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EST. 2017    ·   CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
TEEL & COMPANY® · STRATEGISTS AND CPAs

A corporate strategy and CPA firm operating inside midmarket organizations

Embedded Operational Accountability™ is the firm's proprietary service model—finance, human resources, operations, and administration services delivered from inside the client organization.

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Firm Established January  ·  2017
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois
Operating Term Twelve months  ·  renewable
Engaged Clients Forty-plus midmarket enterprises

The field delivers advice. Teel & Company delivers accountability.

THE FIRM IN BRIEF

Three disciplines

The firm operates around three disciplines: an execution capability that pairs business strategy with financial and operational discipline, day-to-day operations inside corporate client organizations, and operating relationships that reserve full firm capability for committed clients.

01 Strategy & Execution

The firm's execution capability

Helping companies build enterprise value is at the center of the firm's work. Enterprise value compounds when business strategy, financial discipline, and operational execution reinforce one another inside the company. The firm's execution capability is operating all three together.




02 Day-to-Day Operations

Embedded Operational Accountability

The firm assumes direct day-to-day responsibility for finance, human resources, operations, and administration inside corporate client organizations through Embedded Operational Accountability—the firm's proprietary service model. The professionals are part of the client's team, not visiting advisors. Accountability is operational, not advisory.

03 Commercial Relationship

Twelve-month renewable operating relationships

The firm engages exclusively on minimum twelve-month renewable terms at fixed fees. Corporate-focused scope; no individual tax returns, no transactional commodity work. The firm reserves its full international CPA capability for committed operating relationships. The structure eliminates the re-selling dynamic that periodically resets the relational tone in conventional accounting firm engagements.

HOW WE OPERATE

Embedded Operational Accountability—from inside the client organization


The firm operates across six functional dimensions of the corporate organization. Each dimension is operated by experienced professionals with the role-level fluency the function requires—corporate-mindset practitioners working inside the company rather than visiting from outside it.

01
Tax + Technical Accounting

CPAs + Tax Accountants

Tax agency representation; tax planning + consulting; tax compliance; tax return prep; financial forecasts + projections; financial statement prep; bookkeeping

02
Corporate Accounting

Controller + Accountants

Foreign + domestic sub consolidation; project accounting; job costing; GAAP/IFRS technical issues; income tax provisions; internal controls; budgeting; financial + management reporting; accounting + month-end close; accounts payable + receivable

03
Corporate Finance

CFO + Financial Analysts

Investor relations; board support; financial strategy; financial decision support; financial planning + analysis; debt + equity financing; working capital management; banking + lending relationships; treasury management

04
Human Resources

HR Director + HR Specialists

Performance assessments; incentive management; compensation planning; HR policies; labor compliance; benefits administration; payroll processing; new hire onboarding; talent acquisition

05
Operations

COO + Ops Specialists

Management decision support; risk management; cross-functional coordination; business process management; technology enablement; corporate policies; regulatory compliance; business entity compliance

06
Business Strategy

CxOs

M&A sell/buy-side transactions; M&A post-integration; M&A scenario planning; market expansion; pricing + profitability; product + service positioning; market sizing + segmentation; competitor intelligence; operations efficiency; business process design; organizational design; long-range planning; strategy development

Six role pairs operating six business functions and their sixty capabilities—the firm's documented design for the operational presence that Embedded Operational Accountability™ requires.
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Tax + Technical Accounting
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Corporate Strategy + Day-to-Day Operations
Embedded Operational Accountability™
 
Financial Management
People
Coordination
Growth
 

CPAs +
Tax Accountants

Controller +
Accountants

CFO +
Financial Analysts

HR Director +
HR Specialists

Operations Director +
Operations Specialists

Corporate Strategist
+ CxO Advisors

CPAs +
Tax Accountants
Conventional CPA Firms
 

Outside the organization;
transactional, project-based

•Tax Agency Representation
•Tax Planning + Consulting
•Tax Compliance
•Sales and Local Taxes (SALT)
•Tax Return Preparation
•International-U.S. Inbound/Outbound Tax Transactions
•Transfer Pricing
•Financial Forecasts +
Projections
•Financial Statement
Preparation
•Bookkeeping
Financial ManagementController +
Accountants
Corporate Accounting
 
