Why we started

Most companies do not need another deck. They need the spreadsheet, dashboard, SOP, or cost review fixed.

We started Northbridge for businesses that have outgrown informal reporting but are not ready to build a full internal finance, project controls, or process improvement function. The problem is usually simple: project costs are unclear, reporting takes too long, handoffs are undocumented, or leadership cannot quickly see what changed and why.

We work on the artifacts that make decisions easier: budget files, rolling forecasts, project cost trackers, KPI dashboards, monthly reporting packages, process maps, SOPs, savings analysis, and AI-assisted reporting workflows.

Founders

The people behind Northbridge.

Tim Kovach

Co-Founder | MBA

Tim brings finance, financial operations, client service, and reporting experience, including 5+ years at Stifel as a Senior Wealth Management Associate, where he supported reporting, onboarding, and client service operations for advisor teams managing over $750M in client assets. He focuses on FP&A support, management reporting, business case analysis, finance operations cleanup, and client-ready financial summaries.

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Ivan Trendafilov

Co-Founder | PMP | Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Ivan brings project management, business analysis, process improvement, and consulting experience, including 3+ years at Deloitte, where he delivered project controls and process improvement work across federal engagements totaling over $25M in contract value. He focuses on project controls, workflow review, SOP development, dashboard requirements, stakeholder coordination, and cost-saving analysis.

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Why Northbridge

Choose us when you need the work done, not a layered consulting team.

01

vs. Big 4 Consulting

We are not built around large teams, long decks, or junior handoffs. The founders stay close to the work. You get senior operator involvement, direct communication, and lower overhead.

Founder-led discovery, buildout, and review.
Scoped work products instead of a broad transformation program.
Less time spent managing the consulting team.
Better fit when the issue is specific.

02

vs. a Fractional CFO Platform

Some companies do not need a standing executive finance role. They need project and finance work connected. We build the tools and routines the team keeps.

Project cost, forecast, and workflow work in the same scope.
Deliverables you keep: files, dashboards, SOPs, templates, and documentation.
Support for owners, operators, project leads, and finance staff.
Useful for buildout, cleanup, or recurring reporting cadence.

03

vs. a Bookkeeper

We do not record transactions or replace your bookkeeping process. We work forward from the numbers: what changed, what it means, and what leadership should review.

Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and KPI reporting.
Project controls and forecast-to-complete views.
Controls, SOPs, and reporting routines that reduce repeat cleanup.
Decision support for cost, margin, staffing, and process questions.

04

vs. a Full-Time Hire

Hiring can be the right move. It can also be too slow or too much fixed cost for the problem in front of you. We fit when the scope is clear and the business needs help now.

Flexible scope for a defined reporting, project, finance, or workflow need.
No long-term salary, benefits, or recruiting commitment.
Support during planning cycles, project reviews, month-end pressure, or process cleanup.
Clear handoff when your team is ready to own the routine.

Questions

What we help you answer

Which projects are over budget, and what is the forecast-to-complete?
Why did margin, cash, workload, or spend change this month?
Which costs can be reduced without hurting delivery?
What should leadership review every month?
Which workflows need documentation, controls, automation, or clearer ownership?

What we do not do

We are not a tax preparer, bookkeeping shop, CPA firm, audit firm, securities broker, or regulated investment adviser. We provide business advisory, financial analysis, project controls, process improvement, reporting, and management consulting support. That boundary matters because our work is focused on management decisions, operating performance, reporting routines, and execution support.

Recent work

Recent work.

Professional ServicesGeorgia

$40,000 in recoverable margin, surfaced in six weeks.

A 35-person Georgia-based professional services firm could not explain why project margin was slipping month to month. We built a project cost tracker connecting budget, actuals, committed spend, and forecast-to-complete across active engagements.

Project Cost TrackerDashboard BuildoutMonthly Reporting Routine

Project-Based Midwest

$95,000 in projected overruns avoided before close-out.

A regional engineering services firm tracked active jobs by invoices paid and budget remaining, which kept overruns invisible until close-out. We layered committed spend, burn rate, and forecast-to-complete onto the existing project files. The first reporting cycle surfaced two jobs trending over budget with enough runway left for staffing and scope adjustments. Those staffing and scope adjustments avoided roughly $95,000 in projected overruns before the final cost arrived.

Project Cost Tracker Forecast-to-Complete Workflow Map

"Project margin became visible before close-out, when the team still had time to act." Engagement outcome, regional professional services firm

Start small

Start with the deliverable that takes too long every month.

We respond with the likely work product, timing, and first data request.

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Built in St. Louis by two operators with consulting and finance backgrounds.