Supporting Strategies | Greater Newark & Passaic County
Supporting Strategies provides outsourced bookkeeping services, controller services and operational support to growing businesses.
Greater Newark & Passaic County Team
Douglas Steele
Managing Director
(973) 265-9093
[email protected]
Whether he’s instructing young baseball players or mentoring the next generation of Newark’s business leaders, coaching comes naturally to Doug Steele. Doug’s personable nature and generous spirit, combined with his deep financial expertise, position him to help businesses and the community reach their full potential. In addition to providing bookkeeping services in Greater Newark and Passaic County, he has served as Glen Ridge Athletic Association Deputy Baseball Commissioner, coached baseball and basketball, and helped colleagues refine their public speaking skills as a member of Essex Toastmasters.
Before launching our Greater Newark & Passaic County office in 2018, Doug spent 20 years on Wall Street in a series of senior finance positions. In his most recent role, Finance Director for a startup advertising software company, he oversaw bookkeeping, controller services and other finance and accounting functions.
Doug earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Gettysburg College.
Meet the Greater Newark & Passaic County, NJ Team
When you partner with Supporting Strategies, you are assigned a support team comprised of both a Financial Operations Manager and a Financial Operations Associate, as well as access to our Support Desk. By partnering with Supporting Strategies, you gain access to years of collective business experience. Our average team member has about 10 years of professional experience. We leverage a work force of highly skilled and professional individuals looking for a flexible career and match them up to companies like yours that don’t need a full-time resource – but that do need competent, on-demand support.
The following team members are dedicated to serving clients of Supporting Strategies | Greater Newark & Passaic County, NJ.
Jill Davidson, MBA
Financial Operations Manager
Jill is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of corporate finance leadership experience. She excels at financial, operational and crisis management, including strategic analysis, planning and implementation, forecasting, budgeting and infrastructure reorganization to deliver strong and measurable bottom-line improvements.
Yvonne Illenberg
Financial Operations Manager
For over 15 years and counting, Yvonne has skillfully applied data and systems analysis to identify key process improvements for businesses across industries. She has an innate ability to find root causes of problems, create innovative solutions and communicate knowledge to staff and senior leadership.
Yvonne excelled during her nine-year tenure at Moss Inc., advancing from temporary employee to Accounting Manager to Director of Accounting. She demonstrated expertise in all aspects of accounting functions and general finance management. Earlier in her career, she served as Finance/Human Resource Director for Illinois Park and Recreation Association, working closely with the CEO on finance and accounting issues as well as employee retention and training.
Yvonne holds a Master of Business Administration from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management along with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Benita Rogers, BS
Financial Operations Associate
Benita has lent her expertise to businesses from tech startups to global import/export operations along with government agencies and nonprofit organizations. She specializes in streamlining systems to improve efficiency and profitability.
Douglas Steele
Managing Director
Whether he’s instructing young baseball players or mentoring the next generation of Newark’s business leaders, coaching comes naturally to Doug Steele. Doug’s personable nature and generous spirit, combined with his deep financial expertise, position him to help businesses and the community reach their full potential. In addition to providing bookkeeping services in Greater Newark and Passaic County, he has served as Glen Ridge Athletic Association Deputy Baseball Commissioner, coached baseball and basketball, and helped colleagues refine their public speaking skills as a member of Essex Toastmasters.
Before launching our Greater Newark & Passaic County office in 2018, Doug spent 20 years on Wall Street in a series of senior finance positions. In his most recent role, Finance Director for a startup advertising software company, he oversaw bookkeeping, controller services and other finance and accounting functions.
Doug earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Gettysburg College.
Expert Bookkeeping and Controller Services in Greater Newark & Passaic County
Supporting Strategies provides outsourced bookkeeping and controller services throughout Greater Newark and Passaic County, NJ, including:
- Belleville
- Bloomfield
- Clifton
- Glen Ridge
- Harrison
- Irvington
- Kearny
- Little Falls
- Newark
- Nutley
- Orange
- Passaic
- Totowa
- Wayne
Clients rely on us for a range of bookkeeping and controller functions including revenue recognition, customer invoicing and accounts receivable; expense and accounts payable management; bookkeeping and month-end close; financials, planning and analysis; and payroll and human resource administration.
CPAs, CFOs and other service providers appreciate Supporting Strategies because we take time-consuming and tedious bookkeeping work off their plates and allow them to concentrate on their businesses and build goodwill with their clients. We can even serve as a source of referrals through our network of like-minded local business leaders.
Supporting Newark Industries With Outsourced Bookkeeping and Controller Services
Greater Newark balances heritage and history with modernity and forward-looking technology, from our strong communities that date back to the Revolution to our gleaming Prudential Center and Newark International Airport.Across core industries such as real estate and financial services and higher education and agriculture, the region boasts committed leaders whose intelligence and commitment help the local economy grow and thrive.
Supporting Strategies provides bookkeeping and controller services to businesses throughout the Newark and Passaic County area.
Ready to learn how you can strengthen your business with bookkeeping and controller services? Schedule your FREE Consultation with Supporting Strategies | Greater Newark & Passaic County, NJ today.
"Hiring Supporting Strategies was the best decision I ever made. As our outsourced AP department, they quickly learned all of our vendors and took bill pay and bookkeeping off our plate so we can focus on the strategy and operations of the business. Your Accountant Michael is just the best. He epitomizes “making our lives easier. They’ve also been fun to work with – not always something you expect when working on financials!"
Stephanie Morimoto, Owner & CEO, Asutra
“Now that I am working with Supporting Strategies, I don’t have to worry about making sure my books are up to date — it just happens. It’s a great relief to no longer be saddled with bookkeeping tasks.”
Pam Valle, Founder, Valle Educational Consultants
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What are your bookkeeping price packages?
A: Supporting Strategies provides bookkeeping and controller services for growing businesses. We offer a range of bookkeeping price packages and would be happy to discuss your business goals in a complimentary consultation to find the right fit.
Q: Does Supporting Strategies use offshore resources?
A: All Supporting Strategies employees are based in the United States. Our team members have an average of 10 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience and a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related discipline. Many hold an advanced degree and/or a CPA designation. Learn more about our team members.
Q: What bookkeeping and controller services does Supporting Strategies provide?
A: Supporting Strategies provides a full range of bookkeeping services, including revenue and accounts receivable; expenses and accounts payable; HR and payroll; day-to-day bookkeeping and month-end close; and financials, planning and analysis.
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