Financial Services Operations

Operational support for regulated financial services.

CX Horizon Services delivers paraplanning, financial reporting, KYC, transaction monitoring, and fraud operations for wealth advisory firms, accounting practices, banks, and fintechs. Led by former senior leaders from major U.S. banks, global card networks, and Big Four accounting firms, and structured for the regulatory scrutiny financial institutions must maintain.

SOC 2 Type II ready · PCI DSS · GLBA-aligned · PH Data Privacy Act

What we run

Four functional pillars across the financial back office.

Engagements can span the full back-office function or be scoped to a specific area. Capacity expands over time in line with client priorities.

PARA
PLAN

Paraplanning & Advisor Support

The team every advisor wishes they had. Plan prep, scenario modeling, and the admin that buys back advisor time.

  • Financial plan prep & modeling
  • Meeting prep, notes, follow-ups
  • Account opening & ACAT transfers
  • CRM hygiene & data integrity
  • RMD & tax-loss harvesting tracking

Proficient on tools such as: AdvisorLogic · eMoney · MoneyGuidePro · Salesforce · Wealthbox · Redtail · Junxure · Black Diamond · Orion · Schwab Advisor Center, etc.

BOOKS
& TAX

Bookkeeping, Accounting & Tax Prep

U.S. GAAP-trained bookkeepers and accountants for accounting firms, family offices, and small businesses needing real F&A.

  • Bookkeeping & ledger management
  • AP/AR & bank reconciliations
  • Month-end close support
  • Tax prep workpapers & 1099s
  • Client cleanup engagements

Proficient on tools such as: QuickBooks · Xero · NetSuite · Sage Intacct · Bill.com · Lacerte · ProSeries · UltraTax · Drake, etc.

KYC
& AML

KYC, Compliance & Onboarding

The compliance ops layer that keeps regulators and partner banks satisfied. Documented, audit-ready, and fast.

  • KYC, CIP, and EDD on flagged accounts
  • AML transaction monitoring
  • SAR drafting & case management
  • Account onboarding at scale
  • Periodic reviews & refresh

Proficient on tools such as: Actimize · NICE · SAS · Verafin · ComplyAdvantage · Refinitiv World-Check · Fenergo · Salesforce, etc.

CX
& OPS

Disputes, Fraud & Customer Ops

The 24/7 operational layer behind regulated financial products. Disputes, fraud, and customer support that doesn’t go off-script.

  • Disputes & chargeback management
  • Fraud ops & case investigation
  • Tier-1 & tier-2 customer support
  • Collections (early & mid-stage)
  • Back-office reconciliation

Proficient on tools such as: Salesforce · Zendesk · FIS · Fiserv · Mastercom · Visa Resolve Online · ACI · SAS Fraud Management, etc.

SOC 2 Type II Ready
ISO 27001 Compliant
PCI DSS
GLBA Aligned
AICPA SOC service controls
NDAs & confidentiality on every engagement
PH Data Privacy Act

How we operate

Delivery standards for every Financial Services engagement.

The following delivery standards are applied uniformly across every Financial Services engagement, regardless of scope, engagement model, or team size.

Credentialed talent that matches the work
CFP-trained paraplanners. CPA-led accountants. AML / KYC trained analysts. SAR-trained fraud ops. The credential matches the work, and a credentialed team member signs every output.
Built for the scrutiny regulators apply
SOC 2 Type II Ready. ISO 27001 Compliant. PCI DSS. GLBA-aligned. AICPA SOC controls. NDAs and data-handling protocols on every engagement.
Stack-fluent across the tools you use
QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Sage. Salesforce, eMoney, Schwab Advisor Center. Actimize, NICE, SAS for transaction monitoring. We work in your stack, not ours.
Outcomes you define, against your scorecard
Turnaround times, accuracy targets, regulatory deadlines. You set them at week 1, we’re measured against them. Weekly business reviews. Monthly QBRs with designated Operational Ownerers.

Who we serve

Structured for the operating context of each institution.

Workflows, regulatory frameworks, and priority outcomes differ meaningfully across financial services segments. Engagements are structured to reflect the specific context of each institution.

What hurts

Advisors spending half their week on admin, plan prep, and meeting follow-up instead of clients. Cost of hiring a junior planner exceeds the revenue they unlock. Hard to scale past ~150 clients per advisor.

What we run

Paraplanning (financial plan prep, scenario modeling), client service associate work, meeting prep & notes, account opening & transfers, RMD/tax-loss harvesting tracking, CRM hygiene.

What changes

Advisors win back meaningful hours per week. Capacity to take on more clients without onshore hiring. Predictable monthly cost vs. the lumpy economics of hiring junior planners.

