Function Consulting — Boise, Idaho

Chad
Aaland

I spent years inside companies as a CFO and controller — primarily in transportation. Now I work with companies across industries on financial systems, ERP integrations, and the operational problems that rarely have a clean off-the-shelf answer.

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Chad Aaland
About

From the inside
looking out

I'm Chad Aaland. Before starting Function Consulting, I held CFO and controller roles inside companies — primarily in transportation — which means I've sat in the chair on the other side of the table. I know what it's like when the books don't close on time, when the ERP doesn't do what the vendor said it would, and when the reporting your leadership needs simply doesn't exist yet.

Function Consulting is relatively new, but the experience behind it isn't. I work with companies across industries on financial operations, ERP implementation and integration, and technology decisions that tend to have more long-term consequences than people expect when they're making them. The problems I solve tend to look similar regardless of the industry they're sitting in.

I'm based in Boise, Idaho and work with clients across the region. I take a small number of engagements at a time — by design. If you work with me, you're working with me.

CFO
Prior internal role
4
Core disciplines
ID
Based in Boise
Services

What I do
best

These are the areas where my background actually qualifies me to help. Engagements are scoped plainly and handled by me directly.

01

ERP & Systems Integration

I work with a range of ERP and accounting platforms — including Trimble Viewpoint Spectrum and QuickBooks Enterprise, where I'm a certified ProAdvisor. I'll also work with whatever system a client is already running. The goal is to make the platform work for the business, not the other way around.

QuickBooks Enterprise ProAdvisor Certified Trimble Spectrum ODBC / API System Config
02

Financial Consulting & CFO Services

Having held the role internally, I can step in as a part-time CFO or provide targeted help with reporting structure, close processes, and financial visibility for ownership and leadership.

Fractional CFO Financial Reporting Cash Flow Strategy
03

Technology Consulting

Helping companies evaluate and choose software, understand what they're actually buying, and build the connective tissue between systems that vendors don't include in the demo.

Tech Strategy Vendor Selection Custom Tooling Automation
04

Process Improvement & Operations

Payroll close cycles, AP workflows, reporting handoffs between departments — the day-to-day processes that quietly consume time and create errors when they're not designed deliberately.

Workflow Design Payroll Systems Reporting Operations
Recent Work

What I
build

Custom software that connects ERP data to the systems that need it — built for real workflows, not demos.

Payroll Contribution Manager
Dashboard
Submission Log
DOL Reports
Settings
Dashboard
401k contribution pipeline — ERP Payroll Data → Provider API
Last Transmission
02/14/2026
Status
SUCCESS
Amount Sent
$18,442.67
Employees
47
Submit a Payroll Run
Enter the pay period end date to pull contribution data and begin the review process.
Pay Period End Date
02/28/2026
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System Status
ERP ODBC Connection
DSN: PayrollData
Connected
401k Provider API
Endpoint configured
Authenticated

A payroll-to-401k integration utility I designed and built for a client. It pulls employee contribution data directly from the ERP system via ODBC, lets payroll review and approve each submission, and transmits to the 401k provider — replacing a manual export-and-upload process that used to take hours each pay period.

Python / Flask ODBC Integration REST API Electron Desktop App
Contact

Get in
touch

Use the form and I'll get back to you directly. I work with companies in any industry — if the problem is in my wheelhouse, I'll say so. If it's not, I'll tell you that too.

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Based in Boise, Idaho