Petersen Consulting is a boutique advisory firm which provides top quality professional business and financial consulting services in the San Diego area. A former Partner with Ernst & Young and Chief Financial Officer to several successful companies, Kirk Petersen brings decades of experience and success to businesses and executives who require independent judgment and expertise on critical business issues.

We can manage your finance and administative areas as interim CFO while you're searching for the right full-time executive. Or perhaps your business is small but growing and ready to add a CFO component /span> a part-time, experienced CFO provides immediate impact and resources at a fraction of the cost. And the fresh eyes of an experienced financial and business executive in your company can bolster your management team.

In addition to taking the traditional CFO role, other areas where we can help include: conducting transactional work such as mergers and acquisitions or IPOs; developing business plans, budgets or financial models; performing special projects such as due diligence, project analysis and forensic accounting; serving as a part-time or interim Chief Operating Officer; or joining the Board as an independent outside director.

The people side of business /span> human resources /span> is crucial but often times managed without adequate HR expertise. C.J. Westrick brings over 17 years of experience specializing in human resources for small and mid-sized companies both as an HR manager as well as a business consultant. Areas where she can help include: compliance and recordkeeping; developing personnel policies and benefit programs; interviewing, hiring and terminating; and developing training programs.

Please »»» contact us if you would like to arrange a meeting to discuss how we might help you and your business, or if you have any questions or need additional information about us and the services we offer.