What hurts

Capacity ceiling at month-end and tax season. Bookkeepers and seniors burning out on data entry. Hiring talent in the U.S. is slow and expensive, and offshore hires from generic providers don’t know U.S. GAAP.

What we run

Bookkeeping in QBO, Xero, NetSuite, Sage. AP/AR processing. Bank reconciliations. Month-end close support. Tax prep workpaper preparation. 1099 prep. Client cleanup engagements.

What changes

Month-end close compresses. Senior staff redirected to advisory and review. Tax season scaled without seasonal hiring scramble. Predictable per-client or per-FTE cost.

What hurts

Regulatory turnaround pressure (KYC, EDD, transaction monitoring). Disputes and chargeback backlogs. Customer support staffing that doesn’t flex with volume. Cost of in-house compliance ops.

What we run

KYC & CIP verification, EDD on flagged accounts, AML transaction monitoring & SAR drafting, disputes & chargeback ops, collections, 24/7 customer support, back-office reconciliation.

What changes

Backlog reduction, regulatory turnaround compliance, lower per-claim handling cost, audit-ready documentation on every action.

What hurts

Scaling ops as fast as you scale users. Compliance overhead eating into runway. Customer support that’s 24/7 from day one. Fraud ops that need real expertise, not just a script.

What we run

Onboarding & KYC at scale, fraud ops & chargeback defense, payments reconciliation, dispute resolution, tier-1 and tier-2 customer support across channels, partner ops.

What changes

Ops scales linearly with users without doubling headcount. Compliance posture that holds up under partner-bank audits. Customer support that stays under 5-minute response SLA.

How it works

Phased engagement design.

Engagements begin with a defined initial scope, demonstrating operational fit before expansion. Contract structures are aligned to the pace at which the client organization wishes to scale.

1
Week 1

Discovery

Free 30-minute call. We map your current workflows, KPIs, and the pain points. You leave with a written assessment whether or not we move forward.

2
Weeks 2–3

Scope design

Initial scope on one workflow with measurable success criteria, named team leads, and an NDA + DPA in place.

3
Weeks 4–6

Stand-up

Recruit and credential the team, integrate with your stack (CRM, accounting platform, core banking), complete compliance training, run shadow cycles before going live.

4
Month 3+

Run & expand

Weekly KPI reviews, monthly QBRs, quarterly scope expansions. You scale at your pace. We don’t push for ARR.

AI + Human accountability

AI-enabled workflows with credentialed human accountability.

We use AI where it removes drudgery and beats human accuracy at scale - document classification, transaction categorization, anomaly detection, KYC pre-screen. We use experienced operators where judgment matters - client conversations, complex reconciliations, regulatory exceptions, anything that touches a fiduciary duty.

Every AI output is reviewed and signed off by a credentialed team member on your team. No black boxes, no “the model said so.” Especially not on financial data.

“In financial services, accountability is the product. AI lets us be faster - but a person still puts their name on every output.” - Vik, Founder & CEO, CX Horizon Services

Inside a single client engagement

AI Document classification & data extraction
AI Anomaly & exception flagging
Human Reconciliation & sign-off (Maria L., CPA-track)
Human Delivered to client - logged & auditable

Security & compliance

Compliance architecture engineered for financial services.

The CX Horizon Services operating environment was architected around the compliance requirements financial institutions must meet, not adapted after the fact.

How we handle PII & financial data

Every engagement runs under an NDA and (where applicable) a Data Processing Agreement. Our Philippines operations are built to U.S. financial-services standards - encrypted access controls, no client data on local machines, VDI workstations, and full audit trail on every action taken.

Certifications & alignment

SOC 2 Type II*
PCI DSS
GLBA Aligned
AICPA SOC
ISO 27001*
PH DPA 2012

*SOC 2 Type II ready; ISO 27001 target Q4 2026.

Operational controls

NDA on every engagement
Role-based access control
VDI workstations - no local data
24/7 SOC monitoring
Annual third-party penetration testing
Advisor capacityexpanded without internal hires

Independent RIA, 4 advisors, $180M AUM

With advisors capped on client load due to admin overhead, this firm needed to free up planning capacity without adding junior hires at onshore rates. We deployed a 2-person team (1 paraplanner, 1 client service associate) integrated with Salesforce, eMoney, and Schwab Advisor Center. Over the engagement, advisors meaningfully expanded their client books without internal hiring, and admin hours per advisor dropped against baseline.

Identifying details anonymized.

Let’s see if we’re a fit.

Tell us what your team is stuck on. 30 minutes, no pitch deck. We’ll give you a straight answer on whether we can help.