Client experience across complex reporting matters.

Public registrants, private-equity platforms, family offices, and firms that advise them rely on Rivers & Moorehead across roughly two hundred active engagements in a given year, across the United States.

Map showing Rivers & Moorehead Tempe headquarters and representative client markets across the United States
Tempe headquarters and representative client markets
National footprint

Tempe headquarters. National client base.

We serve a national client base through consultants based at our Tempe headquarters in the Phoenix metro and across the western United States. We work where complex reporting, valuation, transaction, and audit-readiness issues need senior attention.

500+public, private, and PE-backed clients served

Best practices developed over decades

Through hundreds of engagements with large public and private companies, we have developed repeatable processes and workpaper models for complex accounting and reporting matters.

Consistency not found at competitors

Our engagement teams are experienced professionals who understand the expectations of management, auditors, lenders, investors, and boards.

No minimum time commitments

We scope support around the client need, whether the work calls for a focused technical project or sustained advisory capacity.

Representative clients

A representative cross-section of public companies, PE-backed platforms, and private operators.

Representative case studies

Representative engagements.

Valuation — ASC 718 / ASC 805

Terram Lab

Sustainable Packaging Materials Venture-Backed Scottsdale, AZ

R&M provides comprehensive audit readiness, monthly financial reporting package development, KPI and financial-dashboard build-out, ASC 480 debt instrument analyses, ASC 805 purchase accounting, ASC 842 lease implementation, and ASC 718 stock-compensation analyses. Valuation services engagement covering ASC 718 / ASC 805 for financial reporting under U.S. GAAP. R&M prepared valuation analyses, supporting models, and written deliverables for management and external-auditor review.

Open case study
Audit Readiness

Venturi Supply

Industrial Distribution Private Phoenix, AZ

R&M provides Venturi with comprehensive audit readiness and financial-reporting services, including workpaper construction, account reconciliations, and external-auditor coordination across multiple fiscal years.

Open case study
Cash to Accrual

UnisLink

Healthcare IT Platform PE-Backed Scottsdale, AZ

R&M provided comprehensive technical-accounting support including ASC 805 purchase accounting for platform and bolt-on acquisitions, ASC 606 revenue and commission analysis, ASC 842 lease implementation, ASC 718 stock compensation, and cash-to-accrual conversion.

Open case study
Valuation — IFRS 3

enviolo

Bicycle Drivetrain Components PE-Backed Amsterdam, Netherlands

Valuation services engagement covering IFRS 3 for financial reporting under U.S. GAAP and IFRS. R&M prepared valuation analyses, supporting models, and written deliverables for management and external-auditor review.

Open case study
ASC 606

CaliberCos

Alternative Investments / Real Estate NASDAQ: CWD Scottsdale, AZ

R&M provides Caliber with ASC 606 revenue recognition support, ASC 842 lease accounting, financing-transaction analyses, and controllership staffing for general-ledger support across the company's multi-entity structure.

Open case study
Accounting Advisory

Kinective

Financial Technology Private Company

R&M provided Kinective with accounting advisory support for its banking-technology platform.

Open case study
Where we're most useful

Moments where senior support helps.

First audit readiness.

When a company is approaching an S-1, first financial-statement audit, or audit transition and needs supportable accounting workpapers.

Pre-IPO · First audit

Transaction accounting.

Purchase accounting, fresh-start accounting, carve-outs, and the technical work that follows a signed transaction agreement.

M&A · Take-private

Review support.

When an accounting position, valuation conclusion, or audit response needs clear documentation for management and external review.

Audit response

Unusual transactions.

New instruments, unusual structures, and fact patterns that require practical analysis under the applicable accounting literature.

Novel transactions
Client perspective

What clients say after the work.

Technical accounting
Rivers & Moorehead has been an exceptional partner to Verra Mobility. Their team brings a rare combination of technical depth and practical execution, especially in complex areas like ASC 606 revenue recognition, control remediation, and audit readiness. Whether supporting us through a refresh of our SSP study, preparing detailed memos for external auditors, or helping reconcile ERP processes, they’ve consistently delivered high-quality, dependable work. I value their responsiveness, judgment, and ability to integrate seamlessly with our internal team and external audit firm. They’ve been instrumental in helping us maintain confidence in our financial reporting processes.
Hiten Patel
Chief Accounting Officer, Verra Mobility
Private equity services
Rivers & Moorehead has been an indispensable partner across several of the portfolio companies I oversee. Their team consistently delivers high-caliber support in areas ranging from technical accounting and financial statement preparation to process improvement and interim controllership. They have stepped in seamlessly to stabilize the accounting function, guide complex ERP and reporting processes, and ensure readiness for audit and lender reporting. They bring a practical mindset, integrate well with management teams, and operate with efficiency to move the ball forward.
Brett Reinhart
Principal, Platinum Equity
Accounting & reporting advisory
I have known Steve and the R&M partners for almost 20 years. They assist many of our audit clients and have a solid reputation for delivering high quality work.
John Sizer
Retired Office Managing Partner, Deloitte
Interim staffing for key roles
We have had the pleasure of working with Rivers & Moorehead for a range of critical financial and compliance needs, including staff augmentation, SEC compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, and accounting advisory services. Their team consistently delivers top-tier expertise, professionalism, and attention to detail, ensuring that our financial operations remain efficient and fully compliant. Their deep industry knowledge and proactive approach have been invaluable in helping us navigate complex regulatory requirements with confidence. We highly recommend R&M to any organization seeking a trusted partner.
Jake Singleton
Former Chief Financial Officer, The Joint
Project work

Fortune magazine lists onsemi as one of the 500 largest companies in the United States. onsemi looks to R&M for seasoned accounting expertise, valuation opinions, and staff with multi-national corporate experience to fulfill various roles.

R&M consistently provides top level talent to balance our organization’s needs. For technical accounting and financial reporting expertise, R&M is our first choice and has been for nearly two decades.
Bernie Colpitts
Former Chief Accounting Officer, onsemi
SEC compliance
When faced with unexpected turnover, Rivers & Moorehead consultants took over all SEC filing and internal reporting tasks related to a shelf registration, annual proxy, quarterly reporting and an equity offering. Their technical expertise, ability to quickly grasp the business, and overall professionalism were impressive and I would recommend them to anyone that faces similar challenges.
Troy Anderson
Former Chief Financial Officer, UTI
Project work
R&M supports TPI with extra staffing and outsourced special projects. They are an effective resource for providing additional bandwidth and skill sets in times of need.
William Siwek
Chief Executive Officer, TPI Composites