About Beaconshire Advisory
A practice built around the entrepreneurs we serve.
Beaconshire Advisory is a tax, finance, and legal advisory practice for entrepreneurs and growing businesses. Our work is anchored to one promise: every project priced so the savings and clarity exceed the fee.
Why we exist
Most entrepreneurs are paying three professionals for fragments of the same problem.
A bookkeeper for the records. A CPA for the return. An occasional attorney for the structure. Each one has a piece of the picture; none of them sees it whole. By the time the pieces line up, the year is closed and the moves that would have mattered are off the table.
Beaconshire was founded to put those pieces back together. Tax preparation, tax planning, fractional CFO leadership, and IRS representation — under one roof, led by an attorney with the credentials and experience to operate across all of them.
One advisor. One strategy. One conversation.
Meet our founder
James Flecker, Founder & Principal Advisor.
Beaconshire Advisory was founded because we saw too many founders receiving fragmented advice from professionals who only handled one piece of the picture. With a background spanning law, tax strategy, finance, CFO leadership, and business advisory work, our principal wanted to build a firm that could support business owners the way we believe they deserve to be supported — proactively, personally, and from end to end. His career has included building tax advisory functions, leading multi-entity finance and legal operations, advising high-net-worth clients and entrepreneurs, and helping businesses improve cash flow, structure, compliance, and long-term planning.
What makes Beaconshire different is that we do not simply give recommendations and leave clients to implement them alone. We provide white-glove support for the services our clients elect — tax strategy, accounting, compliance, forecasting, cash flow planning, entity structuring, payroll, fractional CFO support. Our goal is to make sure the value a client receives outweighs the cost of our fees, and that requires more than technical knowledge. It requires attention, follow-through, clear communication, and a team that takes ownership of the outcome.
Beaconshire is built for founders who want experienced, credentialed advisors who understand the full operating picture of a business. We provide heavy upfront support to stabilize, organize, and strengthen the business, then gradually help our clients scale into a more sustainable internal structure. As the business grows, our role can shift from day-to-day support to a strategic resource that remains available when needed. That is the heart of Beaconshire: we step in deeply when clients need us most, help build the systems and financial clarity required to grow, and stay alongside them as a trusted advisor for the next stage.
Credentials
- Licensed Attorney (Indiana) Admitted by the Supreme Court of Indiana. Active and in good standing.
- Tax Practitioner Under IRS Circular 230 §10.3(a) Unlimited representation rights before the Internal Revenue Service — including audit, appeals, and U.S. Tax Court.
- 10+ Years Finance Leadership Decade-plus of CFO-level experience leading finance, accounting, and tax functions at growing businesses.
How we work
A small, deliberate roster.
We work with a deliberately small number of clients. We do this because the work is better when we know the businesses and people we serve — and because value-based pricing only works when we can quantify, and own, the result.
For every engagement, we tell you in writing — before you commit — what we expect to find, what we expect it’s worth, and what our fee will be against that. If the math doesn’t work, we won’t take the engagement. Sometimes the right answer is “you don’t need this yet.”
Our default cadence is annual on tax preparation, quarterly on advisory and fractional CFO. Both compound. Most clients see year two produce more than year one, because the strategy installed in year one runs uninterrupted in year two.
How we price
Every project is priced so the savings exceed the fee.
That is not a marketing slogan. It is the operating constraint of the practice.
We quote engagements against the projected dollar value of identified savings — both immediate and multi-year. If we cannot identify savings or financial clarity that materially exceeds our fee, we tell you. Sometimes the right answer is patience; sometimes it is a different scope; occasionally it is a different advisor entirely.
The math is on the table before you commit. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you that too.
Clients
What it sounds like in practice.
“Your guidance this year was always clear, strategic, and refreshingly jargon-free. I have nothing but highly positive things to say about your services to any prospective clients.”
“James consistently demonstrates a thoughtful and creative approach to achieving results, always keeping his clients’ best interests at the forefront. His commitment to service and his ability to simplify complex financial matters make him a trusted and invaluable partner.”
“I really appreciate everything you have done for us. We are definitely good to move forward with you. I can’t speak highly enough of everything you have done — and I am excited to keep moving forward.”
The first conversation is free, candid, and useful.
If we’re not the right fit, we’ll tell you. If we are, you’ll leave the call with a clear picture of what we’d do and what it would cost.
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