Griffin vs the usual alternatives.
Most Indian MSMEs try one of four ways to run finance and compliance: an in-house junior accountant, a freelance bookkeeper, a stitched-together set of ad-hoc consultants, or a retained partner like Griffin. Here's an honest, factual comparison — not a marketing claim.
| What matters | In-house junior | Freelance bookkeeper | Ad-hoc consultants | Griffin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership of compliance calendar | Partial | No | No | Yes |
| Senior partner review | No | No | Partial | Yes |
| Monthly MIS pack by day 10 | Partial | No | No | Yes |
| Single point of contact across tax, legal, HR | No | No | No | Yes |
| Cost predictability | Partial | Yes | No | Yes |
| Scales with business | No | No | Partial | Yes |
| Confidentiality and continuity | Partial | No | No | Yes |
When to hire in-house instead
If you have a stable, high-volume operation with predictable compliance and want an owned finance team, an in-house senior accountant plus a controller can be the right structure. Below that scale, in-house is often expensive under-utilised capacity.
When a freelance bookkeeper is enough
Very early businesses with fewer than ~50 transactions a month and one entity can run on a competent freelance bookkeeper plus an external CA. As soon as GST, TDS and MIS quality start slipping, it's time to move.
Founder-led MSMEs that want finance and compliance to become a system.
We're built for the moment a business outgrows a freelance bookkeeper but doesn't yet need a full-time CFO. Retained model, senior oversight, MSME-shaped processes, single point of contact across tax, legal, HR and operations.
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