Kraus Advisory Group provides financial and operational consulting services to owner-managed companies in the $1MM-$20MM revenue range or earlier stage entities that require robust reporting to outside parties.

Our solutions encompass the entire corporate finance function and can be tailored to suit the specific needs of our clients based on their industry, growth stage, and internal and external reporting requirements. 

The cornerstone of the practice is strategic financial management coupled with executive counsel. Our value extends well beyond annual financial statement and tax return preparation.  We believe on-going counsel and accountability measures are essential to the long-term growth and success of our clients.


Strategic and Financial Management

CFO and COO services
Rolling Cash Flow Forecasts
Development and Reporting on KPI’s
Executive sounding board
Board/Investor Reporting

Strategic Planning combined with Accountability

Clarifying the Vision of the Organization and developing an actionable strategy
Identifying Key Priorities necessary to execute the strategy
Aligning people and processes with strategic objectives
Establishing accountability measures to ensure execution 

Family Business Services

Key Executive/Next generation planning
Ownership Transition
Buy/Sell Arrangements 

Audit Assistance and process management
Capital Introduction and facilitation
Growth and Turnaround Management Services
Lender negotiation and reporting 

Management Team

The Financial Management and Advisory practice is lead by Ryan Kraus, CPA.
Mr. Kraus currently serves as COO/CFO and Board Member of Edison Court, Inc., a Pennsylvania provider of Behavioral Health services.  He is responsible for strategic planning, operational execution, financial management and M&A due diligence for the firm. 

Previously, Ryan served as President of KCR, Inc. a specialty contracting business where after successfully executing a company turnaround, he lead the organization to 300% revenue growth over a three year period by expanding the scope and breadth of services and developing new client relationships.  He was also instrumental in bringing the company’s accounting/finance functions in line with industry and GAAP standards as well as significantly enhancing the company’s Risk Management and Safety programs. 

While serving as President of KCR, Ryan attended Harvard Business School and completed its Owner President Management (OPM) program. OPM is a rigorous program held over a 3 years, exclusively for owner-managers of firms with annual sales ranging from ten million to several hundred million dollars. 

Prior to KCR, Ryan served as CFO of Virtual Edge, Inc., a Venture Capital backed software company that was eventually acquired by ADP.  He also served as CFO/Controller on an outsourced basis to a variety of early stage companies and an early stage venture capital firm. 

Ryan’s earliest experience was in the assurance divisions of BDO Seidman, LLP, KPMG, LLP and another local firm where he served a variety of public and closely held clients.

OUR MISSION

TO be a valuable partner in the growth and success of the business owners we serve