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<style>
  /* 1. AGGRESSIVE WORDPRESS THEME LOGO & HEADER SCRUBBER */
  .custom-logo,
  .custom-logo-link,
  .site-logo,
  .site-branding,
  .header-logo,
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  .wp-block-site-logo,
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  header:not(.alphaz-header),
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  body > header,
  body > footer:not(.alphaz-footer) {
    display: none !important;
    visibility: hidden !important;
    opacity: 0 !important;
    height: 0 !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    max-height: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    pointer-events: none !important;
  }

  /* 2. FORCE 100% WIDTH ACROSS ALL WORDPRESS WRAPPERS */
  html, body {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow-x: hidden !important;
  }

  .wp-site-blocks, 
  .wp-block-post-content,
  .entry-content,
  .site-content,
  #content,
  main,
  article,
  .is-layout-constrained,
  .is-layout-flow,
  .elementor-section-wrap,
  .elementor,
  .type-page,
  .wp-block-group {
    max-width: 100% !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
  }

  /* ========================================================================= */
  /* FUNNEL THEME CSS ENGINE & VARIABLES                                       */
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  #alphazFunnelPage {
    --primary: #3730a3;
    --primary-indigo: #4f46e5;
    --primary-dark: #1e1b4b;
    --navy: #090e2b;
    --navy-deep: #06091d;
    --text: #0f172a;
    --muted: #475569;
    --line: #e2e8f0;
    --light: #f8fafc;
    --white: #ffffff;

    font-family: "Plus Jakarta Sans", "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif !important;
    color: var(--text);
    background: var(--white);
    
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
    overflow-x: hidden !important;
    line-height: 1.6 !important;
  }

  #alphazFunnelPage * { box-sizing: border-box; }
  #alphazFunnelPage h1, #alphazFunnelPage h2, #alphazFunnelPage h3, #alphazFunnelPage h4, #alphazFunnelPage p { margin-top: 0; }
  #alphazFunnelPage a { text-decoration: none; }

  .funnel-container {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 1220px !important;
    padding-left: 24px !important;
    padding-right: 24px !important;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
  }

  /* ---------- SCROLL-REVEAL ---------- */
  .funnel-reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(24px);
    transition: opacity .7s cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.3,1), transform .7s cubic-bezier(.16,.8,.3,1);
  }
  .funnel-reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .funnel-reveal.d1 { transition-delay: .08s; }
  .funnel-reveal.d2 { transition-delay: .16s; }
  .funnel-reveal.d3 { transition-delay: .24s; }
  .funnel-reveal.d4 { transition-delay: .32s; }

  /* ---------- BUTTONS & ANIMATIONS ---------- */
  .funnel-btn {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 52px;
    padding: 0 28px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4338ca 0%, #3730a3 100%);
    color: #ffffff !important;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 800;
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(67, 56, 202, 0.28);
    cursor: pointer;
    border: none;
    text-decoration: none !important;
  }

  /* Sweep Shine Effect */
  .funnel-btn::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -50%;
    left: -60%;
    width: 30%;
    height: 200%;
    background: linear-gradient(
      to right,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) 50%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
    );
    transform: rotate(30deg);
    animation: funnelShine 4s infinite ease-in-out;
  }

  @keyframes funnelShine {
    0% { left: -100%; }
    18% { left: 130%; }
    100% { left: 130%; }
  }

  .funnel-btn:hover {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3730a3 0%, #312e81 100%);
    transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.015);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(67, 56, 202, 0.4);
    color: #ffffff !important;
  }
  .funnel-btn:active {
    transform: translateY(-1px) scale(0.98);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(67, 56, 202, 0.3);
  }

  .funnel-secondary-btn {
    min-height: 52px;
    padding: 0 24px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
    color: #ffffff !important;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 15px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1);
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none !important;
  }
  .funnel-secondary-btn:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.015);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    color: #ffffff !important;
  }
  .funnel-secondary-btn:active {
    transform: translateY(-1px) scale(0.98);
  }

  /* ---------- HERO (HIGH-CONTRAST CINEMATIC DARK WITH VISIBLE ACCOUNTING BACKDROP) ---------- */
  .funnel-hero {
    min-height: 740px;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background:
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(9, 14, 43, 0.98) 0%, rgba(9, 14, 43, 0.92) 42%, rgba(9, 14, 43, 0.65) 72%, rgba(9, 14, 43, 0.35) 100%),
      url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554224155-8d04cb21cd6c?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2000&q=80');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center right;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .funnel-hero::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 580px;
    height: 580px;
    left: -220px;
    bottom: -220px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(67, 56, 202, 0.35);
    filter: blur(140px);
    animation: funnelFloat 9s ease-in-out infinite;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .funnel-hero::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    right: 5%;
    top: 10%;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.15);
    filter: blur(120px);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  @keyframes funnelFloat {
    0%, 100% { transform: translate(0,0) scale(1); }
    50% { transform: translate(25px, -20px) scale(1.08); }
  }

  .funnel-hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 760px;
    padding: 85px 0;
  }

  .funnel-pill {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    color: #c7d2fe;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: funnelFadeUp .7s ease forwards .1s;
  }

  .funnel-hero h1 {
    max-width: 760px;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    font-size: clamp(42px, 5.2vw, 68px);
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -.035em;
    font-weight: 850;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: funnelFadeUp .8s ease forwards .22s;
  }
  .funnel-hero h1 span {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5b4fc 0%, #818cf8 50%, #c084fc 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  }

  .funnel-hero-sub {
    max-width: 650px;
    color: #e0e7ff !important;
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: funnelFadeUp .8s ease forwards .34s;
  }

  .funnel-hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: funnelFadeUp .8s ease forwards .46s;
  }

  .funnel-trust {
    margin-top: 32px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    color: #c7d2fe !important;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: funnelFadeUp .8s ease forwards .58s;
  }
  .funnel-trust span {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
  }
  .funnel-trust span::before {
    content: "✓";
    color: #34d399;
    font-weight: 900;
  }

  @keyframes funnelFadeUp {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); }
    to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }

  /* ---------- TOP PRACTICE BAR & HEADER ---------- */
  .funnel-topbar {
    background: #06091d;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    color: #94a3b8;
    padding: 8px 0;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .funnel-navbar {
    background: rgba(9, 14, 43, 0.95);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 50;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
  }

  /* ---------- GENERAL SECTIONS & TYPOGRAPHY ---------- */
  .funnel-section { padding: 90px 0; }
  .funnel-light { background: #f8fafc; }
  .funnel-dark { background: #090e2b; color: #ffffff !important; }
  .funnel-blue { background: #1e1b4b; color: #ffffff !important; }

  .funnel-label {
    color: #4338ca;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 850;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .11em;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .funnel-dark .funnel-label,
  .funnel-blue .funnel-label { color: #a5b4fc !important; }

  .funnel-title {
    max-width: 820px;
    font-size: clamp(32px, 3.8vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
    font-weight: 850;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    color: var(--text);
  }
  .funnel-dark .funnel-title,
  .funnel-blue .funnel-title { color: #ffffff !important; }

  .funnel-description {
    max-width: 720px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 16.5px;
    line-height: 1.65;
  }
  .funnel-dark .funnel-description { color: #cbd5e1 !important; }
  .funnel-blue .funnel-description { color: #e0e7ff !important; }


  /* ========================================================================= */
  /* 3D INTERACTIVE PROCESS PIPELINE STYLES                                    */
  /* ========================================================================= */
  .process-3d-stage {
    perspective: 1200px;
  }
  .process-3d-card {
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), border-color 0.4s ease;
    transform-style: preserve-3d;
    position: relative;
  }
  .process-3d-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px) rotateX(4deg) rotateY(-2deg);
    box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(37, 52, 244, 0.18), 0 0 0 1px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.3);
  }
  .process-3d-card-dark:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px) rotateX(4deg) rotateY(-2deg);
    box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.35), 0 0 0 1px rgba(129, 140, 248, 0.4);
  }
  .process-3d-inner {
    transform: translateZ(20px);
  }
  .badge-ai-glow {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.15), rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.2));
    border: 1px solid rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.4);
    color: #4338ca;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.15);
  }
  .badge-human-glow {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.15), rgba(5, 150, 105, 0.2));
    border: 1px solid rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.4);
    color: #065f46;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.15);
  }
  .badge-human-glow-dark {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.2), rgba(5, 150, 105, 0.3));
    border: 1px solid rgba(52, 211, 153, 0.5);
    color: #6ee7b7;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.25);
  }
  .pipeline-node-connector {
    position: relative;
  }
  .pipeline-node-connector::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: -24px;
    width: 24px;
    height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4f46e5, #065f46);
    z-index: 10;
  }
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .pipeline-node-connector::after {
      display: none;
    }
  }
  .pipeline-pulse-dot {
    animation: pulseGlow 2.5s infinite;
  }
  @keyframes pulseGlow {
    0% { transform: scale(0.95); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.7); }
    70% { transform: scale(1); box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0); }
    100% { transform: scale(0.95); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(79, 70, 229, 0); }
  }

