Diagnose. Build. Hand it over.

Most manufacturers running QuickBooks have outgrown it — without realising it.

mCFO.ai diagnoses the gaps, delivers immediate automation wins, and builds custom tools that connect directly with your books — without an ERP migration or a full-time hire.

The QBO gap — and why it compounds

QuickBooks Online is a strong accounting system. It was not built for multi-SKU inventory, batch-level COGS tracking, or the operational reports a growing manufacturer needs. The result is familiar: Excel spreadsheets running in parallel with the books, manual month-end reconciliations, and leadership making pricing and procurement calls on data that is always slightly out of date.

For ISO-certified manufacturers the exposure is compounded: ISO 9001 requires documented lot traceability and controlled inventory records. A spreadsheet does not provide that audit trail.

What we deliver

Outcomes, not retainers.

Immediate wins

Quick automation and workflow improvements inside your existing tools — QBO rules, Excel automation, process shortcuts — that deliver value before anything new is built.

Purpose-built tools

Custom inventory, COGS tracking, or reporting systems built around your actual workflow — not a generic ERP. Connected directly to QBO and owned by you.

Finance clarity

Real-time visibility into gross margin, inventory position, and COGS variances — so leadership makes pricing and procurement decisions on current data, not last month's spreadsheet.

How It Works

A three-phase engagement.

01
~10 hrs

Diagnose

We map your workflow, audit your QBO setup, and deliver a written report with quick wins and — if new tools are needed — a system mockup. Standalone engagement. No commitment to proceed.

02
~20 hrs

Build

We build what Phase 1 scopes — inventory module, COGS integration, ISO traceability layer — and connect it directly with QBO. Scoped and priced after the diagnostic.

03
Ownership

Hand it over

Documentation, team training, and 30-day hypercare. You own what we build — and your team can run it without us. Ongoing support available, never required.

Who we serve

Built for operators with real complexity.

Manufacturing & Industrial

Specialty chemical, industrial products, oilfield services, precision manufacturing — companies with real COGS complexity, multi-SKU inventory, and production workflows that standard accounting software wasn't designed for.

QuickBooks Online Customers

Companies that have outgrown QBO's native reporting and inventory capabilities but aren't ready — or willing — to migrate to a full ERP. We extend what QBO does well rather than replacing it.

ISO-Certified Operations

Manufacturers operating under ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 face real traceability and documentation requirements. We build finance and inventory tools that support — not undermine — those compliance obligations.

20+ years

Senior finance leadership in global manufacturing & industrial companies

EY-trained

Audit background in COGS, inventory valuation & manufacturing close

AI builder

Builds Claude-powered finance tools as working deliverables, not advisory decks

Start with a conversation.

The diagnostic is a standalone engagement — you receive a full report and any recommended mockups with no obligation to proceed further.

Get in touch

hello@mcfo.ai

Houston, TX