The Challenge

As a fully remote company with employees across the United States, Onebrief quickly found itself managing increasingly complex entity compliance requirements across multiple states.

As the business grew, the finance team became responsible for tracking entity registrations, annual filings, tax obligations, and ongoing corporate maintenance - without a dedicated owner for this work. When finance leader Nadav Yuhjtman joined Onebrief, he inherited these responsibilities and faced a familiar challenge: continue managing complex compliance requirements internally, hire a dedicated resource, or find a more scalable solution.

Building this capability in-house would have required hiring a full-time analyst with accounting or tax compliance expertise, in addition to the costs of recruiting, onboarding, benefits, and ongoing overhead.

"All the fees we incur with Discern are much cheaper than hiring someone with an accounting or tax background. We'd much rather pay Discern than add another headcount."

— Nadav Yuhjtman, Head of Finance

The Solution

Rather than adding headcount, Onebrief partnered with Discern to serve as an extension of its finance team.

Discern manages the operational work behind entity compliance, including registrations, filings, corporate maintenance, and ongoing requirements across jurisdictions. This allowed Onebrief's finance team to access compliance expertise without needing to build that expertise internally.

Discern also replaced fragmented tracking systems with a centralized source of truth for entity information. Instead of managing records across spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected systems, the team now has one place to view entity details, monitor requirements, and make informed decisions quickly.

Beyond the platform, Onebrief gained access to responsive compliance specialists who could answer questions and help navigate complex requirements as they arose.

"Having everything in one place makes it much easier to assess information and make decisions quickly."

— Nadav Yuhjtman, Head of Finance

Before Discern

• Entity information tracked across multiple systems and spreadsheets

• Finance team responsible for researching and managing state-specific requirements

• Growing compliance complexity without a dedicated internal resource

• Increased administrative work taking focus away from strategic priorities

After Discern

• Centralized entity management and compliance tracking

• Dedicated experts supporting filings and regulatory requirements

• Reduced administrative burden for the finance team

• Greater confidence that obligations are being handled accurately and efficiently

The Results

Avoided the cost of an analyst-level compliance hire

By partnering with Discern, Onebrief avoided adding a dedicated compliance resource while still gaining access to the expertise needed to manage complex entity obligations.

The result: a more scalable approach to compliance without the cost and overhead of another full-time hire.

Created a single source of truth for entity management

With entity information centralized in Discern, the finance team can quickly access records, track requirements, and make decisions without searching through multiple systems.

Reduced administrative burden

Discern handles the filing work and ongoing entity maintenance, allowing the finance team to spend less time managing operational tasks and more time focused on strategic initiatives.

Gained a trusted compliance partner

Instead of becoming experts in multi-state requirements themselves, Onebrief relies on Discern's specialists to help navigate changing regulations and filing obligations.

"The support has been great. Instead of support feeling like a black hole, we have real people we can rely on."

— Nadav Yuhjtman, Head of Finance

Key Takeaways

• Avoided adding an analyst-level role compliance hire

• Built a scalable approach to multi-state entity management

• Centralized entity information into one source of truth

• Reduced administrative work for the finance team

• Gained access to dedicated compliance expertise and responsive support

For Onebrief, Discern became more than software - it became an extension of the finance team, helping the company manage growing compliance responsibilities without adding unnecessary overhead.