  /* ---------- TWO-COLUMN OPERATING MODEL & CHECKLIST ---------- */
  .funnel-two-col {
    display: grid !important;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr !important;
    gap: 55px !important;
    align-items: start !important;
    margin-top: 40px !important;
  }

  .funnel-feature-list { display: grid; gap: 20px; }
  .funnel-feature {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
    transition: transform .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
  }
  .funnel-feature:hover {
    transform: translateX(5px);
    border-color: #c7d2fe;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(67, 56, 202, 0.06);
  }

  .funnel-check {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    flex: 0 0 32px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: #e0e7ff;
    color: #4338ca;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 14px;
    transition: background .25s ease, color .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
  }
  .funnel-feature:hover .funnel-check {
    background: #4338ca;
    color: #ffffff;
    transform: scale(1.08);
  }

  .funnel-feature strong { display: block; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--text); }
  .funnel-feature p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.5; }

  .funnel-needbox {
    background: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid var(--line) !important;
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 32px;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
    transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease;
  }
  .funnel-needbox:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 20px 45px rgba(67, 56, 202, 0.08); }
  .funnel-needbox h3 { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 20px; color: var(--text) !important; }
  .funnel-needbox ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 14px; }
  .funnel-needbox li { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; color: var(--text); font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.5; }
  .funnel-needbox li::before { content: "✓"; color: #4338ca; font-weight: 900; flex: 0 0 auto; }

  /* ---------- 3-LAYER SERVICE CARDS ---------- */
  .funnel-cards-3 {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    margin-top: 45px;
  }
  .funnel-layer-card {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 32px 28px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
    transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
  }
  .funnel-layer-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 45px rgba(67, 56, 202, 0.08);
    border-color: #c7d2fe;
  }
  .funnel-layer-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
  }

  /* ---------- WHO WE SERVE GRID ---------- */
  .funnel-who-grid { margin-top: 40px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 20px; }
  .funnel-who-item {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 18px;
    padding: 26px 22px;
    transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
  }
  .funnel-who-item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(67, 56, 202, 0.07);
    border-color: #c7d2fe;
  }
  .funnel-who-item strong { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); }
  .funnel-who-item span { color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.5; font-size: 13.5px; }

  /* ---------- VIDEO EXECUTIVE SECTION ---------- */
  .funnel-video-slot {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 20px;
    overflow: hidden;
    aspect-ratio: 9/16;
    max-height: 520px;
    background: #000000;
    box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  }
  .funnel-video-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
    cursor: pointer;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    transition: background 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
  }
  .funnel-video-overlay:hover { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); }
  .funnel-play-icon {
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    background: #4338ca;
    color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    font-size: 22px;
    padding-left: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
  }
  .funnel-video-overlay:hover .funnel-play-icon {
    transform: scale(1.12);
    background: #3730a3;
  }
  .funnel-video-slot.is-playing .funnel-video-overlay {
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* ---------- EARN / FEE SCHEDULE FUNNEL GRID (HIGH CONTRAST EXPLICIT STYLES) ---------- */
  .funnel-earn-grid {
    margin-top: 40px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .funnel-pay {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e1b4b 0%, #0f172a 100%) !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    padding: 44px 38px;
    border-radius: 24px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.18);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    transition: transform .3s ease;
  }
  .funnel-pay:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }
  
  .funnel-pay-label { 
    color: #a5b4fc !important; 
    font-size: 12px; 
    font-weight: 800; 
    letter-spacing: .09em; 
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  
  .funnel-pay-number {
    margin-top: 10px;
    font-size: 64px;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -.05em;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: #ffffff !important;
  }
  
  /* CRITICAL CONTRAST FIX FOR DARK CARD HEADING */
  .funnel-pay h3 { 
    font-size: 22px; 
    font-weight: 800; 
    margin: 14px 0 12px !important; 
    color: #ffffff !important; 
  }
  
  .funnel-pay p { 
    color: #e2e8f0 !important; 
    line-height: 1.6; 
    margin-bottom: 0; 
    font-size: 14.5px; 
  }

  .funnel-payment-details {
    background: #ffffff;
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            <div class="w-10 h-10 rounded-xl bg-slate-900 text-white font-black flex items-center justify-center text-sm shadow-sm">D•</div>
            <div class="text-left">
              <span class="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-900">Deloitte Trained</span>
              <span class="block text-[10px] font-semibold text-emerald-600">Big-4 Audit Practice</span>
            </div>
          </div>

          <div class="p-3.5 px-6 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm flex items-center space-x-3 min-w-[210px] h-[86px]">
            <div class="w-10 h-10 rounded-xl bg-orange-600 text-white font-black flex items-center justify-center text-xs shadow-sm">pwc</div>
            <div class="text-left">
              <span class="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-900">PwC Coordination</span>
              <span class="block text-[10px] font-semibold text-orange-600">Audit Defense</span>
            </div>
          </div>

          <div class="p-3.5 px-6 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm flex items-center space-x-3 min-w-[210px] h-[86px]">
            <div class="w-10 h-10 rounded-xl bg-yellow-500 text-slate-950 font-black flex items-center justify-center text-xs shadow-sm">EY</div>
            <div class="text-left">
              <span class="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-900">EY Collaboration</span>
              <span class="block text-[10px] font-semibold text-amber-700">Advisory Support</span>
            </div>
          </div>

          <div class="p-3.5 px-6 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm flex items-center space-x-3 min-w-[230px] h-[86px]">
            <div class="w-10 h-10 rounded-xl bg-indigo-600 text-white font-bold flex items-center justify-center text-base shadow-sm">⚡</div>
            <div class="text-left">
              <span class="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-900">US SaaS Scaleups</span>
              <span class="block text-[10px] font-semibold text-indigo-600">Multi-Entity GAAP</span>
            </div>
          </div>

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <!-- Row 2: Financial Tools & ERP Ecosystem (Gliding Right) -->
    <div class="mt-5">
      <div class="funnel-container mb-2 flex items-center justify-between">
        <span class="text-[11px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-500 flex items-center gap-1.5">
          <span class="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-indigo-500"></span> Financial Software, ERPs &amp; Technology Stack
        </span>
        <span class="text-[11px] text-slate-400 font-medium">Real-time sync &amp; multi-ledger setup</span>
      </div>

      <div class="marquee-container py-2">
        <div class="marquee-content-reverse items-center">
          
          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#2ca01c] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">qb</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">QuickBooks Online &amp; Enterprise</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#185a9d] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">NS</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Oracle NetSuite ERP</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#13b5ea] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">x</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Xero Cloud Accounting</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#0078d4] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm">D365</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Microsoft Dynamics 365</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#003366] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm">SAP</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">SAP S/4HANA &amp; Business One</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#635bff] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">S</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Stripe &amp; Payment Processors</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#95bf47] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">🛍️</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Shopify &amp; Amazon Seller Central</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#f44336] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">G</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Gusto, Deel &amp; ADP Payroll</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:bg-white transition-all">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#f2c811] text-slate-950 flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">BI</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Microsoft Power BI &amp; Excel Power Query</span>
          </div>

          <!-- DUPLICATE SET 2 FOR SEAMLESS 100% INFINITE LOOP -->
          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#2ca01c] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">qb</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">QuickBooks Online &amp; Enterprise</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#185a9d] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">NS</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Oracle NetSuite ERP</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#13b5ea] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">x</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Xero Cloud Accounting</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#0078d4] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm">D365</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Microsoft Dynamics 365</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#003366] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm">SAP</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">SAP S/4HANA &amp; Business One</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#635bff] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">S</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Stripe &amp; Payment Processors</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#95bf47] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">🛍️</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Shopify &amp; Amazon Seller Central</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#f44336] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">G</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Gusto, Deel &amp; ADP Payroll</span>
          </div>

          <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200/90 text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 whitespace-nowrap shadow-sm">
            <span class="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg bg-[#f2c811] text-slate-950 flex items-center justify-center text-xs font-black shadow-sm">BI</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold">Microsoft Power BI &amp; Excel Power Query</span>
          </div>

