Boutique finance leadership that simplifies complexity and builds a foundation for lasting success.
Diana Ilina | MBA | Financial Controller
With more than 17 years of experience leading finance for multi-entity organizations, private equity–backed companies, and global businesses, I help executives, founders, and families simplify complexity and gain control. My work focuses on building strong financial systems, improving visibility across entities, and creating lasting clarity for both business and personal finances.
Bringing Clarity, Control, and Confidence to Your Financial Operations
Acrux Advisory is a boutique finance practice founded and led by Diana Ilina, a seasoned finance professional with deep experience strengthening financial operations and reporting across the U.S. and Europe.
I partner directly with CEOs, founders, and leadership teams to bring clarity, discipline, and structure — ensuring financial data is accurate, investor-ready, and aligned with long-term goals. Working with a select number of clients, I stay closely involved in everything from system clean-ups and reporting to internal controls and audit readiness, delivering a high-impact partnership that simplifies complexity and supports sustainable growth.
**Acrux Advisory is not a CPA firm and does not provide services requiring a license to practice public accountancy.
🌟 Why Acrux Advisory
Services Designed for Real Life — Business and Beyond
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📊 Consulting & Strategic Projects
When your business needs more than bookkeeping, Acrux Advisory delivers hands-on support to solve complex financial challenges and strengthen internal operations. From fractional controller services and clean-ups to system implementations and process design, we build structure and scalability aligned with your goals.
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📘 Bookkeeping & Financial Clarity
For Executives beyond the boardroom, Your financial life — business, household, or both — deserves structure and precision. We go beyond reconciliations to deliver clean books, clear reports, and reliable systems that support growth, simplify decision-making, and keep your numbers audit-ready.
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📁 Audit-Ready Support
Audit Preparation
Preparing for an audit doesn’t have to be stressful. Acrux Advisory organizes records, reconciles accounts, and works directly with auditors to make the process smoother, faster, and more predictable — turning compliance into a strategic advantage.
Let’s Build Clarity Into 2026 — and Beyond
Whether you’re preparing your business for growth, structuring household finances around long-term goals, or simply ready to stop guessing where the money goes — I’m here to help.
Preparing for an audit doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Whether your company is approaching its first external audit, strengthening internal controls, or preparing for investor due diligence, I help you approach the process with clarity, structure, and confidence.
I support businesses through every stage of audit readiness — from cleaning up financial records, reconciling accounts, and preparing documentation, to strengthening internal processes and communicating with auditors during fieldwork. My approach is proactive, practical, and focused on minimizing surprises, so your company can complete audits faster and with fewer adjustments.
Explore the in-depth resources below to learn how to build a stronger accounting foundation and turn the audit process into a strategic advantage for your business.
📊 Audit Readiness Support
📘 External Audit Preparation Guide
Learn how to prepare for an external audit step by step — from reconciliations and internal controls to documentation and fieldwork — and complete your next audit with confidence.
🧭 Internal Audit Preparation Guide
Strengthen internal controls, assess risks, and prevent surprises before they become audit findings. This guide shows you how controllers can lead a successful internal audit process.
📊 Investor Due Diligence Guide
Preparing for funding, M&A, or investors? Learn how to build deal-ready financials, organize key documents, and create a secure CFO Drive for a smooth due diligence process.
🏗️ Construction Accounting Deep Dive
Understand how WIP, percentage-of-completion, and ASC 606 revenue recognition shape construction financials — and why they matter for accurate reporting and audits.
💻 SaaS Deferred Revenue & ASC 606 Guide
Learn how subscription-based companies should recognize revenue under ASC 606, avoid common compliance pitfalls, and build audit-ready deferred revenue schedules that investors trust.
📅 Monthly Close Best Practices
Turn chaotic month-end closes into a smooth, reliable process. Learn how to standardize reconciliations, automate workflows, and deliver accurate financials on time — every time.
📊 KPI & Financial Visibility
Build a financial KPI framework that goes beyond vanity metrics. Learn how to track the numbers that drive growth, align decisions with strategy, and transform reporting into a leadership tool.
📊 Accounting KPIs vs. Finance KPIs
Accounting metrics show what happened — finance KPIs reveal what’s next. Learn how combining both drives smarter decisions and long-term growth.
📌 Services & Disclaimer
Acrux Advisory is not a CPA firm and does not provide services that require a license to practice public accountancy. All services are limited to advisory, bookkeeping, accounting operations, financial reporting, and controller-level support permitted under applicable law. We do not provide audit, attest, assurance, or tax services that require licensure. Availability of services may vary, and engagements are accepted based on current capacity. Acrux Advisory reserves the right to decline or postpone an engagement if, in our professional judgment, the company’s records require significant cleanup or foundational work before audit readiness services can be provided — and in such cases, audit readiness support cannot be offered until those conditions are met.