•Foreign + Domestic
Sub Consolidation
•Project Accounting
•Job Costing
•GAAP / IFRS Technical Issues
•Income Tax Provisions
•Internal Controls
•Budgeting
•Financial + Management
Reporting
•Accounting + Month-End Close
•Accounts Payable + Receivable
Financial ManagementCFO +
Financial Analysts
Corporate Finance
 
•Investor Relations
•Board Support
•Financial Strategy
•Financial Decision Support
•Financial Planning + Analysis
•Debt + Equity Financing
•Working Capital Management
•Banking Relationships
•Treasury Management
PeopleHR Director +
HR Specialists
Human Resources
 
•Performance Assessments
•Incentive Management
•Compensation Planning
•HR Policies
•Labor Compliance
•Benefits Administration
•Payroll Processing
•New Hire Onboarding
•Talent Acquisition
CoordinationOperations Director +
Operations Specialists
Operations
 
•Management Decision Support
•Risk Management
•Cross-Functional Coordination
•Business Process Management
•Technology Enablement
•Corporate Policies
•Regulatory Compliance
•Business Entity Compliance
GrowthCorporate Strategist
+ CxO Advisors
Business Strategy
 
•M&A Sell / Buy-Side
Transactions
•M&A Post-Integration
•M&A Scenario Planning
•Restructuring
•Market Expansion
•Pricing + Profitability
•Product + Service Positioning
•Market Sizing + Segmentation
•Competitor Intelligence
•Operations Efficiency
•Business Process Design
•Organizational Design
•Long-Range Planning
•Strategy Development
 
Increasing Enterprise Value
 
Outside Practitioners

Periodic touchpoints; advisory delivery

Inside the Client Organization

Embedded professionals with day-to-day responsibility for execution

The full functional landscape—including the activity catalogs each role pair operates and the cross-functional coordination structure—appears on the firm's How We Operate page.

HOW THE FIRM OPERATES →

INDUSTRIES

Sectors served


The firm operates across nine sectors. The work inside each is calibrated to the operational reality of the firms, operators, and organizations that compose it.

01 Contractors  ·  Builders

Construction

Commercial general contractors, specialty contractors, residential builders, and construction services firms whose project-intensive operations require finance and operations discipline calibrated to job-level economics.

CONSTRUCTION →

02 Investment MGrs  ·  Advisors

Financial services

Investment managers, registered advisors, broker-dealers, insurance brokers, and family offices operating under regulatory regimes where finance, compliance, and operational discipline cannot drift.


FINANCIAL SERVICES →

03 Practice Groups  ·  Operators

Healthcare

Medical practice groups, healthcare services companies, and healthcare-adjacent operators at the intersection of regulatory complexity, Tax + Technical Accounting, and operational discipline.


HEALTHCARE →

04 Operators  ·  Groups

Hospitality

Hotel operators, multi-property hospitality groups, restaurant operators, and food service companies whose multi-location economics demand operational coordination across properties, concepts, and managers.

HOSPITALITY →

05 Manufacturers  ·  Operators

Manufacturing

Midmarket manufacturers, industrial products operators, and supply-chain-intensive operations where complex operating environments meet the demands of running the company.

MANUFACTURING →

06 Firms  ·  Partnerships

Professional services

Multidisciplinary firms—law, accounting, consulting, marketing, design—where partner economics, multi-office operations, and client-by-client profitability touch every line of the financial statements.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES →

07 Operators  ·  Developers

Real estate

Commercial operators, multifamily housing operators, real estate development firms, and real estate investment companies where capital complexity and transactional intensity stretch internal finance.

REAL ESTATE →

08 Operators  ·  Brands

Retail

Specialty retail, multi-location retail, and hybrid e-commerce-and-physical operators managing inventory cycles, payroll across locations, and merchandising economics at scale.

RETAIL →

09 Companies  ·  Platforms

Technology

Software companies, technology services firms, and technology-enabled services operators whose growth pace outruns the finance and operations capacity built for the prior stage.

TECHNOLOGY →

ACROSS THE NINE

What the firm operates, regardless of sector

Within corporate client organizations, the firm operates the four corporate-focused functions: finance, human resources, operations, and administration. The seven-role professional architecture covers the scope. International companies establishing U.S. operations engage the firm as a cross-cutting capability—the embedded model anchors the U.S. operating presence while the international principal coordinates from abroad. The work is the same shape inside every sector; the operational reality of the sector calibrates how it gets done.

