Outsourced Accounting & HR Services for Los Angeles Startups
From AI studios in Santa Monica to creator-commerce brands in downtown Los Angeles, Southern California blends Hollywood imagination with serious venture capital. Growth here can be explosive; teams double after a single TikTok hit, and investor decks need to shine brighter than the Ferris wheel on the Pier. Countsy plugs in as your full Finance & People Operations department, keeping the back office flawless while you focus on the next viral product drop or funding milestone.
Why Silicon Beach Founders Pick Countsy
Entertainment & Creator-Economy Fluency
We navigate residuals, revenue-share agreements, merchandise splits, and California tax credit rules without slowing payroll.
California Compliance—Handled
We weave wage-order updates, split-shift premiums, CalSavers enrollment, and state R&D credits into every workflow.
Decks That Land Capital
Fractional CFOs craft board narratives that resonate with Upfront, Greycroft, Crosscut, and the Techstars LA network.
Elastic Expertise
Add controllers, FP&A analysts, or equity specialists the moment a term sheet drops with no time-consuming rehiring cycles.
Core Finance & People-Ops Solutions
Strategic Finance & Fractional CFO
Fund-raise modeling, burn-multiple tracking, scenario planning, and investor-ready reporting. Explore
GAAP Accounting & Bookkeeping
Ten-day close, ASC 606 revenue recognition, multi-entity consolidation, and audit prep. Details
Payroll & Benefits Administration
Multi-state payroll, complex equity comp flows meal-period compliance, and commuter benefits. Learn more
Human Resources & People Operations
Offer letters, performance frameworks, global contractor onboarding, and DEI programs tuned to SoCal’s talent mix. Dive deeper
Equity & Stock-Plan Management
Cap-table upkeep, option exercises, 409A valuations, and employee-liquidity event prep. Overview
NetSuite & Cloud ERP Specialists
Implementation, optimization, and long-term administration when you outgrow QuickBooks. See how
The Countsy Platform, One Coastal View of Your Numbers
Our secure cloud hub connects NetSuite, Brex, Rippling, Gusto, Carta, Shopify, and your favorite SaaS tools, providing founders, finance leads, and board members with a single, live dashboard of runway, burn, and headcount from Malibu to Manhattan Beach. Platform tour
Getting Started: A Five-Step Onboarding
Alignment Call: Lock in milestones, metrics, and urgent pain points.
SoCal Compliance Check: California labor, tax, and privacy diagnostics done upfront.
System Sync: Bank feeds, ERP, payroll, HRIS, and expense platforms integrated in the Countsy Platform.
First 30-Day Close: Deliver an investor-grade close plus baseline KPI dashboard.
Quarterly Strategy Huddles: Reforecast, benchmark against Silicon Beach peers, and refine the narrative for your next raise or exit.
Build Tomorrow Under the Southern California Sun
Whether you’re pitching at MuckerLab, scaling a DTC brand on Abbot Kinney, or closing a Series B in Playa Vista, Countsy keeps Finance & HR humming in the background. Book a free consultation with our SoCal team and see how we help startups surf the growth wave without wiping out back-office chaos.
All the talent and technology you need — fully integrated
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Frequently Asked Questions: Outsourced Accounting & HR in Los Angeles
What outsourced accounting and HR services does Countsy offer in Los Angeles?
Countsy delivers accounting operations, fractional CFO leadership, HR and people operations, payroll administration, and equity administration for Los Angeles and Silicon Beach startups. Our integrated team handles monthly close, GAAP reporting, revenue recognition, and investor-ready financials — plus California-specific compliance.
How much does outsourced accounting cost for a Los Angeles startup?
Typical engagement pricing starts around $3,000 per month depending on transaction volume, revenue complexity, and whether fractional CFO support is bundled. Compare that to $250,000–$400,000 per year to hire a full-time controller, accountant, and CFO in-house.
Which Los Angeles investors do you work with?
Our fractional CFOs have supported founders raising from Upfront Ventures, Greycroft, Crosscut Ventures, MuckerLab, Techstars LA, Overture VC, Fifth Wall, Bonfire Ventures, and other LA-based firms. We know the pitch cadence, term-sheet norms, and reporting expectations of the Silicon Beach ecosystem.
What California and LA compliance does Countsy handle?
We handle California wage-order updates, split-shift and meal-break rules, CalSavers enrollment, R&D tax credits, Los Angeles County local ordinances, Santa Monica's Minimum Wage Ordinance, and CCPA/CPRA data privacy alignment. For companies with talent-industry exposure we also handle residual accounting and creator-economy revenue splits.
What kinds of Los Angeles startups do you work with?
VC-backed startups from Seed through Series C — typically SaaS, AI, creator economy, DTC, fintech, healthtech, media, and hardware companies with 10–150 employees. We support both traditional Silicon Beach tech and creator/media-adjacent businesses with unique revenue models.
How is Countsy different from a PEO?
Countsy is not a PEO. We integrate with your existing tools (NetSuite, Gusto, Rippling, Carta, Brex, Bill.com) instead of putting you into a co-employment structure. You keep your EIN, your benefits contracts, and your employer identity — we handle the finance and HR operations behind the scenes.
Do you support Los Angeles teams distributed across Orange County or San Diego?
Yes. Many LA-area startups have distributed teams across Southern California and beyond. We handle multi-state payroll, workers' comp per state, and remote employee onboarding as part of a standard engagement. See our Orange County and San Diego pages for those regional variations.
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