting, consulting and assessments, technology management, technical support, people and culture support, and a full range of HR service offerings.

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Meet Our Team

With over 150 years of combined experience in charity finances and technology, Karen, Suzanne, Zach and their team have the sector expertise to bring seasoned financial and technology management to your charity.

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We Are Growing

Are you a designated accountant or experienced bookkeeper looking for rewarding work? If you are interested in part-time or full-time work at various levels of accounting, ask us about the benefits of working with community charities.

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Meet Our Partners

Suzanne Porcellato, CPA, CA | Partner

Karen Dysart, CPA, CA | Founding Partner

Zach Dryman, B.Sc. | Partner

“We do the business side so you can be passionate about the helping side. Whether it is counseling kids after trauma, delivering food, providing shelter, educating, or facilitating philanthropy, you can focus on the community because we have your back.”

Kyren Dysart, Founding Partner
“You don’t have to stay awake worrying about how to manage and report the money side of things. We speak the language of your funders and the business people on your Board. We can facilitate the difficult discussions. And once your accounts are in order, you’ll have a clear road map ahead of what it takes to run your programs.”

Suzanne Porcellato, Partner
“Many times, charities and not-for-profits leave technology by the wayside instead of smartly incorporating it into the operations of the organization – which prohibits productivity, decreases efficiency and degrades the overall donor and stakeholder experience. By integrating technology tools into structured processes, staff can focus on the mission and cause of the organization rather than the administrative burdens and knowledge gaps that typically come with a majority of technical projects.”

Zach Dryman, Partner

We always know where we stand

“When our organization was just getting started and its resources were very limited, CHARITYacCOUNTS! established a reporting system that gained the confidence of senior staff and the volunteer accountants on the Board. We always know where we stand in comparison to the budget, so I have the tools I need to control my budget. We have grown considerably with CHARITYacCOUNTS! supporting our back office, so CHARITYacCOUNTS! was the obvious choice to assist us in conversion from “make do, piecemeal software” into a fully robust, integrated software solution for our charity.”

They provide us with the skills we need

“Food for Life has been working with the team at CHARITYacCOUNTS! for many years and could not afford to hire the same expertise we receive by hiring just one staff person. The combination of trained bookkeeper complimented by a CPA is a wonderful mix that provides us with the skills we need to ensure smooth operations.”

We are able to focus

“CHARITYacCOUNTS! has been integral to our organization since 2012. We had worked with them informally before and decided they could help us develop a more professional approach to our finances. Suzanne has worked with our Executive Director, the Board and the Treasurer. With her help, we successfully applied for two grants from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. These grants were substantial and required expertise to manage, document and track. CHARITYacCOUNTS! provided a framework to organize our reporting and demonstrate how we met the terms of the grant. We are able to focus on the work of the Choir knowing our financial ducks are in a row."

We feel confident in our business and our numbers

“Our organization faced financial challenges during a time of significant change. Working with CHARITYacCOUNTS! intensively for seven months allowed us to feel confident in our business and our numbers. That, in turn, made it possible for us to plan ahead and focus on our mandate. The person we worked with was amazing; knowledgeable and still able to bring levity and confidence at a time when we needed it. They were instrumental in helping us find a Director of Finance, train and support that person and then, step back. CHARITYacCOUNTS! was able to step in at a critical time and set us in the right direction.”

They have been an incredible investment

“In 2016, we were busy launching YPI Canada as a public foundation. We knew one of our first critical priorities would be to establish appropriate bench strength in accounting and financial controls in order to meet our obligations as a not-for-profit, including CRA requirements, as well as to be accountable, trustworthy, and transparent for our growing community of donors and stakeholders. As a busy start-up, it was important that we could focus our human resources on what we do best: nationwide programming, looking after our staff, and building relationships with our partners. One of the first decisions we made was to work with CHARITYacCOUNTS! as our external financial controllership and bookkeeping service, thanks to a recommendation from one of our Board members. It was a great decision - they have been an incredible investment. CHARITYacCOUNTS! developed our robust system of internal financial processes and controls, and their qualifications and professionalism as controllers and bookkeepers inspire confidence when I present financial statements to YPI Canada’s Board, auditors, and funders alike. I highly recommend them.”

They ensure our audits are clean

We are a member organization for chartered financial analysts. CHARITYacCOUNTS! provides us with professional staff and the ease to outsource our financials helping to ensure our audits are clean and at arm's length. This allows us to focus on our mission to provide member services, professional development and education while CHARITYacCOUNTS! focuses on our finances."