High Growth Startup's Audit Guide with Moss Adams, Blackthorn and Rillet
About the Webinar:
Audits can feel like an overwhelming storm for high-growth startups, especially when resources are stretched and processes are still evolving. Leaders from Moss Adams, Blackthorn and Rillet have navigated this chaos and built robust audit-ready systems, ensuring compliance without sacrificing growth.
This webinar will explore the path from reactive firefighting to proactive compliance. From organizing your financials and preparing for your first audit to avoiding common pitfalls and establishing long-term trust with auditors, you'll learn practical strategies to conquer audit challenges.
Register to learn:
How to prepare for your next audit and avoid the most common mistakes
Tips from Moss Adams Partner Kyle Boast on selecting the right audit partner
Where auditors tend to focus for high growth startups
How startups can leverage technology to create audit-ready systems while scaling rapidly
Speaker bios:
Kyle Boast, CPA is a partner at Moss Adams. He specializes in the technology and life science industries and is knowledgeable in technical accounting matters relevant to venture-backed companies. Kyle has also led companies through their IPO filing and beyond. Prior to joining Moss Adams, Kyle spent 10 years at a Big Four firm.
Erik Meyer, CPA is the SVP of Finance at Blackthorn. He is an experienced finance leader with a demonstrated history leading finance teams at growing technology companies. Skilled in Corporate FP&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Debt & Equity Financing, Team Development, Start-ups and Financial Systems Implementation, Erik is also a CPA with Bachelor degrees from The University of Washington and Central Washington University.
Alex Johnston is the Head of CS at Rillet. She is a CPA turned accounting software SME and CX-obsessed, with a track record of building successful, scalable playbooks from the ground up and implementing effective onboarding & renewal motions at early stage startups.
Nicolas Kopp is the founder and CEO of Rillet, a modern mid-market ERP. Based in New York, Nic was formerly the US CEO of fintech bank N26 (valued at $9bn). Prior to N26, Nic spent five years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. He holds a BA from University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and an MSc in Accounting from the London School of Economics.