Firm profile
Acuity
Acuity was named in 2 of the 8 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 7 of the 50 AI responses sampled across those questions (14.0%).
As described in the answersOffers outsourced controller and CFO support with multi-entity/multi-currency accounting for SaaS, professional services, and growing companies.
Acuity is strongest on “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, where it was named in 5 of 25 responses (20.0%), placing it in tier 3 of that report.
Where Acuity was named
| Question | Tier | Responses | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are the best fractional CFO firms? | 3 | 5 of 25 | 20.0% | |
| Who can implement NetSuite or a real ERP for a growing company? | 1 | 2 of 25 | 8.0% |
What Acuity gets named for
Across the 8 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured, Acuity is named most often on “What are the best fractional CFO firms?” — it appears in 5 of the 25 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 20.0% of them. Its next strongest question is “Who can implement NetSuite or a real ERP for a growing company?”, where it appears in 2 of 25 responses (8.0%).
Acuity clears the reporting threshold on 2 of the 8 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.
What Acuity’s tier placings mean
On “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, Acuity sits in tier 3 of 3, named in 5 of 25 responses (20.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 92.0% of responses against Acuity’s 20.0%. It shares tier 3 with BDO, Grant Thornton, PwC, Toptal, Genpact and KPMG, which the sample cannot separate from it.
On “Who can implement NetSuite or a real ERP for a growing company?”, Acuity sits in tier 1 of 1, named in 2 of 25 responses (8.0%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 25 responses, the gap between Acuity and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Acuity shares tier 1 with RSM, BPM, Delvane, Sikich, Accountably, Acumatica, Aprio, Certum Solutions and DualEntry, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary.
Where Acuity does not appear
Acuity was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold on 28 of the 8 questions: “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?”, “Which agencies specialize in TikTok Shop affiliate and creator programs?”, “What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop creator sourcing and management?”, “Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?”, “What are the best US-based TikTok Shop agencies?”, “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies for a small brand with a limited budget?”, “Which agencies work with supplement, apparel, food and home goods brands on TikTok Shop?”, “Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?”, “What are the best Amazon agencies?”, “Who can manage our entire Amazon business for us?”, “Which agencies are best at Amazon PPC management?”, “Which agencies do Amazon listing optimization?”, “Which agencies help brands launch on Amazon for the first time?”, “Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands?”, “Which Amazon agencies work with small sellers?”, “Our Amazon account was suspended. Who can help reinstate it?”, “Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups?”, “What is the best outsourced accounting firm for a small business?”, “Which fractional CFOs help prepare a company for fundraising?”, “Which outsourced accounting firms specialize in particular industries?”, “Which firms provide outsourced controller services?”, “Our books are a mess and we have an audit coming. Who can help?”, “Which Salesforce partners work with small businesses?”, “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, “Who can migrate us from another CRM to Salesforce?”, “Which partners integrate Salesforce with other systems?”, “Which firms provide ongoing Salesforce managed services?” and “Our Salesforce implementation failed. Who can fix it?”.
An absence here is a fact about visibility, not about capability. It means that when buyers put that question to ChatGPT during the sampling window, Acuity was not among the firms it reached for — which is worth knowing if that question describes the work you are hiring for, and worth nothing as a judgement of how well the firm does that work.
Firms named alongside Acuity
When ChatGPT names Acuity, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: RSM (2 shared questions).
That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside Acuity. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.
What this page is, and is not
- It is a count of how often AI assistants named Acuity when asked buyer questions about fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
- Acuity did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
- A firm named in few responses may still be excellent. Share follows what has been published about a firm online, which is what an AI assistant reads.
- Wrong details, or a firm merged with another of a similar name? We fix those.