Solutions for stronger operations and profitability
Across the accommodation hospitality industry, uncertainty has become the norm. Hospitality businesses already operate within thin margins and seasonal demand cycles. With increased costs, shifts in labor regulations and new compliance challenges, the pressure compounds quickly.
Success in this environment requires more than reacting to change. It demands clear insight into your business, the flexibility to adapt quickly and a strategy grounded in real industry experience. That’s where Wipfli’s hospitality industry consulting makes the difference.
Why Wipfli?
Wipfli brings deep experience and longstanding involvement in the hospitality industry, allowing us to deliver advisory services tailored to your operations.
Backed by a broad range of advisory capabilities, our hospitality industry consultants collaborate across tax, accounting, technology and performance management to address issues that impact your entire organization. We also take a relationship-driven approach, working closely with you to align solutions to your specific goals and processes.
Our integrated, responsive services help you manage today’s challenges while building a stronger business for the future.
Technology consulting services
Wipfli’s hospitality technology consulting services help you build a modern, more secure organization. Maximize your current tech stack with our support for optimization, cybersecurity and integration. And plan for modernization with digital strategy services that can help you choose the right solutions for profitability and scale.
Performance management consulting
Turn strategy into measurable results. Wipfli helps you improve performance and net operating revenue through process improvement, technology enablement, software selection and strategic planning. We also help you develop high-performing teams with leadership development, executive coaching and the Predictive Index, so your hospitality workforce is built for sustainable growth.
Business outsourcing services
Wipfli supports hospitality leaders with outsourced services designed for complex, fast-moving operations. Our flexible services support all levels of your organization, from staff to C-suite executives. Let us help you build a scalable, experienced back-office for functions including finance and accounting, IT, HR and operations.
Transaction advisory services
Wipfli’s transaction advisory services guide you through acquisitions, restructurings and transitions with experienced valuations, buy-side and sell-side support. From quality of earnings to comprehensive business valuations, our objective insights help you make informed decisions and achieve stronger transaction outcomes.
Private client services
Protect what you’ve built with Wipfli’s private client services. We help owners and executives navigate individual tax strategies, estate planning and wealth transitions with clarity. Our integrated approach combines compliance and advisory insights to help preserve your legacy.
Assurance services
Wipfli helps you meet a wide range of compliance requirements, including attestation and regulatory testing, while bringing clarity to financial complexity. From financial statement review to GAAP or income tax basis audits, we deliver deeper insight, stronger controls and enhanced stakeholder trust.
Risk advisory services
In a fast-moving, guest-focused industry, risk exposure can escalate quickly. See how Wipfli helps hospitality organizations identify vulnerabilities and strengthen controls. We put experienced investigators to work against fraud and offer support for hospitality risk management with technology, regulations and operations.
Our team
Chase Godecke, CPA
Chase Godecke is a partner in Wipfli’s firmwide construction and real estate (CRE) practice whose primary focus is on attest and accounting services. Chase serves a full range of construction and real estate organizations ranging from small, specialty subcontractors to national real estate organizations.
C. Lynne Smith, CPA (FL)
C. Lynne Smith is an audit and assurance partner who leads Wipfli’s hospitality services within the firm’s construction and real estate (CRE) industry practice. With over 25 years of experience, she works hard to understand the overall financial picture of her clients so the solutions she recommends are comprehensive in scope. Lynne prides herself on accurately evaluating critical issues, determining their needs and resources and formulating sound, commonsense business solutions.
Taking the guesswork out of hiring
See how we helped Canyons Resort improve hiring and employee experience for a 70% retention rate with permanent employees.
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