Powering profitability in a complex industry landscape
Automation is the future of manufacturing. However, securing your place as an industrial automation manufacturer can be challenging.
In today’s environment of volatile global supply chains and increasingly complex regulatory and tax landscapes, protecting your bottom line is more complicated than ever. And project delays and financial unpredictability can strain both your operations and customer relationships.
To stay competitive, integrators need a smarter approach to planning — one that enhances readiness for sale, improves visibility across the workforce and sales pipeline, and ultimately drives profitability.
Wipfli can support your success with industrial automation consulting. We work with integrators to implement the right technologies, optimize customer mix and develop strategies that position them for long-term success.
Why Wipfli?
Wipfli’s extensive experience in serving the manufacturing industry gives us valuable insight into the challenges faced by your business and clients.
We offer holistic support that covers the critical functions across your operations, whether you want your quality of earnings faster, need experienced CFO support or want to update your technology. We also focus on relationships, providing you with proactive, responsive service that understands your local challenges while providing national-level support.
Tax services
Wipfli offers comprehensive tax services that help you navigate state and local tax laws and credit opportunities with confidence. From tax planning and tariffs to R&D credits and cost segregation, our experienced tax advisors can help you achieve your goals.
Outsourced services
Reduce the stress and overhead of maintaining in-house, back-office teams with Wipfli’s manufacturing outsourced services. We can augment staff and executive-level leadership for key business functions, including HR, finance, IT and operations.
Organizational performance consulting
Increase performance with Wipfli’s support for operations, strategy and leadership. Our strategy and manufacturing operations services can help you improve processes and leverage critical industry benchmarking data. We also offer leadership development services tailored to your business objectives so that you can effectively drive change, retain talent and implement succession planning.
Digital services
Align critical technology investments with your strategic business goals. Wipfli’s technology services for manufacturing can help you develop an effective digital strategy to modernize your operations. We also provide support to implement the solutions you need — including ERP, data and analytics, AI-powered automation and production monitoring — and help keep them secure with a robust cybersecurity program.
Transaction advisory services
Maximize value and mitigate risk for your next transaction. Wipfli’s end-to-end transaction support, including buy- and sell-side advisory, sale readiness, valuation and quality of earnings can equip you with the insights needed to make informed, confident decisions about your deal.
International expansion services
Wipfli supports everything from global supply chain strategy to international tax compliance so that you can expand with confidence. Our services are tailored to your company’s current needs and global aspirations, helping you continue to scale and grow.
Assurance services
Wipfli’s focused, efficient assurance approach helps manufacturers gain clarity and confidence in their finances and operations. In addition to audit and accounting support, our team can help you access the insights you need to strengthen operations and stay competitive.
Private client services
Wipfli understands the unique challenges you face when balancing business growth and personal wealth. Our private client services connect tax strategy, estate planning and investment advisory to help you make informed decisions about potential risk and preserving your financial legacy.
Risk advisory services
In an era of rapid change and increasing complexity, manufacturers need more than basic risk management. Wipfli delivers holistic risk advisory services that include support for internal controls, ESG, fraud and forensics and technology. With proactive guidance and tailored strategies, we can help you continue to innovate and grow while mitigating risk.
Our team
Tim Finerty, CPA
Tim Finerty is a partner with over 20 years of experience. He provides high-level tax, accounting and consulting services to closely held business owners. Tim is particularly attuned to the needs of system integrators, manufacturers and distributors, guiding many on their growth and strategic plans. He helps clients reduce their tax burdens, expand globally, and make data-driven decisions.
Mike Devereux, CPA, CMP
Mike Devereux has identified millions of dollars in tax incentives for manufacturing clients, led hundreds of research and development (R&D) tax credit study engagements and demonstrated leadership and exceptional judgment in the tax structuring of various acquisitions. He speaks nationally to various professional and industry trade organizations and associations about opportunities to reduce federal and state tax liabilities and has written dozens of articles for trade publications.
Bryan Powrozek, CPA, CGMA
Bryan Powrozek is a partner in the firm’s manufacturing, retail and distribution group. He uses his engineering background to support the manufacturing and system integration industry — including project management for research and experimentation tax credits and accounting services for domestic and international clients.
Rob Kane, CPA
Rob Kane is a tax partner in Wipfli’s Madison office. He is an accomplished CPA and business advisor with more than 25 years of experience in providing tax, audit, accounting and business solutions to organizations including privately held, private equity-owned, and ESOP/employee-owned businesses.
Brett Polglaze
Brett Polglaze brings over 20 years of experience to Wipfli’s organizational performance management consulting team and has a passion for tackling complex organizational questions. From improving business process flows to assisting clients through complex system selections, his focus has always been to architect solutions that solve critical business issues. He has led all aspects of technology selection, implementation, and operations improvement initiatives.
Digital strategy that drives efficiency
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