A finance department, led from the CFO chair.
Coastview runs the accounting for growing businesses and puts CFO judgment on top of it, so the same team is accountable for the record and for the decisions that come out of it. That covers the close, payables, receivables, and the forward-looking work. Coastview was founded by Andrew Varney, CPA, and he still leads every engagement.
13+ years, from Big 4 audit to CFO.
Andrew started in Big 4 audit and spent 13+ years in public-company accounting, as a corporate controller, and as a CFO inside growing operating businesses before starting Coastview to work with owners directly. He’s a licensed CPA in California and has a Master’s in Accountancy from the University of San Diego.
Andrew started his career in audit at Ernst & Young, planning and leading engagements for public and private companies. That’s where he learned how much rigor good numbers take.
He spent several years running the month-end close and compliance at public and pre-public companies, where the numbers had to hold up to outside auditors and investors.
He then worked as a Corporate Controller and later a CFO in distribution and manufacturing, building the reporting, systems, and forecasts the owners used to run the company.
Today he brings that experience to owners directly, running the accounting and CFO work for manufacturers, consumer products companies, franchises, nonprofits, and startups.
A standard that holds as we grow.
Andrew set the standard for how the work gets done, from what a monthly close has to include to what gets reviewed before it reaches a client. The recurring accounting runs on a documented calendar, and Andrew reviews every close before you see it. As Coastview adds people, they’ll work to that same documented process, so the quality doesn’t depend on who’s doing the work.
What it's like to work together.
"Andrew worked with us to really understand our pain — this made his impact 100x more impactful. He understands the unique challenges that small businesses face... what we needed to know was what was moving the needle."
"Andrew operates across the entire business, not just the finance function. From executive-caliber strategy to the tactical work that actually moves things forward, he sees what needs doing and gets it done."
Why I started Coastview.
At Ernst & Young, I loved stepping into a company and understanding how the business actually worked. But as an auditor, I never got to stick around long enough to act on what I found, so I moved into industry, first as a controller and then as a CFO. Coastview is that same work, done for several businesses at once, and I want every client to understand their numbers well enough to feel good about what’s ahead.
Outside the firm, most of what matters to me happens within about ten minutes of home. My wife and I have four kids, so the calendar fills up fast, mostly with baseball. I’ve coached Little League for years, and when we’re not on a field we’re usually watching the Padres, with varying degrees of optimism depending on the month. My faith shapes how I approach work and family, and I serve on the board of a local Christian school.
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