Ascend Accounting Advisory, LLC | Goal Driven Financial Solutions
Fractional CFO & Outsourced Accounting

Providing Accounting Solutions
to Help Your Business Grow

We provide accounting solutions that help businesses succeed in today's ever-changing world. We enhance efficiency, add capacity, mitigate risk, and provide results.

25+
Years of Experience
CPA
Certified in New Jersey
4
Service Categories
9+
Industry Specialties
Who We Are

Your Strategic Accounting Partner

"We bring more to the table than just debits and credits — we bring real world expertise."
— Ascend Accounting Advisory

Our Approach

  • Hands-on, client-focused service
  • Customized offerings other firms can't match
  • Results that exceed expectations
  • Highest level of customer service

Ascend Accounting Advisory, LLC is an accounting advisory firm engaged in providing outsourced and fractional accounting department services. We provide customized service offerings that other firms cannot match, and we are committed to delivering results that exceed our clients' expectations.

With over 25 years of experience, led by Jesse M. Herschbein, CPA, we serve private companies throughout the Northeastern United States — diving deep into your organization's accounting records and systems to find solutions aligned with your stakeholders' strategic goals.

Why Choose Us
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Experience

A wide array of experience across professional services, warehousing, manufacturing, and distribution industries.

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Expertise

We help organizations streamline and enhance their accounting departments, achieving meaningful results for stakeholders.

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Value

We work in conjunction with your audit and tax professionals, lessening their financial burden and allowing them to focus on their value.

What We Offer

Our Services

Four core service categories delivering comprehensive financial management support — from day-to-day accounting to high-level CFO strategy.

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Outsourced Accounting

  • Month End Close
  • Reconciliation and Adjustments
  • Management Reporting
  • Budget & Variance Analysis
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Fractional CFO / Controller

  • Strategic Analysis & Discussion
  • Additional Oversight and Control
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Dashboard & KPI Development
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Year End / Period End Prep

  • Workpaper and Documentation
  • Internal Process and Walkthroughs
  • Internal Financial Statement Prep
  • Readiness for Audit / Review / Comp
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General Consulting

  • Accounting Software Evaluation
  • Inventory Observation & Analysis
  • Revenue & AR Enhancement
  • Development & Training
Who We Serve

Industry Specialties

Deep expertise across professional services and product-based industries throughout the Northeastern United States.

Law Firms
Accounting Firms
Advertising Agencies
Public Relations Firms
Information Technology Companies
Engineering Firms
Architectural Firms
Wholesale & Distribution
Manufacturing Companies
Leadership

Meet Jesse M. Herschbein, CPA

A Hands-On CPA with 25+ Years of Real-World Expertise

Jesse M. Herschbein, CPA is the President and Founder of Ascend Accounting Advisory, LLC. A licensed Certified Public Accountant in New Jersey, Jesse has spent over 25 years providing hands-on accounting leadership and financial management for private companies throughout the Northeastern United States.

Jesse is a client-focused relationship manager who excels at diving deep into an organization's accounting records and systems — analyzing, streamlining, reporting on, and managing accounting-related information effectively. He builds lasting partnerships and consistently delivers solutions aligned with each client's strategic goals.

Whether serving as a fractional CFO, interim Controller, or targeted project resource, Jesse brings the same commitment: maximizing the value and impact of your financial data while helping your business ascend.

Financial Strategy

CFO & Controller-level leadership aligned to your stakeholders' business objectives.

Reporting & KPIs

Customized management reporting and dashboard development you can act on.

Systems Expertise

QuickBooks and Xero evaluation, implementation, and ongoing maintenance.

Audit & Tax Readiness

Workpaper prep, internal walkthroughs, and coordination with your external professionals.

Get In Touch

Let's Start the Conversation

Ready to Ascend?

Whether you're exploring your options or ready to engage, we'd love to learn about your business and discuss how Ascend can provide the financial leadership and accounting support you need.

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76 Overlook Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470
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Serving private companies throughout the Northeastern United States