Streamlined Financial Ops for growing businesses

We make small business finances stress-free so founders can focus on building great companies.

We offer scalable accounting, CFO, tax, and HR & Payroll services to growth-minded companies, small businesses, and nonprofits. Hiline combines human guidance with technology to help hundreds of organizations manage risk, improve outcomes, make better decisions, and ultimately achieve business goals faster.

Min project size
Undisclosed
Hourly rate
Undisclosed
Employees
50 - 249
Locations
Syracuse, NY
Year founded
Founded 2016
Languages
Timezones

Service Lines

Accounting: 40%
Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (FAO): 30%
HR Outsourcing: 20%
Back Office Outsourcing: 10%

Select Focus Area

General Accounting Focus

Financial Accounting: 50%
Bookkeeping: 30%
Payroll Processing: 20%

Accounting Software Specialist

QuickBooks Accounting & Implementation: 60%
Xero Accounting & Implementation: 40%

Tax Focus

Tax Preparation: 30%
Corporate Tax Services: 20%
Value Added Tax (VAT) Services: 20%
Cryptocurrency Tax Services: 15%
Tax Consulting: 15%

Industries

Consumer products & services: 20%
Franchises: 20%
Gaming: 20%
Non-profit: 20%
Advertising & marketing: 15%
Other industries: 5%

Clients

Small Business (<$10M): 100%

Pricing Snapshot

Min. project size Undisclosed

Avg. hourly rate Undisclosed

Rating for cost 4.8 /5

What Clients Have Said

Hiline offers competitively priced bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services, praised for their value and efficiency. Clients report significant time savings and timely deliverables, indicating strong cost-effectiveness. Specific pricing details were not disclosed, but client satisfaction with value for cost is consistently highlighted.

This summary is based on verified Clutch reviews.

Most Common Project Size

Confidential based on 3 reviews

< $10,000 $10,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $199,999 > $200,000

Learn more about SEO pricing

Select a service to see pricing information

Bookkeeping Packages

starting at $495/month

Hiline Review Insights

Overall Review Rating

5.0

Quality 5.0
Schedule 4.8
Cost 4.8
Willing to Refer 5.0

Top Mentions

Review Highlights

Expertise in E-commerce and Compliance

Hiline is recognized for their expertise in managing accounting and HR services for e-commerce businesses. Their compliance support and high availability further enhance their reputation as a reliable partner.
No Significant Areas for Improvement

Across multiple reviews, clients have not identified any significant areas for improvement in Hiline's services, indicating a high level of satisfaction with their performance and deliverables.
Positive Client Relationships

Clients find working with Hiline to be a positive experience due to their proactive management and alignment with client values. The company is often chosen for its cultural fit and high ratings.
Effective Back-Office Solutions

Hiline excels in providing back-office services, allowing clients to focus on core business activities. Their bookkeeping, accounting, tax, and payroll services have been praised for improving operational efficiency and clarity.
Proficient in Tax Compliance and Efficiency

Hiline has demonstrated a strong ability to manage US state and federal tax compliance, resulting in timely filings and cost savings for clients. Their proactive approach and excellent project management ensure efficient and reliable services.

Was this helpful?

Hiline Reviews

Submit a Review

Verified

All Filters

0 selected

Sort by

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

Accounting
Corporate Tax Services
+1
Confidential
July 2023 - Feb. 2026

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

"Hiline's project management was excellent."

Feb 18, 2026

Head of Finance, Code Scanning Company

Anonymous

Information technology
Delaware, United States
1-10 Employees
Online Review
Verified

Hiline provided tax compliance services for a code scanning company. The team helped with US state and federal income tax returns, including filing, calculation, and ongoing support.

Hiline's work resulted in the client filing their tax return on time, cost savings, and efficiencies. The team demonstrated proactivity and an excellent project management approach. The client also praised Hiline's communication via virtual meetings, emails, and messaging apps.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the head of finance at Clayton Technologies Inc., a code scanning company for Salesforce developers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Hiline?

We needed help with US tax compliance.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Hiline helped us with our US state and federal income tax returns. Their work included filing, calculation, and ongoing support.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 2–5 teammates from Hiline.

How did you come to work with Hiline?

Hiline was referred to me. I chose them over other options because they were a great culture fit.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from July 2023–February 2026.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Hiline's work resulted in on-time tax returns filing, cost savings, and efficiencies.

How did Hiline perform from a project management standpoint?

Hiline's project management was excellent; they delivered on time. We communicated via virtual meetings, emails, and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Hiline's proactive approach was impressive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I didn't think there was anything they could improve on.