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

  </section>

  <!-- ========================================================================= -->
  <!-- 6. OPERATING ARCHITECTURE: HUMAN + AI + PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT              -->
  <!-- ========================================================================= -->
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    <div class="funnel-container">

      <!-- Section Header -->
      <div class="funnel-reveal text-center max-w-3xl mx-auto mb-12">
        <div class="funnel-label mx-auto">Operating Model &amp; Technology Strategy</div>
        <h2 class="funnel-title">Modern Accounting. Intelligent Technology. Professional Judgment.</h2>
        <p class="funnel-description mx-auto">
          We do not oppose AI &mdash; we actively implement automation in routine bookkeeping and data ingestion. Technology eliminates repetitive manual entry so AlphaZ Consulting's senior practice leaders focus 100% of their time on technical US GAAP, internal controls, and CFO advisory.
        </p>
      </div>

      <!-- THE 3 CORE PILLARS OF OUR FIRM -->
      <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 mb-16">
        
        <!-- Pillar 1: AI & Automation -->
        <div class="funnel-reveal d1 p-8 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-indigo-200/90 shadow-md flex flex-col justify-between hover:shadow-xl hover:border-indigo-400 transition-all">
          <div>
            <div class="w-12 h-12 rounded-xl bg-indigo-50 border border-indigo-200 text-indigo-600 flex items-center justify-center text-2xl font-bold mb-5 shadow-sm">
              🤖
            </div>
            <span class="text-[11px] font-black tracking-wider uppercase text-indigo-600 bg-indigo-50 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md border border-indigo-100">
              Layer 01 &bull; Continuous Engine
            </span>
            <h3 class="text-xl font-extrabold text-slate-900 mt-3 mb-2">AI &amp; Automation</h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 leading-relaxed mb-6">
              Intelligent ingestion algorithms handle high-volume routine data without human fatigue or manual typing errors.
            </p>
            <ul class="space-y-2.5 text-xs text-slate-700">
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Automated Data Extraction &amp; OCR</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>ML Transaction Classification</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Multi-Way PO &amp; Bank Matching</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Continuous 97% Reconciliations</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Automated Exception Identification</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Draft Workpaper &amp; Schedule Prep</span>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </div>
          <div class="mt-6 pt-4 border-t border-slate-100 text-[11px] font-bold text-indigo-600 flex items-center justify-between">
            <span>Operational Role:</span>
            <span>Speed &amp; Accuracy</span>
          </div>
        </div>

        <!-- Pillar 2: Accounting Professionals -->
        <div class="funnel-reveal d2 p-8 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200 shadow-md flex flex-col justify-between hover:shadow-xl hover:border-slate-400 transition-all">
          <div>
            <div class="w-12 h-12 rounded-xl bg-slate-100 border border-slate-200 text-slate-800 flex items-center justify-center text-2xl font-bold mb-5 shadow-sm">
              🏛️
            </div>
            <span class="text-[11px] font-black tracking-wider uppercase text-slate-700 bg-slate-100 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md border border-slate-200">
              Layer 02 &bull; Forensic &amp; Controls
            </span>
            <h3 class="text-xl font-extrabold text-slate-900 mt-3 mb-2">Accounting Professionals</h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 leading-relaxed mb-6">
              Senior accountants investigate flagged exceptions, apply technical rules, and enforce internal control frameworks.
            </p>
            <ul class="space-y-2.5 text-xs text-slate-700">
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-slate-900 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>100% Exception &amp; Anomaly Review</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-slate-900 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Contract &amp; Invoice Investigation</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-slate-900 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Proper Accounting Treatment</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-slate-900 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>SOX 404 &amp; Internal Controls</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-slate-900 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Monthly Flux &amp; Variance Analysis</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-slate-900 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Management Accounts Assembly</span>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </div>
          <div class="mt-6 pt-4 border-t border-slate-100 text-[11px] font-bold text-slate-700 flex items-center justify-between">
            <span>Professional Role:</span>
            <span>Rigor &amp; Governance</span>
          </div>
        </div>

        <!-- Pillar 3: Professional Judgment -->
        <div class="funnel-reveal d3 p-8 rounded-2xl bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 text-white shadow-xl flex flex-col justify-between hover:shadow-2xl hover:border-indigo-400 transition-all">
          <div>
            <div class="w-12 h-12 rounded-xl bg-gradient-to-br from-indigo-500 to-purple-600 text-white flex items-center justify-center text-2xl font-bold mb-5 shadow-sm">
              ⚖️
            </div>
            <span class="text-[11px] font-black tracking-wider uppercase text-emerald-300 bg-emerald-950/60 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md border border-emerald-500/40">
              Layer 03 &bull; Strategic Advisory
            </span>
            <h3 class="text-xl font-extrabold text-white mt-3 mb-2">Professional Judgment</h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 leading-relaxed mb-6">
              Chartered Accountants and Practice Leaders deliver US GAAP technical memos, SEC audit defense, and executive CFO guidance.
            </p>
            <ul class="space-y-2.5 text-xs text-slate-200">
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Technical US GAAP Standards</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>ASC 606, 842 &amp; Complex Memos</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>SEC Reporting (10-K, 10-Q, S-1)</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Risk &amp; Materiality Assessment</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>13-Week Cash Flow &amp; Budgeting</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <span class="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400 flex-shrink-0"></span>
                <span>Board Decks &amp; Executive Decisions</span>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </div>
          <div class="mt-6 pt-4 border-t border-slate-800 text-[11px] font-bold text-emerald-400 flex items-center justify-between">
            <span>Leadership Role:</span>
            <span>Strategic Ownership</span>
          </div>
        </div>

      </div>

      <!-- 5-STAGE FINANCIAL OPERATING ENGINE -->
      <div class="mb-16">
        
        <!-- Pipeline Header & Legend -->
        <div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row items-center justify-between gap-4 mb-8">
          <div>
            <span class="text-xs font-extrabold text-indigo-600 uppercase tracking-wider">Process Architecture</span>
            <h3 class="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-black text-slate-900 mt-1">The 5-Stage Financial Operating Engine</h3>
          </div>
          <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 text-xs font-bold">
            <span class="flex items-center gap-2 px-3.5 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-indigo-50 border border-indigo-200 text-indigo-700 shadow-sm">
              <span class="w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 pipeline-pulse-dot"></span>
              AI &amp; Automation (Stages 1-2)
            </span>
            <span class="flex items-center gap-2 px-3.5 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-emerald-50 border border-emerald-200 text-emerald-800 shadow-sm">
              <span class="w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-600"></span>
              Human Expertise (Stages 3-5)
            </span>
          </div>
        </div>

        <!-- 5-Card High-End Grid with Zero-Wrap Badges -->
        <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-5">
          
          <!-- Stage 1: AI Ingestion -->
          <div class="p-6 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-indigo-200/90 shadow-md flex flex-col justify-between hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-xl transition-all">
            <div>
              <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 mb-4 flex-nowrap">
                <span class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-wider bg-indigo-100 text-indigo-900 border border-indigo-200 whitespace-nowrap flex-shrink-0">
                  STAGE 01
                </span>
                <span class="text-[10px] font-bold px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full bg-indigo-50 text-indigo-700 border border-indigo-200 flex items-center gap-1 shadow-sm whitespace-nowrap flex-shrink-0">
                  <span>🤖</span> 100% AI
                </span>
              </div>
              
              <div class="w-11 h-11 rounded-xl bg-gradient-to-br from-indigo-500 to-indigo-700 text-white flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-lg mb-3.5 shadow-md shadow-indigo-100">
                ⚡
              </div>

              <h4 class="text-[14.5px] font-extrabold text-slate-900 leading-snug">Automated Ingestion &amp; Neural OCR</h4>
              <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 mt-2 leading-relaxed">
                Direct API feeds from banks, credit cards, Stripe, Shopify, and Gusto. Receipts and PDF bills parsed instantly without manual typing.
              </p>
            </div>

            <div class="mt-6 p-3 rounded-xl bg-indigo-50/80 border border-indigo-100 flex flex-col">
              <span class="text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-indigo-600">Manual Entry:</span>
              <span class="text-xs font-black text-indigo-950 mt-0.5 whitespace-nowrap">0 Hours</span>
            </div>
          </div>

