At a glance
Josh Weiss came to Quanta looking for an accounting provider he could trust. He found software he used nearly every day, a partner who knew the books, and more flexibility to build C1’s finance team.
The challenge: Finance couldn’t trust the numbers
As C1’s VP of Finance, Josh needed to explain what was happening in the business. Too often, that meant first investigating the accounting.
Once, reported revenue fell despite new business and no significant churn that Josh knew of. Tracing the discrepancy required digging through spreadsheets and making special requests that took 2–3 days to get answered.
These investigations took time he needed for analysis and advising leadership.
“Finance can’t do finance unless accounting is doing accounting.”
— Josh Weiss
Why Quanta: Better service, meant better system
Josh initially wanted a better accounting service. During his evaluation, Quanta’s software became another reason to switch: he could explore the financials and inspect the calculations behind them.
Working with his Accounting lead at Quanta brought the relationship he had valued with strong in-house accountants at previous companies. They knew the books, worked through questions with him, and handled the accounting changes they agreed were needed.
What changed: A team and software to work through financial questions
Josh was living in Quanta almost every day. Revenue and deferred revenue schedules were available in the application, so he could investigate a number without first asking someone to send the supporting spreadsheet.
And when he did need help, Quanta functioned as an extension of his team. Pre-close reviews became trusted working sessions: Josh would open the P&L and click into unusual balances, then work with the Quanta team to identify the causes. They left with specific follow-ups rather than a list of unexplained numbers.
The books were typically complete by the fifth business day. With less time spent tracing accounting errors, Josh could focus on the questions he wanted to answer: why a number had changed, whether it mattered, and whether it would happen again.
“With Quanta, I just click on the thing. I can see the whole schedule.”
— Josh Weiss
The impact: A different next hire
Without Quanta, Josh believed he would have needed an internal accounting hire much sooner.
“Our accounting was so well managed by Quanta that an accounting hire could wait for quite a long time. That enabled me to focus more on somebody who was financial operations or FP&A.”
— Josh Weiss
That changed the next role he prioritized. Instead of bringing general-ledger accounting in-house, he could focus on the capabilities he felt the business needed next in financial operations and FP&A.