INDUSTRIES →

OPERATING RELATIONSHIPS

Forty-plus operating relationships across nearly a decade


Since 2017, Teel & Company and its professionals have operated more than forty operating relationships inside midmarket organizations across finance, human resources, operations, and administration. The profiles below are anonymized institutional reference points.

Financial Services

An international specialty finance subsidiary scaling U.S. operations

Scope: Finance · HR · Operations · Admin
Scale: USD 150–200M revenue
Reporting line: Group CFO; Finance Director
Duration: Active, multi-year

A PE-backed international subsidiary operates inside complex shareholder governance and cross-border subsidiary reporting. The firm operates the regional finance director, controller, and operations director roles. Multi-entity consolidation, M&A activity, and system migrations operate inside the engaged team's day-to-day cadence under multi-state regulatory oversight.

Healthcare

A global services company scaling under founder ownership

Scope: Finance · HR · Operations · Admin
Scale: USD 40–50M revenue
Reporting line: CEO
Duration: Active, multi-year

Multi-foreign-subsidiary operations and global treasury management define the operating environment of this services company. The firm operates the corporate strategist, CFO, controller, HR director, and operations director roles inside the company. Loan covenant compliance, cross-border subsidiary reporting, and global tax matters operate as continuous functions of the engaged team.

Retail

A growth-stage retail company restoring controllership after rapid expansion

Scope: Finance · Operations
Scale: USD 30–40M revenue
Reporting line: CFO
Duration: Active, recent

Rapid growth outpaced the company's internal controllership and tax compliance capacity. Under private investor ownership, the company engaged the firm to operate the corporate strategist and controller roles, restructuring accounting procedures and resolving multi-state tax matters inside loan covenant compliance and complex customer contracts.

Real Estate

A long-tenured real estate operator running multi-property finance

Scope: Finance · HR · Admin
Scale: USD 15–20M revenue
Reporting line: CFO
Duration: Active, long-tenured

Multi-property operations, multi-million dollar construction projects, and complex banking and treasury define the operating texture of this mature, founder-led operator. The firm operates the controller, HR director, and operations director roles, managing multi-entity consolidation and tax compliance under loan covenant obligations.

Hospitality

An expanding founder-led hospitality company in regional growth

Scope: Finance · HR · Operations · Admin
Scale: USD 15–20M revenue
Reporting line: CEO
Duration: Active, multi-year

Finance-leader and HR-leader gaps brought the firm into this expanding hospitality company under regional expansion. The firm operates the corporate strategist, CFO, controller, HR director, and operations director roles. The operating relationship runs against rapid growth across the company's regional footprint.

Construction

An expanding construction company under multi-site project economics

Scope: Finance · HR · Operations · Admin
Scale: USD 15–20M revenue
Reporting line: CEO
Duration: Active, recent

Multi-site project economics, multi-million dollar construction projects, and complex customer contracts define this expanding company's operating environment. The firm operates the corporate strategist, CFO, controller, and operations director roles. Multi-state regulatory, tax strategy implementation, and sales operations integration operate continuously inside loan covenant compliance.


The archive of substantive operating relationships—anonymized institutional reference points spanning nearly a decade of embedded operating accountability—appears on the firm's Operating Relationships page.

THE OPERATING RELATIONSHIPS ARCHIVE →
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FOUNDER

Chuck Teel CPA


Chuck Teel CPA founded Teel & Company in January 2017 to close a gap observed across nearly a decade of CFO and senior financial leadership inside midmarket enterprises: the absence of a professional who operates inside the client's organization with the continuity, institutional knowledge, and accountability of a full-time team member, not an advisor who visits.

The firm was designed from the ground up as an Embedded Operational Accountability model. Every element of the model—the minimum twelve-month renewable terms, the fixed fees, the corporate-focused scope, the institutional architecture—was engineered deliberately to produce something the conventional accounting firm cannot: a professional who is present, accountable, and invested in whether strategy converts into results. 

READ THE FOUNDING NARRATIVE →

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The firm operates inside privately held midmarket organizations on minimum twelve-month renewable terms. Prospective clients exploring an operating relationship begin with the firm's qualification criteria.

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