          <!-- Stage 2: AI Classification -->
          <div class="p-6 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-indigo-200/90 shadow-md flex flex-col justify-between hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-xl transition-all">
            <div>
              <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 mb-4 flex-nowrap">
                <span class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-wider bg-indigo-100 text-indigo-900 border border-indigo-200 whitespace-nowrap flex-shrink-0">
                  STAGE 02
                </span>
                <span class="text-[10px] font-bold px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full bg-indigo-50 text-indigo-700 border border-indigo-200 flex items-center gap-1 shadow-sm whitespace-nowrap flex-shrink-0">
                  <span>🤖</span> 100% AI
                </span>
              </div>
              
              <div class="w-11 h-11 rounded-xl bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-500 to-indigo-600 text-white flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-lg mb-3.5 shadow-md shadow-indigo-100">
                🔄
              </div>

              <h4 class="text-[14.5px] font-extrabold text-slate-900 leading-snug">97% Auto-Reconciled &amp; Categorized</h4>
              <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 mt-2 leading-relaxed">
                Machine learning maps recurring subscriptions, payroll batches, and 3-way matches POs to bank debits with mathematical precision.
              </p>
            </div>

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              <span class="text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-indigo-600">Throughput Volume:</span>
              <span class="text-xs font-black text-indigo-950 mt-0.5 whitespace-nowrap">4,850 of 5,000 txns</span>
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                  STAGE 03
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                  <span>⚠️</span> AI Handshake
                </span>
              </div>
              
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                🛡️
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              <h4 class="text-[14.5px] font-extrabold text-slate-900 leading-snug">Anomaly &amp; Risk Isolation</h4>
              <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 mt-2 leading-relaxed">
                AI flags the 3% complex outliers: out-of-period bills, unmapped GL accounts, sudden variance spikes, or multi-element contracts.
              </p>
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              <span class="text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-amber-800">Exceptions Isolated:</span>
              <span class="text-xs font-black text-amber-950 mt-0.5 whitespace-nowrap">150 of 5,000 txns (3%)</span>
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                  STAGE 04
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                  <span>🏛️</span> Human Expert
                </span>
              </div>
              
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                🔍
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              <h4 class="text-[14.5px] font-extrabold text-white leading-snug">US GAAP Forensic Resolution</h4>
              <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 mt-2 leading-relaxed">
                Senior accountants inspect contracts, apply ASC 606 revenue milestone rules, amortize ASC 842 leases, and capitalize assets properly.
              </p>
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            <div class="mt-6 p-3 rounded-xl bg-slate-800/90 border border-slate-700 flex flex-col">
              <span class="text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-emerald-400">Expert Attention:</span>
              <span class="text-xs font-black text-white mt-0.5 whitespace-nowrap">100% Focused</span>
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                  STAGE 05
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                  <span>🏛️</span> Leadership
                </span>
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                📈
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              <h4 class="text-[14.5px] font-extrabold text-white leading-snug">Partner Sign-Off &amp; CFO Advisory</h4>
              <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 mt-2 leading-relaxed">
                Multi-tier quality review: Senior Reviewer &rarr; Manager &rarr; Partner sign-off. Delivery of 13-week cash forecasts and board decks.
              </p>
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            <div class="mt-6 p-3 rounded-xl bg-emerald-950/60 border border-emerald-500/40 flex flex-col">
              <span class="text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-emerald-300">Output Status:</span>
              <span class="text-xs font-black text-white mt-0.5 whitespace-nowrap">Audit-Ready Books</span>
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          <span class="text-xs font-extrabold text-indigo-400 uppercase tracking-wider">Visual Workflow Comparison</span>
          <h3 class="text-2xl font-extrabold text-white mt-1">Traditional Accounting vs. Modern AlphaZ Model</h3>
          <p class="text-xs text-slate-400 mt-2">
            See how technology eliminates repetitive work while professional human expertise becomes exponentially more valuable.
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                  <span>❌</span> Traditional Accounting Firm
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                <span class="text-[10px] uppercase font-bold text-slate-400 px-2 py-0.5 rounded bg-slate-700">Slow &amp; Manual</span>
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              <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 mb-5 leading-relaxed">
                Human staff spend 80% of their billable hours manually typing receipts, matching routine invoices, and fixing basic typos.
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                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-800 text-center line-through text-slate-500">1. Client sends disorganized receipts &amp; statements</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-800 text-center line-through text-slate-500">2. Staff manually reads each document</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-800 text-center line-through text-slate-500">3. Staff manually enters data into ledger</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-800 text-center line-through text-slate-500">4. Staff manually checks bank line-by-line</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-800 text-center line-through text-slate-500">5. Rushed review at month-end deadline</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-800 text-center font-bold text-red-300">⚠️ Result: Delayed reports, higher fees, human fatigue</div>
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            <div class="mt-6 pt-3 border-t border-slate-700 text-xs font-semibold text-slate-400 text-center">
              Value Delivered: Basic Historical Record-Keeping
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                <h4 class="text-base font-bold text-emerald-400 flex items-center gap-2">
                  <span>✅</span> Modern AlphaZ Technology Model
                </h4>
                <span class="text-[10px] uppercase font-bold text-emerald-300 px-2 py-0.5 rounded bg-emerald-950 border border-emerald-500/30">Fast &amp; Rigorous</span>
              </div>
              <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 mb-5 leading-relaxed">
                Technology automates the routine baseline so our professionals dedicate 100% of their attention to exceptions, US GAAP, and CFO strategy.
              </p>
              
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                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-indigo-900/40 border border-indigo-500/30 text-indigo-200 text-center font-bold">1. Automated live API ingestion &amp; neural OCR</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-indigo-900/40 border border-indigo-500/30 text-indigo-200 text-center font-bold">2. 97% automated classification &amp; 3-way matching</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-amber-950/60 border border-amber-500/40 text-amber-200 text-center font-bold">3. AI detects &amp; isolates 3% complex exceptions</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-emerald-950/60 border border-emerald-500/40 text-emerald-200 text-center font-bold">4. Senior Chartered Accountants resolve complexities &amp; GAAP</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-emerald-950/60 border border-emerald-500/40 text-emerald-200 text-center font-bold">5. Multi-tier Manager &amp; Partner review with CFO advisory</div>
                <div class="p-2 rounded bg-emerald-900/50 border border-emerald-400/50 text-center font-extrabold text-white">✨ Result: Audit-ready books, 70% lower cost, proactive insights</div>
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            <div class="mt-6 pt-3 border-t border-slate-800 text-xs font-bold text-emerald-300 text-center">
              Value Delivered: Proactive Strategic Financial Leadership
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        <span class="text-xs font-extrabold text-indigo-600 uppercase tracking-wider">Quality Assurance &amp; Governance</span>
        <h3 class="text-2xl font-extrabold text-slate-900 mt-1">Technology Accelerates the Work. Professionals Remain Accountable.</h3>
        <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 mt-2 max-w-2xl mx-auto leading-relaxed">
          Automation never replaces human professional responsibility. Every balance sheet, flux schedule, and financial statement goes through our rigorous multi-tier review chain.
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            <div class="text-[10px] font-black uppercase text-indigo-600 tracking-wider">Review Tier 01</div>
            <div class="text-sm font-extrabold text-slate-900 mt-1">AI-Assisted Preparation</div>
            <p class="text-[11px] text-slate-600 mt-1.5 leading-snug">Raw data auto-cleared, draft schedules assembled, exceptions isolated.</p>
          </div>

