--- title: Brookside CXO - One Back Office for Growing Companies description: "Brookside CXO is a fractional back office for growing companies: benefits, insurance, bookkeeping, fractional CFO, payroll, HR, and recruiting in one team." image: https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/Website/og-image.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.brooksidecxo.com#main) [(888) 650-BCXO](tel:+18886502296) [hello@brooksidecxo.com](mailto:hello@brooksidecxo.com) [![Brookside CXO](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/brookside-logo-dark.png?width=178&height=34&name=brookside-logo-dark.png) Fractional Back Office](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/?hsLang=en) [Home](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/?hsLang=en) [Services](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services?hsLang=en) [About](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/about?hsLang=en) [Blog](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/blog?hsLang=en) [Careers](https://brooksidecxo.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers) [Contact](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/contact?hsLang=en) ![](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website/photos/home-hero-boardroom.jpg?width=2400&height=1600&name=home-hero-boardroom.jpg) # One back office. Every business function.Built for growing companies. Reduce costs · Increase value · One trusted partnership Employee benefits, accounting and finance, payroll, HR, recruiting and commercial insurance, integrated under one experienced team. The back-office expertise growing companies need, without the cost and complexity of building it in-house. [Schedule a Back Office Review](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/contact?hsLang=en) [See what we do](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services?hsLang=en) Trusted partners ![ADP](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/adp.svg) ![Siegfried Engineering](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/siegfried.svg) ![JaniTek](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/janitek.svg) ![QuickBooks](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/quickbooks.svg) ![JSG Trucking](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/jsg-trucking.svg) ![Samsara](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/samsara.svg) ![Bill.com](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/billcom.svg) ![BAC Community Bank](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/bac.svg) ![Gusto](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/gusto.svg) ![Verve](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/partners/verve.svg) 10+ Employees we serve, no ceiling Every function Under one team 1 Point of accountability $64K/year Saved by a client with 11 employees Growing a business is hard enough ## Your back office shouldn't make it harder A benefits advisor who never sees your payroll. A bookkeeper who doesn't know you hired someone on Monday. A payroll provider disconnected from HR. Each may do its job well, but when they don't work together, the gaps become your responsibility. Growing businesses need more than individual service providers. They need a back-office team that sees the whole picture. - Rising costs put pressure on margins - Benefit renewals happen without a broader strategy - HR and compliance demand more time and expertise - Limited financial visibility makes decisions harder - Payroll mistakes erode employee confidence - Multiple providers mean no single point of accountability [How we work](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/about?hsLang=en) ![](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website/photos/team-meeting-table.jpg?width=1600&height=900&name=team-meeting-table.jpg) Our services ## One back office. Every business function. You can start with the one that hurts most and add the rest as the relationship proves itself. There is no requirement to hand over everything on day one. ### Employee benefits Plan selection, renewal strategy, enrollment support, and employee questions handled directly. - Plan selection - Enrollment support [Learn more about employee benefits](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#benefits) ### Commercial insurance Coverage review and placement for the business itself, coordinated with your other lines. - Coverage review - Risk management [Learn more about commercial insurance](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#insurance) ### Bookkeeping Reconciled monthly books and reporting a lender or board will accept without a rewrite. - Monthly close - Financial reporting [Learn more about bookkeeping](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#bookkeeping) ### Fractional CFO Senior review of forecasts, margins, and the decisions that follow from them. - Forecasting - CFO advisory [Learn more about fractional CFO services](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#cfo) ### Payroll Payroll processed, filed, and reconciled on schedule. Multi-state, contractor, and hourly complexity handled as routine work. - Filings - Reconciliation [Learn more about payroll](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#payroll) ### HR compliance Onboarding, handbooks, compliance, and the day-to-day people questions that arrive without warning and cannot wait a week. - Compliance - Onboarding [Learn more about HR