Clarity Forge Partners
A cast-iron anvil marked SMITH on an oak stump in a dark forge, its top face lit by the fire

Finance and automation consulting · Central Valley, California

Numbers forged into clarity.

“I help small to medium sized businesses realize profitability by harnessing their data to provide clarity and purpose.”
Andrew Smith, founder

For owner-led businesses of roughly $10M to $150M in revenue that want a faster close, numbers they trust, and a finance function that runs without heroics.

Service 1

Finance and operations automation

Closing the books, accounts payable and reporting, with AI used only where it earns its place.

Service 2

Data clarity

Dashboards and KPIs an owner can read in five minutes.

Service 3

Fractional CFO

A senior finance head, part-time, when you need the judgment but not the full-time seat.

Track record

Outcomes from the founder's CFO career

20 → 5days to close the month, with 50+ AI agents in production
180 → 23days sales outstanding at a family-owned dealership
75%cut in days sales outstanding as a contractor doubled revenue
45 → 10days to close at a $30M manufacturer rebuilt from no accounting system

How each result was achieved →

How an engagement starts

With a paid two-week assessment. You get a baseline of your close, your cash visibility and your reporting, a short list of what to fix first, and a fixed price for the first wave. Then we build alongside your current process and switch over when the numbers prove it.