RATINGS

5.0

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

Showing 1-3 of 3 Reviews

Core Accounting Services

Hiline's Core Accounting Services deliver expert financial operations with dedicated bookkeeping teams, daily transaction management, and custom reporting. We handle your financial foundation so you can focus on growing your business.

Small

Bookkeeping - automated finances

$495 /month

Dedicated bookkeeping team
Accounting software setup
Chart of accounts (standard)
Daily bookkeeping
Cash accounting

Medium

Bookkeeping Plus for growing companies

$1,395 /month

Dedicated bookkeeping team
Accounting software setup
Chart of accounts (custom)
Daily bookkeeping
Cash accounting

Large

Controller Services for future-focused operations

$2,895 /month

Dedicated bookkeeping team
Accounting software setup
Chart of accounts (custom)
Daily bookkeeping
Cash accounting

Features	Small $495 /mo	Medium $1,395 /mo	Large $2,895 /mo
Dedicated bookkeeping team
Accounting software setup
Chart of accounts (standard)		–	–
Chart of accounts (custom)	–
Daily bookkeeping
Cash accounting
Accrual accounting	–
Monthly reconciliations
Month-end close management
Standard support		–	–
Priority support	–
Monthly reporting	–
Dedicated account manager
Class/program tracking	–
Monthly finance meeting	–	–
Custom KPI and metrics reporting	–	–

Small $495 /mo
Dedicated bookkeeping team
Accounting software setup
Chart of accounts (standard)
Chart of accounts (custom)	–
Daily bookkeeping
Cash accounting
Accrual accounting	–
Monthly reconciliations
Month-end close management
Standard support
Priority support	–
Monthly reporting	–
Dedicated account manager
Class/program tracking	–
Monthly finance meeting	–
Custom KPI and metrics reporting	–

Medium $1,395 /mo
Dedicated bookkeeping team
Accounting software setup
Chart of accounts (standard)	–
Chart of accounts (custom)
Daily bookkeeping
Cash accounting
Accrual accounting
Monthly reconciliations
Month-end close management
Standard support	–
Priority support
Monthly reporting
Dedicated account manager
Class/program tracking
Monthly finance meeting	–
Custom KPI and metrics reporting	–

Large $2,895 /mo
Dedicated bookkeeping team
Accounting software setup
Chart of accounts (standard)	–
Chart of accounts (custom)
Daily bookkeeping
Cash accounting
Accrual accounting
Monthly reconciliations
Month-end close management
Standard support	–
Priority support
Monthly reporting
Dedicated account manager
Class/program tracking
Monthly finance meeting
Custom KPI and metrics reporting

Clutch verification provides an additional layer of data to help you make the right purchasing decision of business services.

Learn More

Verified Client Reviews: 3

Overall Review Rating: 5

Source: Clutch

Last Updated: February 18, 2026

Business Entity

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

Credit Report Results

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

Learn More About The Clutch Verification Process

Locations (1)

235 Harrison Street Syracuse, NY, United States 13202

10 - 15

Contact Hiline

If you’re not seeing exactly what you need here, send this company a custom message. You can talk about your project needs, price, and timeline to get started on your project.

Get connected to see updates from Hiline like new case studies, latest reviews, their latest masterpieces in their portfolio, delivered straight to you.

BackEngine

(1)

Eli Portnoy

Additional Connections

(2)

Hiline

Streamlined Financial Ops for growing businesses

1 Language that we service

3 Timezones that we service

1 Locations

Services

Focus

Industries

Clients

Pricing Snapshot

What Clients Have Said

Most Common Project Size

Select a service to see pricing information

Reviews

Hiline Review Insights

Overall Review Rating

Top Mentions

Review Highlights

Expertise in E-commerce and Compliance

No Significant Areas for Improvement

Positive Client Relationships

Effective Back-Office Solutions

Proficient in Tax Compliance and Efficiency

Reviews mentioning:

Hiline Reviews

Back-Office Outsourcing for AI Platform Company

BACKGROUND

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

SOLUTION

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

RATINGS

Accounting for Code Scanning Company

BACKGROUND

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

SOLUTION

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

RATINGS

Fractional CFO, Accounting & HR Services for Food Company

BACKGROUND

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

SOLUTION

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

RATINGS

Portfolio & Awards

Packages

Core Accounting Services

Small

Medium

Large

Verification

Business Entity

Credit Report Results

Location

Locations (1)

Contact

Connect with Hiline on Social

Connections

BackEngine

Additional Connections