About Butler CFO & Tax

A family firm that owns the whole outcome.

Vanessa and Terrance Butler built this firm together and have been in it from day one. Seven years later, a team of 6 works across the country for owners who want their finances handled by people they can reach.

Our story

Seven years of keeping owners in the know.

Butler CFO & Tax is a husband and wife firm. We started it together, we both still work in it every day, and we have grown it to a team of 6.

We are fully remote and serve clients across the U.S. Over the years we have worked with owners across industries and states, and internationally. That range means we have seen a lot of different books, and we know where problems tend to hide.

We handle the whole financial side of a company: the books, the taxes, and the planning. Owners get one team that knows their numbers from top to bottom.

  • Restaurants
  • Security firms
  • Logistics
  • Property management
  • Nonprofits
  • And more
7years open
6people on the team
2owners, both here from day one
100%of entries reviewed by a person

The owners

The people behind your numbers.

VBVanessa Butler

Vanessa Butler

Founder, accounting and tax

Vanessa leads the accounting and tax side of the firm. She holds four degrees, one in mathematics and three in the sciences. She has trained thousands of bookkeepers and business owners on their books, including thousands of women learning to run their own businesses, and clients know her for being direct, accurate, and easy to work with.

Outside client work she gives her time to volunteer work and to multiple nonprofits, which is part of why nonprofits are a natural fit for the firm.

  • QuickBooks Online Certified
  • Dope CFO
  • Relay Certified Banking Partner
TBTerrance Butler

Terrance Butler

COO, operations and financial strategy

Terrance runs operations and financial strategy. Before the firm, he spent about ten years on teams that delivered mission-critical infrastructure, hyperscale data centers and utility-scale solar, most recently as Quality and Cx Program Manager on Meta’s Altoona and Eagle Mountain data center campuses.

If you cannot prove it, it did not happen.

He has worked as a fractional operations manager and COO for small service businesses, and has two years and counting in nonprofit operations. He brings the same standard to your books: every number should trace back to something real.

  • Quality and commissioning
  • Fractional COO
  • Nonprofit operations

How we think

Three ideas behind everything we do.

Outcomes

We own the result

You hire us for books you can trust and taxes done right. We take on the whole financial side, so nothing falls between vendors.

People

A person reviews everything

Our tools categorize quickly and accurately. Then a qualified person reviews every entry, explains it, and calls you when something needs attention.

Growth

A ladder you can climb

Start as a Bookkeeper client and move to Controller or Fractional CFO as you grow. The agreement changes. The people stay the same.

Need help with operations, not just the numbers? Operations consulting runs through WHET, the operations side of the same family of companies.

Visit whetops.com →

Who we are

Certified, proud, and remote across the U.S.

  • QuickBooks Online certified
  • Dope CFO
  • Relay certified banking partner
  • Proudly Black owned
  • Remote across the U.S.

From our clients

In their words.

Vanessa is spot on to deliver accurate book work which gives an accurate picture to take your business forward. If you are on the fence, I highly recommend Vanessa as she is forthright and offers a great variety of services.
Suzanne M.
Vanessa is amazing! I feel so confident in her work and trust her 100%. She makes my life so much easier by taking bookkeeping off my plate and is a joy to work with as well.
Chelsea J.
She has helped me so incredibly much with my business bookkeeping and helping manage my business finances.
Ashley D.
I love when I have the opportunity to work with you! I will always refer my clients to you for all their tax needs.
Ohana Financials
Prompt, professional, courteous, organized!
Aimee H., CEO
Vanessa saved me! My computer crashed and I had to get a client's books cleaned up over the weekend. She came and saved me from losing the trust in my new client.
Diana T.

Work with us

Let’s talk about your business.

Book a 30 minute consultation with Vanessa or Terrance. You will leave knowing which level fits and what it would cost.