Build A Firm That Runs Without You.

Most growing firms hit the same wall: the owner becomes the bottleneck. HumanOS installs the operating system your firm needs to scale, without scaling your hours.

With a 3-week Operations Audit, Human at Scale will assess your firm’s operations, profitability, and technology and deliver a roadmap to optimize your firm, get out of the weeds, and unlock growth.

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  • "Human at Scale is helping solve the original problems of increasing client engagement, reducing Andrew as a bottleneck, and moving towards sales and growth."
    Brad Doran, CPA
    Partner at TFW Advisors
  • "Building Profits hired Human at Scale to help them 'get their $%!" together,' which includes standardizing and documenting processes, ensuring everyone is trained on those processes, and knowing their operations going forward."
    Tracy Brantingham
    Owner & CEO at Building Profits LLC
  • "We've made huge steps toward better operations, stronger internal organization, and significantly improved international team collaboration (with 60% better response times). We're creating better client results. It's incredible to see how much growth we've made over a short period of time."
    Jason Lundberg
    CEO of FinClarity
  • "One of the key outcomes of Human at Scale's work with Andrew Ziolo was to remove him as the bottleneck of the organization by defining roles and responsibilities, implementing systems and processes, making key hires, and training the team to take on more work."
    Andrew Ziolo, CPA
    Partner at TFW Advisors
  • "Our revenues increased 85% year over year, a core management team in place, a new business partner, I'm not working 60+ hours (stressful hours to boot), and we are now focusing on growth + increasing profit margins."
    Chris May
    CEO of Quadrant Advisory
Sound Familiar?

You’re busy all day, yet the firm still can’t operate without you.

You’re promising clients timelines you can’t keep.

Work slips because everything depends on you.

Revenue exists, but profit could be better.

Communication is stalled and feels reactive.

You’re stuck in conversations, not making decisions to move forward.

When the firm was smaller

Operations were easy to manage.

You knew every client personally.

Work was manageable, and stress was low.

Much of the work lived in your head (and that was fine.)

As the firm has grown

Complexity compounded faster than your systems.

Clients are more complex, and stakes are higher.

What was once manageable is now a daily firefight.

The system still requires you, but you're out of capacity.

Introducing humanOS

One operating system. Built for accounting firms.

It's not another tool. It's a structured system that installs clarity, cadence, and accountability across every part of your firm.

People

Defined roles, clear ownership, and a team that doesn't need you to make every decision.

Process

Documented workflows so work moves smoothly without tribal knowledge or constant intervention.

Data

A single source of truth for firm metrics so you lead with confidence, not instinct.

Cadence

A predictable operating rhythm so priorities stay clear and commitments actually get kept.

What's Included?

Three tiers. One system.

Foundation

Get the fundamentals in place.

Operations Audit

Find exactly where things are breaking.

Meeting Cadence

Get into a rhythm to get work done.

Data Foundation

Build one source of truth for firm metrics.

Operations

Take back control of execution.

Work Prioritization

Control what enters the firm and how.

Capacity Management

Forecast hiring before burnout hits.

Process Documentation

Build workflows that run without you.

Strategic

Grow and scale your firm.

Virtual COO/CFO

Embed an experienced operator to keep your systems running.

Revenue Performance

Increase revenue and capture expansion opportunities.

Growth & Margin Advisory

Predict growth and make strategic trade-offs.

The Process

How it works

01

Audit

A deep diagnostic across your operations, finances, team, and client delivery.

02

Design

We co-build your firm's operating system, tailored to your strategy, clients, and people.

03

Implement

We install systems with your team so change actually sticks, not just looks good on paper.

04

Improve

We reinforce adoption and accountability, so operations don't regress when we step back.

What firms experienced after implementation


Growth
Amount of Time
A bookkeeping/CAS firm added $15,000 monthly recurring revenue
16%
5 Months
A CPA firm focused on tax advisory added $21,136 in monthly recurring revenue
35%
5 Months
An accounting and CFO firm added $98,349 in monthly in recurring revenue
103%
18 Months

Why this isn't like anything you've tried before.

The typical consultant

Hands you a report and walks away.

Implementation falls back on you.

Generic recommendations with no accountability.

Looks thorough, but doesn't drive change.

Rigid frameworks

Same playbook for every firm.

Ignores your clients, team, and strategy.

Looks good on paper.

Doesn't survive contact with reality.

Human at Scale

We stay until it works.

Embedded through full implementation.

System designed around your firm, not a template.

People, process, and technology aligned before automating anything.

