RESEARCH FINANCE
Financial leadership for organizations managing grants, contracts, research programs, Principal Investigators, and complex reporting requirements.
Pennies Count helps research organizations connect the financial pieces so leadership has greater visibility, clarity, and confidence in the numbers.
Financial Infrastructure Built for Research Organizations
Connecting the Financial Pieces
THE RESEARCH FINANCE FRAME
Research finance isn't just about recording transactions. It's about connecting funding, research activity, accounting, reporting, and oversight so the financial information tells the complete story.
AWARDS & CONTRACTS
PROGRAMS & PIs
Understand funding terms, budgets, financial requirements, and reporting considerations.
Connect financial activity to research programs and Principal Investigators.
ACCOUNTING & ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET VS. ACTUAL
Create financial information that supports organizational and funding-related reporting requirements.
Give leadership the visibility needed to understand financial performance, identify risks, and make informed decisions.
Monitor financial performance against approved budgets and identify significant variances.
Record, classify, and allocate financial activity consistently and appropriately.
LEADERSHIP & OVERSIGHT
REPORTING & COMPLIANCE
When the financial pieces connect, leadership can see the bigger picture.
WHAT PENNIES COUNT DOES
Specialized Financial Support for Research Organizations
Pennies Count helps research organizations strengthen the financial infrastructure supporting their programs, funding, and operations.
Our work can range from specialized financial projects to ongoing Controller-level financial leadership.
Grant & Contract Accounting
Strengthen accounting structures for organizations managing multiple grants, contracts, and funding sources.
Research Financial Reporting
Develop reporting structures that connect organizational, program, PI, award, and contract-level information.
Financial Infrastructure
Strengthen accounting systems, workflows, documentation, and controls that support reliable research financial operations.
PI-Level Financial Reporting
Provide Principal Investigators and leadership with meaningful visibility into the financial activity supporting their research programs and awards.
Budget vs. Actual Analysis
Monitor financial activity against approved budgets to identify significant variances, trends, and areas requiring attention.
The goal isn't simply to produce more financial reports.
It's to create financial information that leadership can actually use.
Revenue & Cost Allocation
Review the processes supporting revenue recognition, expense classification, payroll and fringe allocation, and other financial activity.
IS YOUR RESEARCH FINANCIAL FUNCTION KEEPING UP?
Lets talk about your current environment and where you need greater visibility, structure, or support.
20+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Supporting nonprofit and research organizations.
FORENSIC PERSPECTIVE
Master’s degree in Forensic Accounting
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING & AUDIT EXPERIENCE
Experience in public accounting auditing nonprofit organizations