Meet Your CFO | Tandem CPA
India Bascombe, CPA: The CFO Who Keeps It Real, Gets It Done, and Makes It Make Sense
India Bascombe, CPA
Founder & Managing Partner, Tandem CPA
India Bascombe isn’t your average number cruncher—she’s a bold, no-BS CFO for founders and CEOs who want more than spreadsheets. As the founder of Tandem CPA, she brings 20+ years of real-world financial leadership to small and mid-sized businesses ready to scale with purpose, clarity, and profit.
With deep roots in corporate finance, nonprofit strategy, and entrepreneurial grit, India is the go-to partner for businesses navigating growth, chaos, or transition. She leads with insight and instinct—building financial systems that work, automating the boring stuff, and delivering straight-talk strategy when it matters most.
A proud disruptor and outspoken advocate for modern business practices, India is known for calling it like she sees it—and making things happen. She’s helped companies move faster, think smarter, and grow stronger, all while staying true to their mission (and keeping cash flowing).
Licensed in Maryland, fluent in tools like QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, and AI automation, and fearless in boardrooms and brainstorms alike—India shows up as herself, every time. If you’re ready for a CFO who’s as invested in your vision as you are, and isn’t afraid to shake things up, you’ve found her.
Fractional CFO & Controller Services
Business Process Improvement
- Design and implement effective and efficient internal controls and processes, to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of the financial information and transactions.
- Provide meaningful and actionable analysis of the finance department structure and systems - highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the business
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Strategic planning and financial modeling to support business growth and decision making.
- Capture the impact of various scenarios and assumptions on the company's revenue, expenses, cash flow, and valuation.
- Budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management to optimize resources and ensure liquidity.
Technical Accounting for Complex Issues
- Revenue recognition: Help clients comply with the latest revenue recognition standards, such as ASC 606 and IFRS 15, which require a five-step process to recognize revenue from contracts with customers. Assessing the impact of revenue recognition on their financial statements, internal controls, tax implications, and business processes.
- Mergers and acquisitions: Due diligence, valuation, integration, and post-transaction support for mergers and acquisitions.
- Stock-based compensation: Help clients account for stock-based compensation, such as stock options, restricted stock units, performance shares, and employee stock purchase plans, in accordance with the relevant accounting standards.
Accounting Software Selection and Implementation Support
- Evaluate and select the most suitable and cost-effective accounting software and systems for business needs and goals.
- Implement and integrate the accounting software and systems with existing processes and platforms, and provide training and support to the users and staff.
- Leverage the accounting software and systems to automate and streamline financial operations, improve data quality and security, and generate more insightful and timely reports and dashboards.
Investor Relations, Reporting and Meeting Preparation
- Communicate and report financial results and outlook to internal and external stakeholders, such as shareholders, board members, management, employees, customers, suppliers, auditors, regulators, and media.
- Negotiate and secure favorable terms and conditions with investors, lenders, customers, and suppliers.