F&A Services · Controllership + FP&A

Run a US-gradefinance team for$425K less a year.

HQ replaces a full in-house Controllership and FP&A stack (8 roles total) with one cannabis-native team running on standardized workflows and shared automation - delivering the same operational support at a fraction of the cost.

30-min intro · No prep needed · Alex Ceja, F&A Lead
Controllership
$187,500
/ yr saved
$34,125 → $18,500 monthly · 4 roles · 45.8% less
FP&A
$238,000
/ yr saved
$36,833 → $17,000 monthly · 3 roles · 53.8% less
Both, combined
$425,500
/ yr saved
$36K/mo of in-house finance cost off your books · 26–74% of monthly hours automated

Based on average U.S. salary benchmarks for finance team compensation.

F&A teams already running on HQ

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PrimetimePrimetime
SherbinskisSherbinskis
Lily ExtractsLily Extracts
SmoaklandSmoakland
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Nova FarmsNova Farms
EazeEaze
Wessels FarmsWessels Farms
Cure CompanyCure Company
PrimetimePrimetime
SherbinskisSherbinskis
Lily ExtractsLily Extracts
SmoaklandSmoakland
MFNYMFNY
Nova FarmsNova Farms
EazeEaze
Wessels FarmsWessels Farms
Cure CompanyCure Company
PrimetimePrimetime
SherbinskisSherbinskis
Lily ExtractsLily Extracts
SmoaklandSmoakland
MFNYMFNY
Nova FarmsNova Farms
EazeEaze
Wessels FarmsWessels Farms
Cure CompanyCure Company
PrimetimePrimetime
SherbinskisSherbinskis
Lily ExtractsLily Extracts
SmoaklandSmoakland
MFNYMFNY
Nova FarmsNova Farms
EazeEaze
Wessels FarmsWessels Farms
01 - Controllership

Replace your full controllership stack for 46% less.

4 roles$18.5K / mo45.8% less than US$187.5K / yr saved
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What's included

HQ delivers all 4 roles under one engagement.

Controller
Controller
Owns the close, internal controls, and treasury. Reads the same numbers your board does.
General Accountant / Bookkeeper
General Accountant / Bookkeeper
Daily transactions, JE posting, recs. The bottom of the data pipe.
AR Associate
AR Associate
Invoicing, cash app, customer recs, weekly aging. Turns invoices into deposits.
AP Associate
AP Associate
Bill processing, payments, vendor recs, aging. Keeps trade payables clean.
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Cost comparison

US AVG vs. Headquarters. Same shape, every node priced.

US average
Equivalent in-house team
Controller
$10,000
1 role
AR Assoc.
$5,000
Bookkeeper
$6,250
AP Assoc.
$5,000
US monthly total
Payroll$26,250
Benefits & taxes (30%)$7,875
Total monthly cost$34,125
You save
$15,625/ mo
45.8% less
$187.5K / yr
Headquarters
Same shape, one engagement
Controller
$7,000
1 role
AR Assoc.
$3,500
Bookkeeper
$4,500
AP Assoc.
$3,500
HQ monthly total
Payroll$18,500
Benefits & taxes (0%)$0
Total monthly cost$18,500
Full-stack package

All Controllership services

Narrower scopes available. Bookkeeper + AR + AP, or AR/AP only. Pricing per tier in the intro call.

HQ monthly
$18,500
Monthly savings
$15,625
45.8% less than US
Book intro call
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Duties & automation

Per role, here's what HQ does and which hours of the month get absorbed by automation.

Role · 172 hrs/mo
Controller
≈ 26%of monthly hours automated
ResponsibilityHrs/mo todayWith HQHow HQ automation handles it
Financial Reporting
43.0
38.7hrs
10% less
API-driven connectors auto-refresh financial statements. Static monthly reports become live data for stakeholders.
Internal Controls & Compliance
43.0
30.1hrs
30% less
Reconciliation bots flag deltas. Stronger daily controls keep you audit-ready.
Treasury & Cash Management
43.0
21.5hrs
50% less
Bank API + ERP data feed live cash position and liquidity forecasts. No manual spreadsheet compilation.
Month-End Oversight
43.0
36.5hrs
15% less
Daily automated reconciliations take the pressure off the final close week.
Where humans still lead

Automation makes the work cheaper and faster - not absent.

  • Financial Reporting (Controller) - 10% automated. Cleaner inputs and live data feeds, but humans still own the narrative.
  • Month-End Oversight & Close - 15–20% automated across roles. Daily controls reduce crunch, judgment still sits with the Controller.
  • Payment Execution (AP) - 30% automated. Batch processes accelerate execution, but vendor approvals stay with your team.
How they stack

Controllership is the data layer. FP&A is the analytical layer on top.

Customers who buy Controllership already have HQ's data plumbing running. Adding FP&A later is incremental work, not a parallel build. Same team philosophy, same automation library.

