NEED Financial Services

Name

NEED Financial Services

Legal name

NEED Financial Services

Website

https://needfs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Industry Accounting Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHABAE

Outsourced Finance & CFO Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Accounting, Audit & Tax Services

SECONDARYBPAHABAF

Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Accounting, Audit & Tax Services

SECONDARYBPAAAGAJ

Financial Planning & Analysis Support (Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Reporting)

Business & Public Services/Administrative & Support Services (BPO, Call Centers, Back Office)/Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (AP/AR, GL, Billing)

Keywords

• Outsourced accounting services
• Entertainment industry accounting
• Media production finance
• Profit participation accounting
• Financial leadership consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Outsourced Accounting Services: Recurring professional services revenue from providing outsourced accounting operations to Media & Entertainment clients. Services include accounts payable/receivable, job costing, cash management, payroll administration, and internal financial statement preparation.
2. Financial Leadership: Executive-level financial leadership services including banking management, profit/loss analysis, balance sheet analysis, gross profit schedules, and profit participation management for directors, editors, and artists.
3. Business Consultation: Strategic consulting services including annual budget preparation, external audit oversight, risk management coordination, strategic planning, and M&A facilitation activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NEED Financial Services is an outsourced accounting firm that provides day-to-day accounting operations, executive-level financial leadership, and strategic business consultation exclusively to Media & Entertainment clients. Services include accounts payable/receivable, job costing, cash management, payroll administration, internal financial statements, profit participation schedules for directors/editors/artists, banking management, P&L and balance sheet analysis, annual budgeting, audit oversight, risk management, strategic planning, and M&A facilitation.

Product overview

NEED Financial Services is an accounting company serving the Media & Entertainment industry, offering three interconnected service lines: Accounting Services (outsourced day-to-day accounting operations), Financial Leadership (executive-level guidance and industry expertise), and Business Consultation (strategic planning and M&A support). These services are designed to work together, allowing clients to focus on creative work while NEED handles financial operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accounting Services Outsourced accounting operations tailored to Media & Entertainment clients, handling day-to-day back office functions including accounts payable/receivable, job costing, cash management, payroll administration, and internal quarterly financial statements.
• Financial Leadership Executive-level financial leadership offering industry knowledge, best practices guidance, banking management, P&L analysis, balance sheet analysis, gross profit schedules, and director/editor/artist participation schedules for media clients.
• Business Consultation Strategic business consulting services including new business planning, financial modelling, annual budget preparation, external audit oversight, risk management coordination, strategic planning, and M&A facilitation for Media & Entertainment companies.

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Downs: Schneider Downs is a regional CPA and advisory firm with a dedicated Entertainment industry group providing accounting, tax, and consulting to film, TV, and music clients—comparable in niche focus but with broader advisory and audit capability.
• Armanino LLP: Armanino is a Top-20 U.S. accounting and business consulting firm with a Media & Entertainment practice that competes for outsourced accounting and advisory work in the same client base as NEED, while offering a much broader service portfolio.
• Green Hasson Janks (CLA): Green Hasson Janks, now part of CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), operates a dedicated entertainment practice providing accounting, tax, and advisory to M&E clients. CLA is a Top-10 U.S. firm offering overlapping services with significantly broader geographic and capability reach than NEED.
• WithumSmith+Brown (Withum): Withum operates an established Entertainment & Media practice serving production companies, talent, and agencies, providing outsourced accounting, tax, and CFO advisory—overlapping with NEED's core offerings but as part of a Top-25 national firm.
• PKF O'Connor Davies: PKF O'Connor Davies has a dedicated Entertainment, Media & Communications practice providing accounting, audit, and tax to M&E clients on the East Coast, serving as a comparable regional incumbent to NEED's New York operations.
• Kaufman Rossin: Kaufman Rossin is a Florida-based Top-100 CPA firm with an entertainment and media practice serving production, talent management, and digital media clients—comparable in serving M&E SMBs but operating in a different regional market than NEED.
• Anchin, Block & Anchin: Anchin is a New York-based Top-50 accounting firm with an active Media & Entertainment practice serving production companies and creative agencies, competing with NEED for NY-based M&E clients while offering broader business advisory services.

Direct peers

• Myman Greenspan: Myman Greenspan is a long-standing entertainment accounting firm providing outsourced accounting, royalty, and tax services to music, film, and television clients—a direct competitor in the M&E accounting niche NEED serves.
• RBZ LLP: RBZ is a Los Angeles-based CPA firm specializing in entertainment, music, and media clients, offering production accounting, royalty audits, and tax services—a direct competitor in the same M&E accounting vertical and geographic market.
• Burton & Associates CPAs: Burton & Associates is an entertainment-focused CPA firm offering outsourced accounting, audit, and tax services to talent, producers, and entertainment companies, directly competing for the same M&E client segment as NEED.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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