Amy Garofano

Accounting & Finance

Amy is a finance and accounting leader with more than 20 years of experience building and strengthening financial operations for businesses and nonprofits at every stage of growth. She brings a rare combination of hands-on accounting expertise and strategic leadership—shaped by years spent in the day-to-day mechanics of bookkeeping before advancing into senior management roles.

With a comprehensive understanding of accounting infrastructure, Amy helps organizations streamline financial operations, strengthen internal controls, and translate complex data into clear insights that support confident decision-making. She partners closely with executives and business owners to solve problems and map the right path forward—particularly during periods of growth, transition, or uncertainty.

As Director of Finance at BLUM (formerly Blum & Poe), Amy rebuilt the gallery’s accounting systems, integrating technology and talent to improve efficiency and tax compliance. Through extensive research and audit defense, she became a leader in interstate and international tax compliance within the fine art industry. Her reporting frameworks and financial models provided stakeholders with the transparency needed for effective risk management and long-term planning.

Earlier in her career, Amy established the first in-house accounting operations for François Ghebaly Gallery and Wood Kusaka Studios. She has also supported the growth and stability of organizations across the following industries:  film production, retail, e-commerce, nonprofit, education, health care, and sales.

Areas of Focus

  • Accounting Infrastructure & System Design:

    Build accounting operations from the ground up, customized to your business model and growth goals. Systems are designed to provide clear reporting, meaningful financial insights, and reliable compliance from the start.

    Services may include:

    • Accounting system setup and workflow design

    • Financial reporting structure

    • Internal controls and documentation

    • Coordination with tax professionals

  • Operational Review & Optimization

    Evaluate existing accounting systems and processes to identify inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

    The focus is on creating simpler, more efficient systems that reduce administrative burden while providing stronger financial visibility.

    Services may include:

    • Accounting operations review

    • Process simplification and automation

    • Reporting improvements

  • Financial Oversight & Risk Management

    Provide clarity and peace of mind by strengthening compliance and identifying operational vulnerabilities before they become problems.

    Services may include:

    • Connecting you to trusted contacts for insurance, legal, banking, loan and investment partnerships

    • Tax compliance review and advising

    • Audit preparation and defense strategy

    • Risk assessment and internal controls

    • Implementing practical strategies that lower tax burdens 

    • Updating reporting structures to give you the financial insights that you need for decision-making

    • Project budgeting and tracking

    • Production cost tracking, sharing, and expensing

    • Consignment sales and revenue structure review

    • Interstate and international sales tax and consumption tax compliance 

    • Private assets and cap gains planning

Amy works with businesses to simplify accounting operations. Whether you’re trying to resolve a specific issue or just have a sense that your accounting systems could be better, she’ll clean up, organize, and strengthen accounting infrastructure so you can reduce tax stress and clearly understand performance and profitability.  Engagements can be short-term—resolving a specific issue—or longer-term partnerships supporting your ongoing financial health.

Engagement

    • Book a free 15 minute conversation. We will discuss whether my services are in alignment with your needs.

    • By phone or Google Meet.

    • A short term engagement is a focused work session or series of work sessions. We will trouble shoot areas of concern and I will offer high level strategic advice.

    • Long term support is available to select clients. Rates will vary based on the scope of engagement.

    • Access all three collective consultants for integrated support.

    • Holistic analysis, multi-expert insights, and implementation guidance.

    • Fees are determined collaboratively based on the scale of the work.

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