Layer 02 - Analytical
FP&A
Director · Sr. Analyst · FA&I Associate
Planning & ForecastingExecutive ReportingTreasury & CashTrial Balance Review
Layer 01 - Data + Execution
Controllership
Controller · Bookkeeper · AR · AP
GL & Bank ReconciliationTransaction CategorizationInvoicing · Cash AppAging & Close
Underneath both
One HQ F&A automation library
API connectors, reconciliation bots, OCR posting, automated aging emails. Applied row-by-row across every duty.
02 - FP&A

Replace your full FP&A team for 54% less.

3 roles$17.0K / mo53.8% less than US$238K / yr saved
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What's included

HQ delivers all 3 roles under one engagement.

Financial Analysis & Insights Lead
Financial Analysis & Insights Lead
Strategic dashboards, KPI architecture, and executive narrative. Owns the forward-looking view leadership acts on.
Financial Analysis & Insights Specialist
Financial Analysis & Insights Specialist
Data-pipeline integrity, automated reconciliation, and continuous reporting. The analytical muscle behind the Lead.
Financial Analysis & Insights Associate
Financial Analysis & Insights Associate
ETL integrity, commissions, client-facing dashboards, and aging/risk flagging. The execution layer underneath.
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Cost comparison

US AVG vs. Headquarters. Same shape, every node priced.

US average
Equivalent in-house team
FP&A Director
$15,000
/ Manager
Sr. Analyst
$8,333
FA&I Associate
$5,000
US monthly total
Payroll$28,333
Benefits & taxes (30%)$8,500
Total monthly cost$36,833
You save
$19,833/ mo
53.8% less
$238K / yr
Headquarters
Same shape, one engagement
FP&A Director
$8,000
/ Manager
Sr. Analyst
$5,000
FA&I Associate
$4,000
HQ monthly total
Payroll$17,000
Benefits & taxes (0%)$0
Total monthly cost$17,000
Full-stack package

All FP&A services

Analyst-only tier available. Sr. Analyst + FA&I Associate, without the Director. Pricing in the intro call.

HQ monthly
$17,000
Monthly savings
$19,833
53.8% less than US
Book intro call
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Duties & automation

Per role, here's what HQ does and which hours of the month get absorbed by automation.

Role · 172 hrs/mo
FA&I Lead
≈ 61%of monthly hours automated
ResponsibilityHrs/mo todayWith HQOutcome delivered
Strategic Dashboard Design & KPI Architecture
43.0
12.9hrs
70% less
Gives leadership a forward-looking view so they can make proactive, data-driven decisions.
Automated Findings & Narrative Layering
43.0
17.2hrs
60% less
Translates raw numbers into a narrative that tells executives what happened, why, and what to watch.
Cash Flow Visibility via Live Data Pipelines
43.0
15.1hrs
65% less
Ensures the business always knows its cash position and can forecast liquidity without surprises.
Dashboard Quality Assurance & Close Accuracy Review
43.0
21.5hrs
50% less
Ensures the close is accurate and on time, with no material errors passing through to final reports.
Where humans still lead

Automation makes the work cheaper and faster - not absent.

  • Executive narrative (FA&I Lead) - Automation surfaces the deltas and drafts commentary, but the Lead frames what leadership should actually act on.
  • Forecast assumptions (FA&I Lead) - Live dashboards keep the inputs current; the forward-looking calls stay analyst judgment.
  • Close sign-off (across roles) - Delta-check scripts pre-validate the dataset, but a human still owns final sign-off before anything ships.
Why Headquarters

A cannabis-native finance team, not a generic offshore accounting service.

The savings number is the headline. The team behind it is the reason it actually works.

Built on APIs, not spreadsheets
API-driven pipeline, not spreadsheet-shuffling. Your AR aging is live, not last-Monday.
One automation library - applied everywhere
Built once, deployed across every entity. Reconciliation bots, OCR posting, and aging emails run for everything.
Cannabis-native from day one
Metrc, Nabis, BioTrack, dispensary economics, 280E. The team already knows the rules.
One bench, both functions
Controllership and FP&A from the same team. One vendor, one onboarding cycle.

“We replaced three US backoffice roles and a contractor with HQ. AR aging dropped 38% in the first quarter, and our close is two days faster every month.”

Director of Finance · Multi-state cannabis operator
38%
AR aging Q1
2 days
faster close
FAQ

The questions everyone asks.

Pricing, onboarding, security, ERPs, exits. If yours isn't here, Alex will answer it on the call.

Talk to Alex
Flat monthly per engagement, scoped to a defined role mix. We don't bill hourly and there are no per-ticket charges. Controllership full-stack is $18,500/mo. FP&A full-stack is $17,000/mo. Narrower-scope tiers (Bookkeeper + AR + AP; AR/AP only; analyst-only FP&A) are priced in the intro call.
Ready when you are

See the numbers against your team.

30 minutes with Alex. Bring your current org chart and you'll leave with a side-by-side cost comparison plus a concrete next step.

Alex Ceja
Alex Ceja
F&A Services Lead, Headquarters
30-minute video call
Cost comparison built on the call
ERP-specific onboarding plan
No prep, no decks, no pitch