Founders & operators
Owner-Led Businesses
A financial partner for founders carrying P&L, ops, and culture — bringing structure to growth without slowing it down.
How we partner
Nashville · West End Avenue · Est. Tennessee
Strategic financial leadership for Nashville's growing organizations.
FMC CPAs is a Nashville advisory firm helping businesses, nonprofits, and healthcare organizations navigate growth, complexity, and long-term success — through audit, tax, outsourced accounting, and strategic advisory.
Advisory
Beyond compliance
Outsourced
CFO & accounting
Nashville
Built here. For here.
From complexity to clarity
Growth introduces complexity. We turn it into confidence.
The organizations we serve aren't looking for another tax preparer. They're looking for a financial partner who can help them lead with clarity — and make every next decision a stronger one.
Compliance burdens→Strategic financial leadership
Audit, tax, and reporting handled with precision — so leadership time goes to growth, not paperwork.
Operational inefficiencies→Stronger systems & visibility
Outsourced accounting that builds the infrastructure your organization can scale into.
Financial uncertainty→Forward-looking clarity
Cash flow, forecasting, and KPI rhythms that let leaders see around the corner — not just behind.
Fragmented support→One trusted advisor
Audit, tax, accounting, and advisory under one Nashville roof — moving in the same direction.
Who we help
Built for the organizations driving Nashville forward.
From owner-led companies to nonprofit boards and healthcare leadership teams — we tailor advisory engagements to the realities of how each organization actually operates and grows.
Mission-driven
Nonprofit Organizations
Specialized audit, Form 990, grant compliance, and CFO support — built around mission, board governance, and funder confidence.
How we partnerProvider economics
Healthcare Organizations
Practice groups, clinics, and ambulatory services — entity structuring, revenue cycle insight, and physician compensation strategy.
How we partnerPartner-led firms
Professional Service Firms
Law, architecture, consulting, and agencies — partner economics, utilization, and the systems that scale a service business.
How we partnerGenerational
Family-Owned Businesses
Multi-generational planning, succession, and the financial governance that keeps families aligned across decades.
How we partnerScale stage
Growing Companies
Outsourced CFO, fractional controllership, and the reporting maturity that earns the trust of investors and lenders.
How we partner
Advisory & strategic guidance
More than accountants. Strategic advisors helping organizations move forward with confidence.
Our advisory practice sits alongside leadership teams as a financial partner — translating numbers into decisions, and decisions into momentum.
Outsourced & Fractional CFO
Forecasting, board reporting, cash strategy, and capital decisions.
Operational & Profitability Reviews
Where margin lives, where it leaks, and what to change first.
Growth & Transition Planning
Acquisition, succession, ownership transition, and entity strategy.
Board & Leadership Advisory
Quarterly business reviews and the strategic conversations that matter.
The full practice
One firm. The full financial leadership stack.
Every engagement is framed around outcomes — clarity, confidence, better decisions, and the operational lift to grow into them.
Audit & Assurance
Confidence for boards, lenders, and funders.
Financial statement audits, reviews, and compilations — including A-133 / single audits for nonprofits.
Learn moreTax Planning
Strategy that shapes the year — not just files it.
Entity strategy, multi-state, R&D credits, and quarterly planning cycles for owners and organizations.
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Your back office, professionally run.
Monthly close, controllership, AP/AR, payroll oversight, and reporting leadership can actually use.
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A seat in the room when decisions get made.
Outsourced CFO, forecasting, KPI design, capital planning, and quarterly leadership reviews.
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Operational insight that compounds.
Profitability, pricing, organizational design, and the systems that turn growth into durability.
Learn moreNonprofit Services
Built around mission and governance.
990 strategy, grant compliance, board reporting, and CFO support tailored to mission-driven organizations.
Learn moreHealthcare Advisory
Practice economics, clearly understood.
Provider compensation, revenue cycle visibility, entity structure, and benchmarking for clinical groups.
Learn moreGrowth & Transition
Built for the inflection points.
Succession, M&A diligence, ownership transition, and the financial work behind a major chapter change.
Learn moreNashville & Middle Tennessee
The financial partner behind Nashville's growth economy.
From West End Avenue to the Gulch, the Innovation District to Brentwood — FMC works shoulder-to-shoulder with the founders, executives, and boards shaping this region. We understand Nashville's pace, its industries, and the way business actually gets done here.
- Office
- 3100 West End Ave
- City
- Nashville, TN
- Reach
- Southeast US
Healthcare HQMusic & EntertainmentProfessional ServicesNonprofit SectorHospitality & TourismReal Estate & Development
The FMC difference
The depth of a regional practice. The intimacy of a boutique.
Clients work directly with senior advisors — not handed down through tiers. The result is faster judgment, sharper strategy, and the kind of partnership that compounds across years.
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Senior-led engagements
Every client has a senior advisor in the room. No tiered handoffs.
02
Advisory-first lens
Compliance is the floor — strategic leadership is the work.
03
Industry depth
Healthcare, nonprofit, professional services, owner-led growth.
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Long-term partnership
Engagements measured in decades, not deliverables.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide the highest quality, value-added professional services that not only meet the needs of our clients, but also exceed their expectations.
The Founders
Built on a foundation of trust, expertise, and service.
The principles that guide FMC today were established by three founding CPAs whose work shaped the firm's enduring commitment to Nashville's organizations and the people who lead them.
Jerry W. Faulkner, CPA
Founder
John M. Mackie, CPA
Founder
David A. Cochran, CPA
Founder
The Members
The advisors behind the engagement.
FMC is led by seven Nashville CPAs with decades of combined audit, tax, and advisory experience across healthcare systems, regional nonprofits, owner-led businesses, and professional service firms.
Ashley Ferrell, CPA
Audit & Assurance
Jill W. Castle, CPA
Tax & Advisory
Benjamin D. Mercer, CPA
Audit & Advisory
Page Robble, CPA
Tax Strategy
Ward Austin, CPA
Audit & Assurance
Gwen Miles, CPA
Tax & Advisory
Tedra Armstrong, CPA
Client Accounting Services
Credentials
AICPA · TSCPA · Peer-reviewed assurance practice.
People. Value. Results — the standard our members work to on every engagement.
"We chose FMC because they didn't pitch us services. They listened, then they led."
Executive Director · Middle Tennessee Nonprofit
Begin the conversation
Helping Nashville organizations grow with confidence.
Most engagements begin with a 30-minute conversation — no pitch, no pressure. Just a clear read on where your organization stands and what the next strongest decision looks like.