Ijaz & Associates

What Ijaz & Associates does

Ijaz & Associates, operating as The Ijaz Group LLC, is a Virginia-based outsourced finance and accounting firm founded in 2008 by CPA Ahsan Ijaz. Headquartered in Clifton, Virginia with a geographically distributed delivery team across the US and abroad, the firm provides bookkeeping, tax, technology, and fractional CFO services primarily to nonprofit organizations and small-to-mid-sized businesses, while also indicating engagements with Fortune 500 companies. The firm claims 100+ nonprofit clients globally and publicly associates with engagements including DCVLP, Georgetown Ministry Center, the Association for Farmworkers Opportunity Program, the Association of Community College Trustees, and Generation: You Employed.

The service portfolio is organized around three pillars: managed accounting delivered on a recurring subscription basis, project-based advisory and consulting, and specialized services that include fractional Client CFO support, payroll, tax preparation, and accounting-software implementation. Ahsan Ijaz brings 20+ years of public accounting experience with cross-sector expertise spanning for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including IRS Form 990 specialization. The leadership bench has been expanded through the addition of Gina DiMatteo and Doug Whitescarver as Client CFOs, each with prior nonprofit finance and consulting experience.

Ijaz & Associates operates a referral-driven, consultative sales motion with custom fee schedules and monthly billing. The business is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding and no reported M&A, partnership, or investment activity. The firm is privately held as an LLC, with 11–50 employees and no public disclosure of financial performance.

Name

Ijaz & Associates

Legal name

The Ijaz Group LLC

Website

https://ijazgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ijaz & Associates is a Virginia-based outsourced accounting, tax, and fractional CFO firm serving 100+ nonprofit organizations, small-to-mid-sized businesses, and select Fortune 500 companies globally with a distributed US-and-abroad delivery team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Managed Accounting Services: Ongoing accounting services including bookkeeping, payroll support, month-end close, financial reporting, and outsourced CFO support. These are recurring services billed based on scope of work.
2. Targeted Advisory Services: Project-based consulting services for specific financial challenges including compliance, tax strategy, operational improvements, crisis management, strategic planning, and interim leadership.
3. Specialized Services: Specific services including tax preparation and planning, accounting software support, and payroll processing. These can be standalone or bundled with managed services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ijaz & Associates (The Ijaz Group) is a global professional services firm providing outsourced accounting, tax, financial management, and technology-enabled solutions to nonprofits and small to medium enterprises. Its core offerings include managed accounting (bookkeeping, month-end close, financial reporting), outsourced and interim CFO services, payroll processing, tax preparation and planning, accounting software support, and strategic consulting.

Product overview

The Ijaz Group is an accounting and financial services firm that does not offer a software product in the traditional sense. Instead, it provides a suite of professional services including managed accounting (bookkeeping, financial reporting), outsourced CFO services, payroll support, consulting, and tax services. These services are delivered by a team of accounting professionals and are customized to meet each organization's specific needs. The firm operates as a service-based consultancy rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CFO Services
• Managed Accounting
• Payroll Support Services
• Consulting Services
• Accounting Software Support
• Tax Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Served over 100 nonprofits
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Citrin Cooperman: Top-30 US accounting firm with a strong nonprofit practice offering outsourced accounting, tax, and advisory. Comparable target market and services, though typically serving somewhat larger engagements than Ijaz.
• Aprio: Top-50 US accounting and business advisory firm with a dedicated nonprofit practice and outsourced accounting offerings. Comparable target segment with broader advisory and technology capabilities.
• PKF O'Connor Davies: Top-30 US accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated nonprofit practice. Comparable services across outsourced finance, tax, and advisory for small and mid-sized organizations.
• WithumSmith+Brown (Withum): Large US accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated Nonprofit Industry Group offering outsourced accounting, audit, tax, and advisory services. Comparable in scale and nonprofit focus, but considerably larger and audit-capable.
• CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA): Top-10 US accounting firm with one of the largest nonprofit practices in the country, offering outsourced accounting, audit, tax, and advisory. Much larger incumbent that competes for the same nonprofit clients but also offers audit/attest services Ijaz does not.
• Wipfli: Top-25 US accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated nonprofit industry group providing outsourced accounting, CFO, and technology services. Comparable in serving small and mid-sized nonprofits with vertical-specialized teams.

Emerging players

• Nonprofit Finance Fund: Nonprofit-focused Community Development Financial Institution providing financial management advisory and back-office support to nonprofits. Comparable vertical specialty with mission alignment, though it operates more as an advisor than a recurring outsourced accountant.
• Boulay Group: Outsourced accounting, tax, and CFO advisory firm serving nonprofits and privately held businesses. Similar subscription-based managed-accounting model with comparable client profile.

Direct peers

• YourPartTime Controller: Fractional/outsourced accounting and CFO services firm focused on nonprofit and small business clients with recurring monthly engagements. Closest direct peer — similar outsourced-finance model, subscription billing, and nonprofit vertical depth.
• CFO Services Group (B2B CFO): National network of fractional CFOs and outsourced finance professionals serving small and mid-sized businesses and nonprofits. Closely comparable business model in virtual/interim CFO and bookkeeping bundles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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