compliance](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#hr) ### Recruiting Recruiting support from a team that already knows your payroll, benefits, and org structure. Active and passive sourcing, not just inbound applicants. - Active sourcing - Onboarding handoff [Learn more about recruiting](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#recruiting) We bring it all together ## Integrated solutions. Better outcomes. Brookside CXO runs a fully integrated back office so you can focus on what you do best, which is growing the business. When the same team holds the books, the payroll file, the benefits plan, and the HR record at once, the questions that normally fall between vendors actually get answered. [Explore our services](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services?hsLang=en) ### Employee benefits Plan design and renewal strategy decided with your payroll numbers in view, not in isolation. ### Financial clarity A monthly close you can act on, with senior review of what the numbers are telling you. ### Accurate payroll On-time runs, correct classifications, and filings handled before they become a notice. ### People support HR leadership and compliance support for your entire team, without a full-time hire. ![](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website/photos/team-collaboration-office.jpg?width=1600&height=1200&name=team-collaboration-office.jpg) About Brookside CXO ## Local roots. Executive experience. Brookside CXO is a new name on an established practice, built over several years before it took on this identity. What that means for you is continuity and real operating experience rather than your engagement being someone's first. We combine Northern California roots with executive-level finance and HR capability delivered nationwide. - Built for growing companies with 10 or more employees - One relationship instead of a stack of vendor contracts - Senior guidance, not just data entry [Meet our team](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/about?hsLang=en) Insights ## From the blog Practical notes on payroll, benefits, bookkeeping, and HR, written for founders who are still doing too much of this themselves. ![A rising growth line that breaks at a warning sign, scattering cracked reports and documents, illustrating a growing company outgrowing its systems.](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/why-growing-companies-break.jpg?width=720&name=why-growing-companies-break.jpg) Small Business Operations ### [Why Growing Companies Break Between 10-50 Employees (And How to Fix It)](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/blog/why-growing-companies-break-between-10-50-employees-and-how-to-fix-it?hsLang=en) Most companies don’t fail because they can’t sell. Michael Kenneth / March 23, 2026 ![Four columns labeled HR and Benefits, Recruiting, Payroll, and Finance, with a magnifying glass over a dollar sign, illustrating the hidden cost of business silos.](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/hidden-cost-of-business-silos.jpg?width=720&name=hidden-cost-of-business-silos.jpg) Business Operations ### [The Hidden Cost of Business Silos](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-business-silos?hsLang=en) Most companies believe their biggest operational challenges come from hiring, payroll costs, or rising benefit expenses. Michael Kenneth / March 4, 2026 [Read the blog](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/blog?hsLang=en) Next step ## Ready to simplify your back office and accelerate growth? Book a free strategy call with our team and we will map what you are currently carrying yourself. [Schedule a Back Office Review](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/contact?hsLang=en) [See what we do](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services?hsLang=en) ![Brookside CXO](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Go-Forward%202026/images/brookside-logo.png?width=178&height=34&name=brookside-logo.png) Fractional Back Office Outsourced executive services for growing companies nationwide, based in Northern California. Insurance, bookkeeping and fractional CFO, payroll, and HR. ### Services - [Employee benefits](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#benefits) - [Commercial insurance](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#insurance) - [Bookkeeping](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#bookkeeping) - [Fractional CFO](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#cfo) - [Payroll](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#payroll) - [HR services](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#hr) - [Recruiting](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/services#recruiting) ### Company - [About](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/about?hsLang=en) - [Blog](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/blog?hsLang=en) - [Contact](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/contact?hsLang=en) - [Careers](https://brooksidecxo.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/privacy?hsLang=en) - [Terms of Service](https://www.brooksidecxo.com/terms?hsLang=en) - Cookie Settings ### Contact - [(888) 650-BCXO](tel:+18886502296) - [hello@brooksidecxo.com](mailto:hello@brooksidecxo.com) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/brooksidecxo/) - Stockton, California - 3120 W March Lane, Suite D © Brookside CXO. 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