OxerLineAdvisory

Technology companies don’t break in the code. They break at the seam.

Your C-Suite makes a commitment. Your engineers build a reality. What happens when they diverge?  OxerLine audits the data, brokers the sign-off and solidifies the structure. Consider it handled.

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The Work
OUR THESIS

When finance can’t forecast engineering spend.

When the board calls the roadmap a black box.

When audit findings keep blindsiding the room.

These problems don't live inside a function. They live at the seam between them.

Our Promise

  • One problem. One deliverable. Nothing open-ended.

  • We stress-test the fix with every stakeholder in the room. Our job isn't done until the intervention sticks.

  • We deliver, then leave. No retainer. No dependency.

Most advisors avoid the seam. OxerLine reinforces it.

Illustrative Engagements
The Mandate

We audit your technology spend to uncover the work your finance team missed. We broker the sign-off with your auditors to recapture un-capitalized software development costs.

The Exit

Finance carries a defensible policy. Engineering never touches a timesheet. The auditor has nothing left to question.

Deliverables
  1. Auditor-ready capitalization memo and policy
  2. Quantified gap analysis with P&L impact
  3. Implementation playbook with role-level owners
Real Life Outcome

Recovered $15 million in incremental capitalized software for a healthcare data platform, with external auditor sign-off.

The Mandate

We scrutinize the backlog and interview your teams to align technical reality with Board commitments. We deliver a roadmap taxonomy that prompts discussion and eliminates fire drills.

The Exit

The CEO sees ground truth. C-suite makes trade-offs on evidence, not anecdote.

Deliverables
  1. Portfolio taxonomy with investment mapping
  2. Board-ready portfolio view
  3. Decision framework for trade-offs
Real Life Outcome

Six consecutive quarters without a reprioritization fire drill across 50+ engineering pods.

The Mandate

We strip away redundant governance debt that taxes your developers, recapturing thousands of hours of capacity without increasing risk.

The Exit

Controls map to how the systems actually run. Your engineers get their week back.

Deliverables
  1. Redesigned risk and control matrix
  2. Implementation plan with ownership assignments
  3. Audit-ready control documentation
Real Life Outcome

A 35% reduction in tested controls at a NYSE-listed REIT, with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance intact.

Scope an engagement
Track Record
HEALTHCARE DATA EXCHANGE PLATFORM, PRE-EXIT

Overhauled software capitalization policy, secured external auditor sign-off, and eliminated ticket-level time tracking. Unlocked $15 million in incremental capitalized software.

NYSE-LISTED HEALTH INSURER, ENTERPRISE SCALE

Built portfolio visibility and budget tracking across 50+ engineering pods. Six consecutive quarters without reprioritization fire drills.

HR SOFTWARE COMPANY, SERIES E

Brokered a phased feature rollout across Sales, Service, and Technology when existing customers weren’t ready for new payroll features. Delivered to ~75 new customers, avoiding a code freeze.

NYSE-LISTED REIT, SMALL-CAP

Redesigned internal financial controls system, achieving a 35% reduction in tested controls while maintaining Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

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OUR PRINCIPAL
Credentials Harvard Business School, MBA CPA, Massachusetts · License #26079
Companies EY · Citigroup · Oscar Health
Operating Scale $200M+ Engineering & Product Budgets
Clare Hawthorne, Principal of OxerLine Advisory

Clare Hawthorne

Clare Hawthorne has built within and across technology, finance, and operations teams. MBA from Harvard Business School. CPA maintained for nearly 20 years, actively registered.

That range gives her the pattern recognition to see where functions quietly disagree and call it alignment, and the standing to broker a fix each side will sign.

She also writes Call It Early, a newsletter about what goes wrong inside organizations.

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