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Do you bend your service model for special clients? In this CAS Minute episode, Roman Villard unpacks the delicate balance between scalable services and strategic client customization. Learn how to spot valuable custom work, when it becomes scope creep, and how to build a smart R&D loop inside your firm.

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 – Intro: Should You Break Your Model for the Right Client?

00:20 – Customization vs. Scope Creep: Defining the Risk

01:11 – Scalability vs. Relationship: Designing Strategic Custom Services

02:27 – How to Evaluate a Custom Request (Impact + Reuse Potential)

05:13 – Avoid Hero Work: Don’t Let Customization Rely on One Person

06:02 – Train Teams on Saying “No” and Redirecting Wisely

✅ Key Takeaways

• Design for Customization: Don’t avoid it—plan for it. Productize what gets repeated.
• R&D Loop: Use special requests to test scalable offerings.
• Say Yes Selectively: If it strengthens the relationship or creates future leverage.
• Structure the Exceptions: Build scope, pricing, and team training around custom work.
• Consistency is Culture: Ad hoc treatment of clients erodes internal clarity.

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Is your team still treating the month-end close like the ultimate deliverable? In this episode of CAS Minute, Roman Villard explains why obsessing over a perfect monthly close might be holding your firm—and your clients—back. Learn how to shift your mindset from static reports to continuous insights and unlock the power of real-time decision-making.

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 – Intro: Why the Month-End Close Might Be a Distraction

00:45 – Clients Don’t Care About the Close, They Care About the Data

01:30 – When Is “Good Enough” Actually Better Than Perfect?

03:30 – Replace Close Mindset with a Rolling, Real-Time Mentality

05:00 – Train Clients to Expect Data-Driven Insights, Not Static Reports

06:15 – Best Firms Aren’t Faster Closers — They’re Real-Time Advisors

07:30 – Reimagining the Month-End Close for Modern CAS Firms

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✅ Key Takeaways:

• The close is a compliance tool — not a decision-making tool.
• Most clients don’t care about “reconciled to the penny” reports; they care about cash flow, payroll, and clarity.
• A static close delays insights and forces your team into reactive cycles.
• Shift to a rolling close mindset supported by daily/weekly processes and real-time dashboards.
• Train clients to expect actionable, continuous data — not just a monthly PDF.

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Ditch the month-end perfection obsession and focus on operational outcomes, rolling workflows, and client-facing insights that matter most.

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On today’s episode of CAS Minute, we dive into the future of Client Advisory Services (CAS)—what’s broken, what’s evolving, and what you should be building today to thrive tomorrow. With recurring revenue growth, increasing client expectations, AI’s role in workflow, and the ongoing identity crisis of CAS itself, it’s clear that firms can no longer operate on autopilot.

We explore the major shifts redefining CAS over the next 3–5 years, and how to think like a founder in a world where your firm could be upended in 30 days. From verticalization to data plumbing, this episode unpacks what top firms are doing—and what most are missing.

⏱️ Episode Highlights:

• [00:01:18] The definition dilemma: CAS ≠ just fractional CFO or bookkeeping
• [00:04:23] Near real-time accounting, continuous close, and exception-based workflows
• [00:07:04] Why verticalization and niche CFO pods are the moat of the future
• [00:08:55] Subscription models are not optional—they’re the expectation
• [00:12:41] Systems > tools. The rise of data integration, templates, and governance
• [00:14:19] The shift from humans + automation to humans + agents
• [00:15:46] Is your firm providing assurance? The sleeper trend to watch
• [00:17:30] CAS splits into two paths: commodity CAS vs. operator CAS
• [00:24:48] CAS is broken as a term—what should we even call this work?

💡 “Either you’re advisory, or you’re not. It’s not something you tack on.”

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Roman is looking to bring more voices into the conversation. If you’re building something interesting or have strong opinions on where the industry is going, reach out.

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LinkedIn: Roman Villard, CPA
X: @FullSendCPA
YouTube: Full Send - Accounting & Data
Data Podcast: Data Fuel