          <div class="p-4 rounded-xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200">
            <div class="text-[10px] font-black uppercase text-indigo-600 tracking-wider">Review Tier 02</div>
            <div class="text-sm font-extrabold text-slate-900 mt-1">Senior Accountant Review</div>
            <p class="text-[11px] text-slate-600 mt-1.5 leading-snug">Exception investigation, backup doc verification, accruals &amp; reconciliations.</p>
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          <div class="p-4 rounded-xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200">
            <div class="text-[10px] font-black uppercase text-indigo-600 tracking-wider">Review Tier 03</div>
            <div class="text-sm font-extrabold text-slate-900 mt-1">Manager &amp; Controller Review</div>
            <p class="text-[11px] text-slate-600 mt-1.5 leading-snug">US GAAP technical compliance, variance checks, month-end flux approval.</p>
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          <div class="p-4 rounded-xl bg-slate-900 text-white border border-slate-800 shadow-md">
            <div class="text-[10px] font-black uppercase text-emerald-400 tracking-wider">Review Tier 04</div>
            <div class="text-sm font-extrabold text-white mt-1">Partner Sign-Off &amp; Delivery</div>
            <p class="text-[11px] text-slate-300 mt-1.5 leading-snug">Executive sign-off, board KPI packages, 13-week forecast delivery.</p>
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          Integrated With Modern ERP &amp; Financial Technology Ecosystems
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            <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#185a9d] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm">NS</span>
            <span>Oracle NetSuite</span>
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            <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#2ca01c] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm">qb</span>
            <span>QuickBooks Online &amp; Enterprise</span>
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            <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#0078d4] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[9px] font-black shadow-sm">D365</span>
            <span>Microsoft Dynamics 365</span>
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            <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#13b5ea] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm">x</span>
            <span>Xero</span>
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            <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#003366] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[9px] font-black shadow-sm">SAP</span>
            <span>SAP S/4HANA</span>
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              <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#95bf47] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm">🛍️</span>
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            <span>Stripe &amp; Shopify</span>
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          <!-- Gusto & Deel -->
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              <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#f44336] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] font-black shadow-sm z-10">G</span>
              <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#1e293b] text-white flex items-center justify-center text-[9px] font-black shadow-sm">D</span>
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            <span>Gusto &amp; Deel</span>
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            <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-[#f2c811] text-slate-950 flex items-center justify-center text-[9px] font-black shadow-sm">BI</span>
            <span>Microsoft Power BI &amp; Power Query</span>
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        <div class="funnel-label">Complete Financial Architecture</div>
        <h2 class="funnel-title">The Three Layers of Our Service Model</h2>
        <p class="funnel-description">
          From daily automated ledger hygiene to complex SEC registration filings and executive CFO strategy, our firm delivers complete end-to-end financial leadership.
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        <!-- Layer 1: Operations -->
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              <span class="funnel-layer-badge bg-teal-100 text-teal-800">Foundation</span>
              <span class="text-xs font-mono font-bold text-slate-400">Layer 01</span>
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            <h3 class="text-xl font-bold text-slate-900 mb-2">Accounting Operations &amp; Ledger</h3>
            <p class="text-sm text-slate-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">
              Automated, tech-enabled day-to-day transaction processing with strict review and zero transaction volume caps.
            </p>

            <ul class="space-y-2.5 text-xs text-slate-800 font-medium pt-2 border-t border-slate-100">
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-teal-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Automated Bookkeeping &amp; Daily Ledger</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-teal-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Bank, Credit Card &amp; Multi-Currency Reconciliations</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-teal-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Accounts Payable (AP) &amp; Accounts Receivable (AR)</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-teal-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Payroll Accounting &amp; Tax Filings (Gusto, ADP, Deel)</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-teal-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Month-End Close by the 5th &amp; Management Accounts</span></li>
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          </div>

          <div class="pt-5 mt-6 border-t border-slate-100 flex items-center justify-between">
            <span class="text-xs font-extrabold text-teal-700">Starts from $299 / mo</span>
            <a href="#pricing" class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 hover:text-indigo-600 flex items-center">View Details →</a>
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              <span class="funnel-layer-badge bg-indigo-100 text-indigo-800">Management Control</span>
              <span class="text-xs font-mono font-bold text-slate-400">Layer 02</span>
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            <h3 class="text-xl font-bold text-slate-900 mb-2">Controllership &amp; Financial Management</h3>
            <p class="text-sm text-slate-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">
              Moving beyond data recording to understanding financial information, establishing internal controls, and guiding executive decisions.
            </p>

            <ul class="space-y-2.5 text-xs text-slate-800 font-medium pt-2 border-t border-slate-100">
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Month-End Close Management &amp; Balance Sheet Review</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Variance Analysis &amp; Budget vs. Actual Reporting</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Rolling 13-Week Dynamic Cash-Flow Forecasting</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Working Capital &amp; Treasury Optimization</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Audit PBC Workpaper Coordination &amp; Management</span></li>
            </ul>
          </div>

          <div class="pt-5 mt-6 border-t border-slate-100 flex items-center justify-between">
            <span class="text-xs font-extrabold text-indigo-700">Starts from $749 / mo</span>
            <a href="#pricing" class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800 hover:text-indigo-600 flex items-center">View Details →</a>
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        </div>

        <!-- Layer 3: Advisory -->
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              <span class="funnel-layer-badge bg-purple-100 text-purple-800">Institutional Authority</span>
              <span class="text-xs font-mono font-bold text-slate-400">Layer 03</span>
            </div>
            
            <h3 class="text-xl font-bold text-slate-900 mb-2">Advisory, Technical US GAAP &amp; SEC</h3>
            <p class="text-sm text-slate-600 mb-4 leading-relaxed">
              Highly specialized advisory, complex technical memos, SEC registration statements, SOX internal control audits, and CFO leadership.
            </p>

