Testimonials
The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, please accept our heartfelt appreciation for your excellent work on the Chamber’s 2011 budget. Your expert guidance and dedication were invaluable to our leadership team and me as we worked through all the assumptions for next year’s plan. We especially appreciate your understanding of our mission and what it takes to meet that mission. Your willingness to help us dream, plan and then translate that into a budget road map is invaluable to this organization. Your knowledge about similar organizations and our competitive environment informed our decisions. That type of guidance is a valuable management tool for us as we execute this organization’s strategic plan to meet our mission. The Executive Committee and the full Board of Directors is grateful to you and your team for your excellent work.
Thank you again for all you do to ensure our success.”
Georgette Godwin
President and CEO
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
Ampersand Ventures
Portfolio Company Audit Assistance
"At the close of 2007, after a tumultuous year that included the sale of a major business unit and emergence from a Chapter 11 reorganization, our Maryland-based portfolio company finance team was understaffed and overwhelmed. Fortunately, we were introduced to Cordia by our audit firm, and together, we charted a course to prepare the company's books and records for the year-end review. Cordia interacted directly with the auditors, working independently and providing the technical resources necessary to properly prepare our company's financial statements and related footnotes. Because of high turnover in the finance staff, there was a lack of in-house historical knowledge about many of the very complex transactions that had occurred during the past year. The Cordia team proactively reviewed and digested dozens of agreements and other documentation, gaining a thorough understanding of the company's history. Working long hours and under time pressure, they prepared the required accounting entries and all of the supporting documentation underlying the year-end financial statements. Their team, each with a public accounting and auditing background, demonstrated strong technical accounting and engagement management skills and literally came to the rescue for this company.
As if that were not enough, Cordia was able to provide the company with the right compliment of people and processes to manage the day-to-day accounting function while a formal search for a new CFO and controller was underway. Their approach provided a cost-effective and efficient solution and gave us the runway we needed to complete these searches.
I heartily recommend the Cordia team and would not hesitate to bring them into another portfolio company situation where capable, professional, and responsive accounting and finance expertise is needed."
Sue MacCormack
Partner
Ampersand Ventures
Employment Enterprises, Inc.
Staff Augmentation Services
"Cordia Partners was an outstanding partner to Employment Enterprises, Inc. We were struggling with processes and systems that were keeping us from growing our business above the $50 million revenue mark. Cordia's team of professionals built our accounting and financial foundation, which has grown to over $90 million. Their expertise and strategic planning were vital contributing factors to helping us achieve our growth plans."
Lovey Hammel
President
Employment Enterprises, Inc.
FOX Architects, LLC
Outsourced Accounting Services
"Cordia Partners has been a significant contributor to the growth and success of our business since we started the firm in 2003. During that time our business has grown by 50% annually to an 80 person full-service architectural and design firm. Our Cordia CFO participates just like a partner in the business and drives us to stay focused on achieving the goals that we have set as an organization. He has led a broad range of activities for our firm including: strategic planning and budgeting, financial management, tax planning, facilities planning, human resources management, recruiting, and has managed our banking relationships. Our CFO is multi faceted professional who has earned the respect of our entire organization - enabling us, as a relatively new organization, to become a much more organized and profitable business.
I can't recommend them highly enough!"
Robert D. Fox
Managing Principal
FOX Architects, LLC
Infozen
A CMMI Level II services company that develops and implements mission critical solutions for challenges confronting the public and private sector.
"Cordia provided interim resources to help us reconcile complex accounts through Deltek GCS Premier. Their team was efficient, knowledgeable, and worked well with our staff."
Donald Acker
CFO
Infozen
The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
One of the largest chambers in the county and “The Voice of Business in Northern Virginia™” since 1925. The Fairfax County Chamber's mission is to develop, encourage and promote the economic vitality, quality of life and political interests of its members and the businesses of Northern Virginia for the benefit of the broader community.
"Cordia plays an integral role in providing timely accurate financial information to Chamber management and the board of directors. They have significantly improved internal controls, efficiencies and the overall effectiveness of the Chambers’ finance function."
Kevin Reynolds
Chamber Chairman and President of Cardinal Bank
The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
A national trade organization that represents North America’s fish and wildlife agencies.
"Cordia was engaged to help us prepare for our annual audit and to take over the controllership and CFO functions of our organization. Their team improved our internal controls, policies and procedures, work flow efficiencies, and the timeliness and accuracy of our financial information. Cordia was invaluable in providing this information to the board of directors and getting our organization moving in the right direction again."
Matt Hogan
Executive Director
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA)