This is for you if...

You want the firm to operate like a well-oiled machine.

You want both profit and revenue growth.

Your team is ready to commit to clear standards and real accountability.

This is not for you if...

You're looking for a quick fix or surface-level advice.

You're not willing to change how decisions get made or how work gets done.

You or your team work better without clear structure.

A new way of operating

Life after humanOS:
Clarity replaces overwhelm.

The firm runs on a predictable rhythm.

The team knows who owns what and how work flows.

Clients receive consistent delivery without constant escalation.

You regain time, focus, and confidence to grow the firm intentionally.

If humanOS isn’t the right fit, you’ll know before committing.

Ready to focus on work that actually matters?

Start with a free Discovery Call. One focused session to diagnose what's holding your firm back.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Human at Scale do?
We help accounting and tax firms improve their operations, delivery, and team performance. We blend operations design, coaching, and analytics to help firms scale sustainably.
What types of firms do you work with?
We primarily work with accounting firms, CAS firms, bookkeeping firms, fractional CFO firms, and tax practices. Our clients typically range from $500K to $5M in revenue.
What are your core service offerings?
We offer three main tiers of services:

Foundation Tier: Install a predictable meeting rhythm and data infrastructure so decisions get tracked, priorities stay clear, and you stop managing by instinct.

Operating Tier: Control work intake, forecast capacity, and document workflows so your team stops firefighting and work flows predictably without founder intervention.

Strategic Tier: Embed fractional operations leadership and strategic advisory to enforce priorities, optimize pricing, and model growth decisions while you focus on strategy.
What's your pricing?
Most implementations run $6-10K/month for 6-12 month engagements. We typically start with an Operations Audit ($3,500) that identifies $50K+ in savings opportunities. Guaranteed, or your money back.
What's included in the Operations Audit?
The audit includes:

Review of current tech stack and workflows

Team structure and capacity analysis

Client experience mapping

SOPs and process documentation review

Identification of bottlenecks and inefficiencies

Detailed findings report with prioritized recommendations

Guarantee: We'll identify $50K+ in savings/revenue opportunities or full refund
What's your typical engagement process?
1. Triage Call (15-30 min) - Quick conversation to understand your situation

2. Discovery/Assessment (30-60 min) - Deeper dive into challenges and goals

3. Operations Audit (3-4 weeks) - Comprehensive analysis with recommendations

4. Implementation (6-12 months) - Execute the transformation
What results can we expect?
Common outcomes:

20-30% improvement in team utilization

10-15 hours/week freed up for leadership

Faster client onboarding (TTFV under 10 business days)

Improved margins through better scoping and delivery

Clearer team roles and accountability

Scalable meeting cadence (L10s, 1:1s)

What tools do you work with, and can you help implement them?
We work with practice management (Karbon, Canopy, Double/Keeper, FinancialCents, TaxDome, Notion), CRM (HubSpot, ActiveCampaign), proposal tools (Ignition, Anchor), dashboards (Reach Reporting, Fathom), and more. We're tool-agnostic and adapt to your stack. We also support implementation and integration of new platforms. Depending on scope, we may structure this as a separate project fee and bring in specialized consultants.
Can I just hire you for a one-time project?
We position ourselves as your operational scaling partner, not a one-time vendor. While we offer project-based Operations Transformation work, most clients benefit from ongoing partnership as their firm evolves. We adapt our engagement model to match your growth stage and needs.
Couldn't I just hire an Operations Manager or Firm Administrator?
You could - many firms do. The challenge: most firm owners lack operations experience, so they can't define success criteria or train effectively. Even strong hires struggle without that foundation. We provide decades of accounting-firm-specific operations expertise to build the right systems and train your team to run them. We're the blueprint that sets your operations leader up for success.
I already have a COO or Director of Operations in place.
Great! As a career Chief Operating Officer myself, I value everything it takes to be a COO: thinking both big picture and in the day-to-day, translating vision into action, aligning teams, allocating resources - whatever the firm needs. And yet, there's never enough time or bandwidth to do it all. Our operations experts can help make their operational vision a reality. Hire your "second in command" their own "second in command."
What if it doesn't work out?
The Operations Audit includes a $50K savings guarantee. For implementation engagements, we structure milestones so you see value at each phase. If there's misalignment, we'll work together to course-correct or off-board professionally.
I'm not sure we're ready. Should I still reach out?
Yes, the triage call is designed to help you assess readiness. Even if now isn't the right time, we can point you toward resources or revisit in the future.