            <ul class="space-y-2.5 text-xs text-slate-800 font-medium pt-2 border-t border-slate-100">
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-purple-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span><strong>Technical US GAAP:</strong> ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 740, Stock Comp</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-purple-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span><strong>SEC Reporting:</strong> S-1, S-4, 10-K, 10-Q &amp; 8-K Registration Filings</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-purple-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span><strong>PCAOB Audit Support:</strong> Workpapers, Disclosures &amp; PBC Files</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-purple-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span><strong>SOX 404 Controls:</strong> Design &amp; Implementation (D&amp;I) &amp; OE Testing</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-purple-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span><strong>Fractional CFO:</strong> Board Reporting &amp; Strategic Financial Models</span></li>
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            <span class="text-xs font-extrabold text-purple-700">$30 – $40 / hour</span>
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              Meet Zain Rashid, ACA <br>
              <span class="text-indigo-300 font-bold text-2xl sm:text-3xl block mt-1">Founder &amp; CEO, AlphaZ Consulting LLC</span>
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            <p class="funnel-description">
              Zain Rashid is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with over <strong>14 years of post-qualification executive experience</strong> leading financial systems, group consolidations, SOX frameworks, and capital markets transactions.
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                <strong class="block text-white text-base">Big 4 Trained Qualified Chartered Accountant:</strong>
                <span class="text-indigo-100 text-xs sm:text-sm">Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAP, 2013) with extensive career experience directing US GAAP reporting, SEC filings (S-1/10-K/10-Q), complex multi-currency group consolidations, and PCAOB audit defense.</span>
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                <strong class="block text-white text-base">ICAP Professional Excellence Award Winner:</strong>
                <span class="text-indigo-100 text-xs sm:text-sm">Conferred prestigious ICAP award at the ICAP CFO Conference for successfully leading the financial operations, US GAAP prospectus, and SEC listing for the <strong>NASDAQ IPO of MTBC (USA)</strong>.</span>
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                <strong class="block text-white text-base">Deloitte Audit &amp; Assurance Background:</strong>
                <span class="text-indigo-100 text-xs sm:text-sm">Completed 4 years at <strong>M. Yousuf Adil Saleem &amp; Co. (Deloitte)</strong> as Audit &amp; Assurance Supervisor, leading audits for listed healthcare institutions, telecom giants, and multi-entity holding groups.</span>
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          <div class="pt-2 flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-stretch sm:items-center gap-4">
            <a href="https://calendly.com/zainrashid-alphazconsulting/30min" target="_blank" onclick="Calendly.initPopupWidget({url: 'https://calendly.com/zainrashid-alphazconsulting/30min'});return false;" class="funnel-btn">
              <span>Book 1-on-1 Call with Zain Rashid, ACA</span>
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          <div class="text-4xl sm:text-5xl font-black text-slate-900">23</div>
          <div class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-600 uppercase tracking-wider mt-2">Number of Employees</div>
          <span class="text-[11px] text-slate-400 block mt-1">Full-Time Dedicated Finance Staff</span>
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          <div class="w-3.5 h-3.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 mx-auto mb-3"></div>
          <div class="text-4xl sm:text-5xl font-black text-slate-900">50+</div>
          <div class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-600 uppercase tracking-wider mt-2">Number of Clients</div>
          <span class="text-[11px] text-slate-400 block mt-1">USA, UK, UAE, Qatar &amp; Global</span>
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          <div class="w-3.5 h-3.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500 mx-auto mb-3"></div>
          <div class="text-4xl sm:text-5xl font-black text-slate-900">16+</div>
          <div class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-600 uppercase tracking-wider mt-2">Industry Verticals</div>
          <span class="text-[11px] text-slate-400 block mt-1">Specialized US Domain Expertise</span>
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          <div class="w-3.5 h-3.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500 mx-auto mb-3"></div>
          <div class="text-4xl sm:text-5xl font-black text-slate-900">100%</div>
          <div class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-600 uppercase tracking-wider mt-2">Multi-Tier Review</div>
          <span class="text-[11px] text-slate-400 block mt-1">Zero Blind Deliverables</span>
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            Proven Industry Footprint
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            Our USA-Based Clients &bull; Areas of Operations
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            We provide specialized ledger systems, custom charts of accounts, and technical GAAP reporting across diverse commercial sectors in the United States.
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            <span class="text-lg">🩺</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Medical Billing</span>
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            <span class="text-lg">🍔</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Food &amp; Beverages</span>
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            <span class="text-lg">🛢️</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Oil &amp; Gas Related Services</span>
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            <span class="text-lg">🤝</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Non-Profit Organizations</span>
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            <span class="text-lg">💻</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Technology Start-ups</span>
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          <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all">
            <span class="text-lg">🏥</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Healthcare Clinics</span>
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          <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all">
            <span class="text-lg">💼</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Consultancy Services</span>
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            <span class="text-lg">📊</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Accounting Firms</span>
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          <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all">
            <span class="text-lg">🏭</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">E-commerce with Manufacturing</span>
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          <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all">
            <span class="text-lg">🍽️</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Restaurants &amp; Hospitality</span>
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          <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all">
            <span class="text-lg">🏋️</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Gym / Fitness Centers</span>
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            <span class="text-lg">🏢</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Real Estate &amp; Rental Properties</span>
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          <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all">
            <span class="text-lg">🚗</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">E-commerce (Motor Parts)</span>
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          <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all">
            <span class="text-lg">💄</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">E-commerce (Cosmetics)</span>
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          <div class="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-3.5 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-slate-200/90 shadow-sm hover:border-indigo-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all">
            <span class="text-lg">🏡</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Mortgage Brokers</span>
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            <span class="text-lg">👥</span>
            <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-800">Recruitment Services</span>
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          <span class="text-xs font-extrabold text-emerald-400 uppercase tracking-widest bg-emerald-950/70 border border-emerald-500/40 px-3 py-1 rounded-full">
            In-House Team &bull; 23 Dedicated Professionals
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          <h3 class="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-black text-white mt-3">
            Organizational Structure &amp; Quality Review Hierarchy
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          <p class="text-xs sm:text-sm text-slate-300 mt-1.5">
            Describes our common delivery structure with clear reporting lines, ensuring every client engagement has multi-tier quality control from staff accountants to Managing Partner sign-off.
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                <div class="text-base font-black text-slate-900">Zain Rashid, ACA</div>
                <div class="text-xs font-bold text-indigo-600">Founder &amp; Chief Executive Officer</div>
                <div class="text-[10px] text-slate-500 font-semibold">Strategic Governance &amp; Final Sign-Off</div>
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              <div class="text-sm font-black text-white">Azeem</div>
              <div class="text-xs font-extrabold text-indigo-300 uppercase tracking-wider mt-0.5">Manager Accounting Operations</div>
              <div class="text-[10px] text-slate-400 mt-1">Workflow Oversight &amp; Pod Coordination</div>
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          <!-- Connecting Vertical Line to Pods -->
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          <!-- Level 3: 4 Delivery Pods Grid -->
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            <!-- Pod 1: Accounts Leadership & Supervisory -->
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                  <span>Supervisory Pod</span>
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                    Umm-e-Aiman <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-indigo-300 block">Assistant Manager Accounts</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Danish Mehmood <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounting Supervisor I</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Ibrahim Qamar <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounting Supervisor II</span>
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                Function: Review &amp; Quality
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            <!-- Pod 2: Senior & Junior Accounting Pod -->
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                  <span>General Ledger Pod</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-emerald-950/60 border border-emerald-500/30 text-emerald-100 font-bold">
                    Muhammad Shahid <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-emerald-300 block">Senior Accountant</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Nadir Mehtab <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Junior Accountant</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Zeeshan Haider <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Junior Accountant</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Osama Safdar <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounts Executive</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Junaid Munir <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounts Trainee</span>
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              <div class="mt-4 pt-2 border-t border-slate-700/60 text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-400">
                Function: Ledger Hygiene &amp; Close
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            <!-- Pod 3: Consultant & Operations Pod -->
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                  <span>Advisory &amp; Ops Pod</span>
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                <div class="space-y-2 text-xs">
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                    Areeb Hassan <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-purple-300 block">Accounting Consultant</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Azeem Mirza <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounting Consultant</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Anees Ahmed <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">HR Officer</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Mahub Ullah <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounts Officer</span>
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              <div class="mt-4 pt-2 border-t border-slate-700/60 text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-400">
                Function: Advisory &amp; Operations
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            <!-- Pod 4: Accounts Execution Pod -->
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                <div class="text-xs font-extrabold text-amber-300 uppercase tracking-wider mb-3 pb-2 border-b border-slate-700 flex items-center justify-between">
                  <span>Execution Pod</span>
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                <div class="space-y-2 text-xs">
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                    Usama Mujahid <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-amber-300 block">Accounts Executive</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Safi <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounting Consultant</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Shahzaib Khan <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounts Executive</span>
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                  <div class="p-2 rounded-lg bg-slate-900 border border-slate-700/60 text-slate-200 font-semibold">
                    Faizan Ahmed <span class="text-[10px] font-normal text-slate-400 block">Accounts Trainee</span>
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              <div class="mt-4 pt-2 border-t border-slate-700/60 text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-400">
                Function: Daily Processing &amp; AP/AR
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        <h2 class="funnel-title">Transparent Pricing. Zero Hidden Fees.</h2>
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          Delivered &amp; supervised by Senior Chartered Accountants &amp; Financial Practice Leaders. Zero artificial transaction volume caps &mdash; workload calibrated directly on discovery.
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              <span class="text-xs font-black uppercase tracking-wider text-indigo-700 bg-indigo-50 px-3 py-1 rounded-full border border-indigo-100">
                Tier 01 &bull; Micro &amp; Startups
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            <h3 class="text-2xl font-black text-slate-900">Core Bookkeeping</h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-1 mb-6">Foundational daily ledger hygiene &amp; automated reconciliations.</p>

            <div class="mb-6 p-4 rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 border border-slate-100">
              <span class="text-[11px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-wider block">Monthly Baseline:</span>
              <div class="text-3xl sm:text-4xl font-black text-slate-900 mt-0.5">
                $299 <span class="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-500">/ mo</span>
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              <span class="text-[11px] text-slate-500 font-medium block mt-1">+ $40/hr on-demand workflows</span>
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              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-indigo-100 text-indigo-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Automated Transaction Categorization</strong> across all bank &amp; credit card feeds</span>
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              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-indigo-100 text-indigo-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Bank, Credit Card &amp; Loan Reconciliations</strong> with zero volume caps</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-indigo-100 text-indigo-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Month-End Close &amp; Financial Reporting Pack</strong> (P&amp;L, Balance Sheet, Cash)</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-indigo-100 text-indigo-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>General Ledger Hygiene &amp; Clean-Up</strong> maintaining clean chart of accounts</span>
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              <span class="text-xs font-black uppercase tracking-wider text-indigo-300 bg-indigo-950/80 px-3 py-1 rounded-full border border-indigo-800">
                Tier 02 &bull; Scaling Companies
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            <h3 class="text-2xl font-black text-white">Growth &amp; Controllership</h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 mt-1 mb-6">Complete controllership with dedicated Senior Practice Pod.</p>

            <div class="mb-6 p-4 rounded-2xl bg-slate-800/80 border border-slate-700">
              <span class="text-[11px] font-bold text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-wider block">Monthly Baseline:</span>
              <div class="text-3xl sm:text-4xl font-black text-white mt-0.5">
                $649 <span class="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-400">/ mo</span>
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              <span class="text-[11px] text-emerald-300 font-medium block mt-1">Includes Dedicated Controller Oversight • Additional Advisory at $40/hr</span>
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                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/20 text-emerald-400 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Everything in Core Bookkeeping</strong> with zero transaction caps</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/20 text-emerald-400 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Full-Cycle Payroll Processing &amp; Tax Filings</strong> (Gusto, Deel, ADP, QBO)</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/20 text-emerald-400 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Monthly Budgeting &amp; Variance Tracking</strong> (Budget vs. Actuals analysis)</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/20 text-emerald-400 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>13-Week Cash Flow Tracking</strong> &amp; Working Capital AP/AR Management</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/20 text-emerald-400 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Dedicated Senior Controller Pod</strong> with Managing Partner quality review</span>
              </li>
            </ul>
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          <div class="mt-8 pt-6 border-t border-slate-800">
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              <span>Book Discovery Call for Controllership</span>
            </a>
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            <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
              <span class="text-xs font-black uppercase tracking-wider text-purple-700 bg-purple-50 px-3 py-1 rounded-full border border-purple-100">
                Tier 03 &bull; Pre-IPO &amp; Public
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            <h3 class="text-2xl font-black text-slate-900">Institutional Advisory</h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-1 mb-6">High-stakes US GAAP, SEC filings &amp; Board-level CFO leadership.</p>

