Manufacturers and Distributors
Manufacturers and distributors face enormous challenges— and opportunities— in today’s global markets. As the markets for your products expand, both domestically and internationally, so too does the need for quality controls, technological innovation and cost reduction while maintaining your bottom line. All of these challenges exist within an environment of increasing regulation and labor demands. You expect your business advisors to understand these financial and operational issues and have the specialized expertise to provide insight, direction and the highest quality of service.
Wolf & Company has developed specialized expertise in those areas critical to the financial and operational well-being of manufacturing and distribution companies.
- We understand the issues affecting your industry, whether it be rising labor, materials, energy costs, declining margins or increased competition. We also have the experience and expertise to assist you in developing cost-effective solutions to those issues. Our goal is to help you achieve your strategic, operational and financial goals.
- Our professional staff has a clear understanding of how accounting, tax and management issues impact the profitability of closely held manufacturers and distributors, having assisted companies who manufacture and distribute food products, plastics, metal products, building materials, electronic products, machinery and various other products. It is this collective experience we have gained in working with, learning from and advising the owners and management of closely held businesses that is at the heart of our many long-term relationships.
Wolf & Company provides a broad range of accounting and consulting services to manufacturers and distributors.
Audit & Accounting Services:
- Audits, reviews and compilations
- Customized financial reporting for management, lenders and governmental agencies
- Bookkeeping and payroll accounting support
- Outsourced personnel support
- Employee benefit plan audits
Tax Services:
- Tax return preparation and filings
- Tax planning and consultation
- Multi-state sales and use taxation
- International taxation
- Business entity and deal structuring
- Estate and succession planning
- IC-DISC analysis and compliance
- R&E credit studies
- Domestic manufacturers’ deduction analysis
Financial Consulting:
- Due diligence
- Merger & Acquisition assistance
- Business valuations
- Investment services
- Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- Financial forecasts and projections
- Evaluating financial alternatives
- Cash flow management
- Litigation support
- Fraud detection and prevention
Management and Operational Consulting:
- Internal operation reviews
- Inventory costing analysis
- Product profitability studies
- Performance measurement
- Supply chain analysis
- Growth management and strategic planning
- Executive compensation studies
- Design and administration of ESOP and employee benefit plans
- Cost segregation studies
Technology Consulting:
- Accounting system installation and training
- System audits and reviews
- Vendor selection studies
For more information on our services for manufacturers and distributors, contact:
- Keith A. Friedlein, Partner-in-Charge, Manufacturing and Distribution Group
- Philip C. Czajkowski, Partner, Manufacturing and Distribution Group
- Thomas B. Murtagh, Partner, Manufacturing and Distribution Group
- Donald E. Schwendner, Senior Manager, Manufacturing and Distribution Group
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