Changing financial accounting, industry by industry. Chapter 1 of 13: Private clubs
The club behind the club.
Controller-grade accounting for private clubs, from a former private club Controller, amplified by AI.
The problem nobody puts on the agenda.
The board sees a consolidated P&L. Nobody sees which department is carrying the club and which one is quietly draining it. F&B looks busy, dues come in, and somehow the reserve fund keeps shrinking.
Most clubs don't have a money problem. They have a visibility problem.The Tiger Take, Chapter 1
See every department
F&B, rooms, events, and dues, each with its own P&L the GM and board can trust.
Protect your status
Nonmember income tracked monthly against exemption limits, not discovered at year-end.
Close in days
Board packages ready before the meeting, not during it.
What we put in place.
Controller discipline from 20+ years in the field, with AI automation handling the repetitive work so the close runs in days, not weeks.
- Departmental P&Ls for every operating area
- Member AR aging reviewed monthly, with house account policy enforced
- F&B minimum tracking automated and billed consistently
- Nonmember income monitored against 501(c)(7) limits
- A board package delivered before every meeting
Your free Club Scan.
Thirty minutes on your close process, departmental P&Ls, and member AR. No pitch unless you ask for one.
- Book a time.
Pick any open 30-minute slot on the calendar. - We review together.
Bring what you have. We'll look at your close process, departmental P&Ls, and member AR. - Leave with three fixes.
The three changes I'd make first, in plain language.