            <div class="mb-6 p-4 rounded-2xl bg-purple-50/60 border border-purple-100">
              <span class="text-[11px] font-bold text-purple-800 uppercase tracking-wider block">Billing Model:</span>
              <div class="text-3xl sm:text-4xl font-black text-slate-900 mt-0.5">
                $40 <span class="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-500">/ hr</span>
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              <span class="text-[11px] text-purple-700 font-medium block mt-1">Or Custom Monthly Retainer Blend</span>
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                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-purple-100 text-purple-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>US GAAP &amp; SEC 10-K/10-Q Audit Package</strong> ($40/hr turnkey readiness)</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-purple-100 text-purple-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>S-1 / S-4 / 8-K Registration Statement Filings</strong> ($40/hr for IPO &amp; M&amp;A)</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-purple-100 text-purple-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>SOX 404 ICFR Testing &amp; Audit Remediation</strong> ($40/hr internal controls)</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-purple-100 text-purple-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Design &amp; Implementation (D&amp;I) Risk Matrices</strong> ($40/hr walkthroughs)</span>
              </li>
              <li class="flex items-start gap-2.5">
                <span class="w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-purple-100 text-purple-700 flex items-center justify-center font-bold text-xs flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5">✓</span>
                <span><strong>Fractional CFO &amp; Controller Strategic Direction</strong> ($40/hr Board advisory)</span>
              </li>
            </ul>
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            <a href="https://calendly.com/zainrashid-alphazconsulting/30min" target="_blank" onclick="Calendly.initPopupWidget({url: 'https://calendly.com/zainrashid-alphazconsulting/30min'});return false;" class="funnel-btn w-full text-xs min-h-[46px] justify-center text-center">
              <span>Consult on Advisory &amp; SEC Work</span>
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            <h3 class="text-2xl font-black text-slate-900 mt-1 flex items-center gap-2">
              <span>🏛️</span> High-Value Specialized &amp; Capital Markets Advisory
            </h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-0.5">Capabilities standard bookkeeping firms cannot provide &mdash; at 70% lower rates than Big-4.</p>
          </div>
          <div class="px-3.5 py-1.5 rounded-xl bg-emerald-50 border border-emerald-200 text-emerald-800 text-xs font-bold shadow-sm">
            🛡️ 100% Big-4 CA / CPA Supervised
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                <th class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-[11px] text-white">Scope &amp; Deliverables</th>
                <th class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-[11px] text-white hidden md:table-cell">Domain</th>
                <th class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-[11px] text-white text-right">Standard Rate</th>
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                  US GAAP Statements, SEC 10-K/10-Q &amp; PCAOB Audit Package
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-slate-600 text-xs">
                  <strong>Unified turnkey service:</strong> Preparation of US GAAP financial statements, footnote drafting, SEC Forms 10-K &amp; 10-Q reporting, and external PCAOB audit PBC file management.
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 hidden md:table-cell font-semibold text-slate-600">
                  <span class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md bg-indigo-50 text-indigo-700 border border-indigo-100 text-[11px]">SEC &amp; Capital Markets</span>
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                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-right font-black text-indigo-700 whitespace-nowrap text-base">
                  $40 / hour
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                  S-1 / S-4 / 8-K Preparation &amp; SEC Registration Filings
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-slate-600 text-xs">
                  SEC Registration Statement filings, IPO / SPAC pro forma financials, prospectus disclosures, M&amp;A accounting, and major material event 8-K disclosures.
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                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 hidden md:table-cell font-semibold text-slate-600">
                  <span class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md bg-indigo-50 text-indigo-700 border border-indigo-100 text-[11px]">SEC / IPO &amp; M&amp;A</span>
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                  $40 / hour
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                  SOX ICFR (Operating Effectiveness) Audit
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-slate-600 text-xs">
                  Testing operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (SOX Section 404), walkthrough testing, and audit deficiency remediation.
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 hidden md:table-cell font-semibold text-slate-600">
                  <span class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-800 border border-emerald-100 text-[11px]">SOX 404 Controls</span>
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-right font-black text-indigo-700 whitespace-nowrap text-base">
                  $40 / hour
                </td>
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                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 font-bold text-slate-900">
                  Evaluation of Design &amp; Implementation (D&amp;I)
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-slate-600 text-xs">
                  End-to-end process narrative walkthroughs, entity-level risk assessment, and Risk &amp; Control Matrix (RCM) architecture design.
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 hidden md:table-cell font-semibold text-slate-600">
                  <span class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-800 border border-emerald-100 text-[11px]">Internal Audit &amp; Risk</span>
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-right font-black text-indigo-700 whitespace-nowrap text-base">
                  $40 / hour
                </td>
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                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 font-bold text-slate-900">
                  Fractional Controller &amp; Fractional CFO Leadership
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-slate-600 text-xs">
                  Strategic cash flow forecasting, 3-statement financial modeling, unit economics, executive board reporting packs, and fractional finance leadership.
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 hidden md:table-cell font-semibold text-slate-600">
                  <span class="px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md bg-purple-50 text-purple-700 border border-purple-100 text-[11px]">Executive Strategic CFO</span>
                </td>
                <td class="py-4 px-5 sm:px-6 text-right font-black text-indigo-700 whitespace-nowrap text-base">
                  $40 / hour
                </td>
              </tr>

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          <span class="text-xs font-bold text-indigo-300 uppercase tracking-widest">Why Companies Choose Us</span>
          <h4 class="text-2xl font-black text-white mt-1">The AlphaZ Strategic Advantage</h4>
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            <div class="text-indigo-400 font-black text-lg mb-1">01. Big-4 Caliber</div>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 leading-relaxed">
              Institutional SEC 10-K/10-Q &amp; PCAOB audit readiness at <strong>$40/hr</strong> vs. $350&ndash;$500+/hr US advisory firms.
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          <div class="p-5 rounded-2xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 backdrop-blur-sm">
            <div class="text-indigo-400 font-black text-lg mb-1">02. End-to-End Partner</div>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 leading-relaxed">
              One unified partner covering foundational bookkeeping from $299/mo up to IPO S-1 filings and Fractional CFO strategy.
            </p>
          </div>

          <div class="p-5 rounded-2xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 backdrop-blur-sm">
            <div class="text-indigo-400 font-black text-lg mb-1">03. Zero Rigid Limits</div>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 leading-relaxed">
              Zero artificial transaction volume quotas; workflows and controllership calibrate dynamically to your business needs.
            </p>
          </div>

