About Us at Alta Via Consulting, LLC.
Alta Via Consulting, LLC. (AVC) was formed in July 1998 with the desire to serve as a niche provider specializing in addressing the specific challenges associated with advanced cost management solutions and supporting managers’ optimization processes. With offices in the Americas, Europe and Africa, our consulting practice has specialized in cost management, planning and simulation, business intelligence and decision support to serve our clients on a global platform.
Since Alta Via’s inception, founding partners Dawn Sedgley, Christopher Jackiw, and Anton van der Merwe with their combined experience continue to keep pace as subject matter experts on the integration of managerial accounting and technology. Our slogan “A Better Use of Information” remains at the forefront of AVC’s strategy and has been our signature statement in the conceptualization, design and implementation on all Alta Via engagements. Follow the link to our Services page for additional details.
In following our business model, we have formed strong alliances with three technological partners. Our choice of partners was based on the best possible software solutions that would embrace the diversity of our client’s needs. Our clients range from international firms who rely solely on ERP systems to small/mid-sized businesses who require consistent and accurate planning, analysis and reporting solutions on a stand-alone basis. For a detailed overview of Alta Via’s business partners please visit our Associations page.
Alta Via Consulting is a visible leader, innovator and advocate on matters pertaining to management accounting; its practices and principles. Historical and ongoing contributions regarding managerial accounting includes: International Good Practice Guides (IGPG’s) to international standard-setting boards; Statement of Management Accounting (SMA’s) documents to professional membership bodies; research deliverables and surveys to industry-led collaborative organizations; academic publications; multiple articles in industry trade journals; and several case studies. For more information regarding Alta Via’s industry involvement please link to our Publications and Case Studies pages.
Alta Via Consulting is committed to supporting higher education and the academic research efforts needed within the field of managerial accounting. Therefore, a professorship has been established through Northern Illinois University-College of Business, Accountancy Program sponsoring faculty member Dr. B.Douglas (Doug) Clinton, managerial accounting professor of undergraduate and graduate studies. For a full description please visit our Professorship page.
We are passionate about what we do and proud of our record in this market segment ! Please feel free to contact us anytime should you have other inquiries regarding our business. Thank you.

