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Compass

Compass is the CPA industry leader in real time data analytics. Over 100 firms have chosen Compass to pitch the pesky practice management reporting for the ability to visualize all firm data in filterable, drillable, UX friendly dashboards, accelerate decision making, and positively impact KPI’s.

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Compass Company Details

Headquarters

Minneapolis, MN

Year Founded

2021

Number of Employees

10

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Compass Product Description

Compass was developed by our firm Abdo as we were frustrated with the reporting from our practice management system. Is anyone really thrilled with their practice management reporting?  We hired a data firm to begin the process and then hired the gentleman we were working with to be a full-time data analytics leader for the firm.   Our first iteration of Compass was completed in 2021.  Our intention was to simply have a data analytics solution for the firm but when our managing partner showed it to other managing partners, they were interested.  That began our journey of marketing the Compass solution for other CPA firms.  To date, we have implemented Compass in over 100 firms, many of which are Boomer firms.

Compass simply pulls the time and billing system data into our software (powered by PowerBI) to display the time and billing data in drillable, visually pleasing, real time dashboards.

We have met with over 300 firms in the past few years and they all have common challenges:
– Getting data out of the time and billing system is difficult
– Firms need to run multiple reports and frequently need to manipulate multiple reports in excel to get the data they desire
– There is a lack of visibility for stakeholders and staff
– The data is not real time, frequently monthly at best
– Firms need easily accessible data to drive decision making

The business solutions Compass solves are many:
– Better utilization of administrative personnel as they no longer need to run reports
– Better visibility into WIP to bill faster and increase cashflow
– Faster action on WIP and AR to reduce write offs
– Increased visibility to department / service line / industry data to increase customer satisfaction
– Increased visibility to staff data to maximize capacity / satisfaction / retention
– Better visibility to project data for real time engagement tracking to increase profitability and client satisfaction

Firm Fit

All Firm Sizes

Buyer Personas

Managing Partner / Firm Owner, Senior Partner (Tax / Audit / Advisory), Director of Operations, Finance Lead / Controller

Pricing Model

Monthly/Annual Subscription

Support Channel(s)

Email Only

Product Launch Year

2021

Starting Price

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Key Integrations with Compass
  • CCH Axcess
  • CCH Prosystem fx
  • Thomson Reuters Practice CS
  • Karbon (coming soon!)

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Compass Product Information

Real Time Data Analytics for the CPA Industry!

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What Compass Clients Say

Compass gives us real-time visibility into key metrics, collections, and billings, allowing us to manage our firm more proactively and make confident decisions. It has also significantly reduced time spent on reporting, freeing our team to focus on strategic initiatives.
Moody & O’Neal CPAs
Compass has transformed how we manage our practice by giving everyone real-time access to critical data. This transparency has increased accountability, improved communication, and enabled faster, more proactive decision-making across the firm.
TRP Sumner
Compass provides live, accessible data that eliminates the need for time-consuming reporting and makes it easier to analyze firm performance. The platform’s dashboards improve visibility, support better decision-making, and help us quickly identify trends, capacity, and opportunities for improvement.
Wilkins Miller

Compass Answers & Perspectives

How do I get a good Return on Investment with Compass?

When you are looking at data in real time, you can react faster and identify issues, before they become problems, write offs and other forms of profit degradation. How would you like to decrease write offs by 10%, and increase effective rates, realization, and other metrics 3 to 5%? We can demonstrate multiple areas  that will provide visibility to take action, improve process and drive results.

We can get Compass up and running in 2 to 3 weeks depending on your availability.

Absolutely! Compass can import data from other data sources to provide you the specific dashboard your desire.

Everyone! You can determine who in the firm gets access to specific dashboards. From partner to staff, you can provide the appropriate data for each employee to execute their responsibilities with real time data.

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