          <div class="p-5 rounded-2xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 backdrop-blur-sm">
            <div class="text-indigo-400 font-black text-lg mb-1">04. Audit-Proof Books</div>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-300 leading-relaxed">
              All ledgers, reconciliations, and SEC workpapers are built from day one to withstand external PCAOB auditor scrutiny.
            </p>
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        <h2 class="funnel-title">Track Record Across USA, Qatar, UK &amp; UAE</h2>
        <p class="funnel-description">
          Real executive results delivered by Managing Partner Zain Rashid, ACA and our senior financial advisory pod.
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                USA • NASDAQ IPO
              </span>
              <span class="text-xs text-slate-500 font-mono">Healthcare IT</span>
            </div>
            <h3 class="text-lg font-bold text-slate-900">MTBC (CareCloud NASDAQ)</h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 leading-relaxed">
              Focal accounting partner for the NASDAQ IPO of MTBC. Prepared prospectus, SEC S-1 registration statements, US GAAP consolidated financial statements, and executed migration from QuickBooks to Oracle EBS R12.
            </p>
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                <i data-lucide="award" class="w-4 h-4 mr-1.5 flex-shrink-0 text-amber-600"></i> ICAP Professional Excellence Award
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              <div class="text-slate-600 text-[11px] mt-0.5">Awarded in recognition of outstanding NASDAQ IPO execution.</div>
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          <div class="pt-4 mt-5 border-t border-slate-100 flex items-center justify-between text-xs">
            <span class="text-slate-500">Result:</span>
            <span class="font-bold text-slate-900">Successful NASDAQ Listing</span>
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                Qatar • Enterprise Group
              </span>
              <span class="text-xs text-slate-500 font-mono">Holdings</span>
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            <h3 class="text-lg font-bold text-slate-900">Urbacon Holding Group (UCC)</h3>
            <p class="text-xs text-slate-600 leading-relaxed">
              Chief Accounting Officer managing consolidated financial statements across complex multi-currency group structures, foreign operations, Joint Ventures, Associates, and Disposal Groups (IFRS 5). Reconciled SAP S/4HANA trial balances.
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              <div class="text-slate-600 text-[11px] mt-0.5">Delivered lifetime cash flow forecasts &amp; clean group audit reports.</div>
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            <span class="text-slate-500">Result:</span>
            <span class="font-bold text-slate-900">Clean Unqualified Audits</span>
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                Listed Hospital Enterprise
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              <span class="text-xs text-slate-500 font-mono">Healthcare</span>
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            <h3 class="text-lg font-bold text-slate-900">Shifa International Hospitals</h3>
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              Senior Manager Accounts &amp; Finance directing 25+ finance professionals. Cleared 1-year transaction backlogs, implemented Oracle Financials (EBS R12), and executed adoption of IFRS 9, 15, and 16 across 4 new subsidiaries.
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              <div class="text-slate-600 text-[11px] mt-0.5">Strengthened internal fraud controls, treasury, and revenue recognition.</div>
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            <span class="text-slate-500">Result:</span>
            <span class="font-bold text-slate-900">Full Regulatory Compliance</span>
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          Building lasting partnerships through trust, professionalism, and results-driven financial leadership.
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                      <span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span>
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                    “Working with AlphaZ Consulting has been a game-changer for our business. Their financial expertise, industry knowledge, and commitment to excellence have significantly contributed to our growth and stability.”
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                    <h4 class="text-sm font-bold text-slate-900">Kenny Gaines</h4>
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                      <span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span>
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                    “The team at AlphaZ Consulting provides top-tier accounting and consulting services. Their insights have helped us streamline operations, maximize profitability, and prepare comprehensive audit PBC workpapers.”
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                    <h4 class="text-sm font-bold text-slate-900">Anna Stokes</h4>
                    <p class="text-xs text-indigo-600 font-medium">Director of Operations</p>
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                      <span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span>
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                    “AlphaZ Consulting delivered flawless US GAAP financial statements and helped us build our full 13-week cash flow model. Their partner-level attention gives us complete confidence with our board.”
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                    <h4 class="text-sm font-bold text-slate-900">Brandon Foster</h4>
                    <p class="text-xs text-indigo-600 font-medium">Managing Partner, Tech Ventures</p>
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                      <span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span>
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                    “The zero-transaction-cap model is true peace of mind. We have 10,000+ monthly marketplace transactions across Shopify and Amazon and the reconciliations balance perfectly every month.”
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                    <h4 class="text-sm font-bold text-slate-900">Marcus Bennett</h4>
                    <p class="text-xs text-indigo-600 font-medium">Founder &amp; CEO, E-Commerce Brands</p>
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                      <span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span>
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                    “Their technical SOX 404 testing and internal control design saved us hundreds of external auditor billable hours. Zain’s Deloitte pedigree shows in every single memo.”
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                    <h4 class="text-sm font-bold text-slate-900">Elena Rostova</h4>
                    <p class="text-xs text-indigo-600 font-medium">VP of Finance &amp; Controller</p>
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                      <span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span><span>★</span>
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                    “AlphaZ cleaned up two years of messy backlogs in 3 weeks, structured our entity waterfall models, and now manages our ongoing multi-entity accounting seamlessly.”
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                    <h4 class="text-sm font-bold text-slate-900">David Miller</h4>
                    <p class="text-xs text-indigo-600 font-medium">Chief Operating Officer, Real Estate</p>
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  <!-- 12. 3 FLEXIBLE HIRING MODELS                                              -->
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        <div class="funnel-label">Engagement Options</div>
        <h2 class="funnel-title">Flexible Hiring Models Built for Scale</h2>
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          Choose the exact level of support your enterprise requires — from full-time pods to on-demand technical surge support.
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        <!-- Model 1 -->
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            ★ Most Popular
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            <span class="funnel-layer-badge bg-indigo-100 text-indigo-800 mb-3">Dedicated Pod</span>
            <h3 class="text-xl font-bold text-slate-900 mb-2">Full-Time Dedicated Virtual CFO</h3>
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              A dedicated senior financial officer and complete accounting pod working exclusively inside your company.
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              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-emerald-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Daily accounting &amp; treasury operations</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-emerald-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Direct board and investor management packs</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-emerald-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Zero transaction volume limits</span></li>
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          <div class="pt-5 mt-6 border-t border-slate-100">
            <a href="https://calendly.com/zainrashid-alphazconsulting/30min" target="_blank" onclick="Calendly.initPopupWidget({url: 'https://calendly.com/zainrashid-alphazconsulting/30min'});return false;" class="funnel-btn w-full text-xs min-h-[44px]">
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              Predictable, flat monthly pricing calibrated to your transaction cadence and reporting milestones.
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              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Core Bookkeeping ($299/mo)</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>Growth &amp; Controllership ($749/mo)</span></li>
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            <h3 class="text-xl font-bold text-slate-900 mb-2">Hourly Specialized Advisory</h3>
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              On-demand senior specialist access for technical US GAAP memos, SEC filings, and SOX control design.
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              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-purple-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>$30 to $40 / hour blended rates</span></li>
              <li class="flex items-start space-x-2"><i data-lucide="check" class="w-4 h-4 text-purple-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5"></i><span>No long-term commitments required</span></li>
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            Submit your requirements below or schedule directly on Calendly. All inquiries receive direct partner review within 24 hours under strict NDA.
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                  <span class="w-3.5 h-3.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 flex items-center justify-center text-white text-[9px]">✓</span>
                  <span>Full-Time CFO Pod</span>
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                <div onclick="selectEngagementModel('Fixed Monthly Retainer ($299/$749)', 1)" class="model-pill-card p-3 rounded-xl border border-slate-200 hover:border-indigo-400 bg-white cursor-pointer flex items-center space-x-2 text-xs font-bold text-slate-700 transition-all">
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                  <span>Monthly Retainer</span>
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                <label for="client_name" class="block text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-800 mb-2">Your Full Name *</label>
                <input type="text" id="client_name" name="Full_Name" required placeholder="e.g. Michael Vance" class="w-full min-h-[52px] px-4.5 py-3.5 rounded-xl border border-slate-300 bg-slate-50/70 text-slate-900 text-sm font-medium focus:bg-white focus:border-indigo-600 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-indigo-100 shadow-sm transition-all placeholder:text-slate-400">
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                <label for="client_email" class="block text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-800 mb-2">Work Email Address *</label>
                <input type="email" id="client_email" name="Work_Email" required placeholder="m.vance@company.com" class="w-full min-h-[52px] px-4.5 py-3.5 rounded-xl border border-slate-300 bg-slate-50/70 text-slate-900 text-sm font-medium focus:bg-white focus:border-indigo-600 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-indigo-100 shadow-sm transition-all placeholder:text-slate-400">
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                <label for="client_company" class="block text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-800 mb-2">Company Name &amp; Entity HQ *</label>
                <input type="text" id="client_company" name="Company_And_Location" required placeholder="e.g. Apex Holdings LLC, New York" class="w-full min-h-[52px] px-4.5 py-3.5 rounded-xl border border-slate-300 bg-slate-50/70 text-slate-900 text-sm font-medium focus:bg-white focus:border-indigo-600 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-indigo-100 shadow-sm transition-all placeholder:text-slate-400">
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                <label for="client_phone" class="block text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-800 mb-2">Direct Phone / WhatsApp</label>
                <input type="tel" id="client_phone" name="Phone_WhatsApp" placeholder="+1 (555) 019-2834" class="w-full min-h-[52px] px-4.5 py-3.5 rounded-xl border border-slate-300 bg-slate-50/70 text-slate-900 text-sm font-medium focus:bg-white focus:border-indigo-600 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-indigo-100 shadow-sm transition-all placeholder:text-slate-400">
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              <label for="client_query" class="block text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-800 mb-2">Scope, Entity Structure &amp; Requirements *</label>
              <textarea id="client_query" name="Requirements_Scope" rows="4" required placeholder="Please outline your entity count, software stack (QuickBooks/NetSuite), monthly transaction volume, or US GAAP / SEC filing requirements..." class="w-full min-h-[120px] px-4.5 py-3.5 rounded-xl border border-slate-300 bg-slate-50/70 text-slate-900 text-sm font-medium focus:bg-white focus:border-indigo-600 focus:ring-4 focus:ring-indigo-100 shadow-sm transition-all placeholder:text-slate-400"></textarea>
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