Accounting Fractional CFO Services HR Outsourcing
Confidential
Jan. 2023 - Ongoing

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 4.5

Cost: 4.5

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"I'm impressed by their unique expertise in e-commerce."

Mar 10, 2025

Co-Founder, Wildgrain

Ismail Salhi

Food & Beverage
Somerville, Massachusetts
11-50 Employees
Online Review
Verified

Hiline provides accounting, fractional CFO, and HR services for a food company. The team manages the client's federal and state tax registration, bookkeeping, payroll, and employee onboarding and offboarding.

Hiline provides the client with on-time tax filing and HR services, as well as great compliance support. The team showcases unique expertise in e-commerce. Hiline delivers work on time and is highly responsive and available via email and virtual meetings.

The client submitted this review online.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of Wildgrain

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Wildgrain is a subscription box for bread, pasta and pastries.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hiline to accomplish?

Bookkeeping
Fractional CFO
Federal and state Tax Filings & Registrations

SOLUTION

How did you find Hiline?

Referral

Why did you select Hiline over others?

High ratings
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Referred to me

How many teammates from Hiline were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Hiline manages Accounting, HR and Fractional CFO services for our business. They are responsible for all our federal & state tax registration and filings. The deliver GAAP level accounting and bookkeeping services monthly. And recently HR services for our team including payroll, benefits management, employee onboarding and offboarding.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

On-time closed books, tax filings and HR.
Great compliance support
Occasional fractional CFO support
High availability and responsiveness
Expertise in e-commerce

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The Hiline team is very responsive and available. Always on time and highly competent.

What was your primary form of communication with Hiline?

Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I'm impressed by their unique expertise in e-commerce.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Hiline could have done differently?

Not to my knowledge.

RATINGS

5.0

Back Office Outsourcing
Confidential
Dec. 2023 - Ongoing

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"Working with Hiline is easy because they’re on top of everything."

Dec 19, 2025

CEO, BackEngine

Eli Portnoy

Information technology
Culver City, California
11-50 Employees
Online Review
Verified

Hiline provides back-office services for an AI platform company. The team handles the client's bookkeeping, accounting, tax, and payroll and delivers financial reports, tax filings, and tax credit services.

Hiline's efforts have resulted in time savings and enhanced clarity on finances for the client. The team has consistently provided timely deliverables and communicated effectively via email and messages throughout the engagement. Moreover, Hiline has been a pleasure to work with for the client.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of BackEngine, an AI platform that automates sales and customer success tasks using proven strategies, playbooks, and best practices to guide teams to their next best move and drive better deal outcomes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Hiline?

We needed help with our back-office work to keep the company running so we could focus on the core product and strategic elements of building the company.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Hiline provides bookkeeping, accounting, tax, and payroll services. The team delivers monthly financial reports, tax filings, and tax credit services.

What is the team composition?

We work with 2–5 teammates from Hiline.

How did you come to work with Hiline?

Someone referred Hiline to us. We chose them over other options because our company values aligned.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Hiline in December 2023, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Everything runs smoothly. I’ve gone from spending 10+ hours a week on back-office tasks to less than an hour. We also have much more clarity than we ever did; for example, I get a clean P&L every month on time.

How did Hiline perform from a project management standpoint?

Hiline delivers on time. We communicate via email and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Working with Hiline is easy because they’re on top of everything. Overall, they’re a pleasure to work with.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There’s nothing Hiline could improve on.

RATINGS

5.0

Business Entity Name	Hiline Services, LLC
Source	New York Department of State
Jurisdiction of Formation	New York
Date of Formation	September 22, 2023
Status	Active
Last Updated	March 4, 2025
ID	7087190

International Credit Risk Assessment	Moderate Risk
Source	Creditsafe
Last Updated	March 4, 2025

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