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Overview
Our client is an established Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firm that specializes in providing high-value tax and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) advising services. Despite their success in these fields, they encountered increasing challenges in effectively handling their clients' bookkeeping.
Due to the firm's difficulties with inefficient recordkeeping, delayed financial reporting, and a lack of a defined month-end closing structure, their clients' financial insights were not as accurate or timely.
As their clientele increased, it became evident that these gaps jeopardized consumer trust and impeded operational effectiveness. They required a committed, methodical partner who could integrate their bookkeeping vertical with speed, clarity, and organization.
Story of the Client
With a solid portfolio of CFO and tax services, our client is a well-known CPA firm in the US that has long been trusted by mid-sized companies. Their internal bookkeeping, however, was not as rigorous.
The firm was unable to provide clients with a real-time perspective of their financial health, and financial reporting suffered in the absence of clear workflows or reconciliation procedures.
Their objective is to restore client trust, expedite bookkeeping, and introduce accuracy while maintaining their primary focus on strategic financial advising.
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Challenges faced by the Client
The CPA firm's bookkeeping function presented several operational challenges:
- No standardized system for bookkeeping or month-end closing
- Inconsistent and inaccurate financial records
- Lack of dedicated reconciliation processes
- Manual, error-prone data categorization
- Limited visibility into client financials due to reporting delays
- Bookkeeping took a backseat to CFO and tax-related priorities
Solution
Global Accounting Corp (GAC) conducted a comprehensive audit of the firm’s bookkeeping practices. We discovered gaps in reconciliation, workflow bottlenecks, and a discrepancy between proper accrual-based accounting and data entry procedures. We worked closely with the firm's leadership to jointly design a structured, scalable solution.
The Tasks Include:
- Defined clear month-end closing procedures
- Built standardized bookkeeping workflows across clients
- Instituted a robust reconciliation checklist and working templates
- Conducted file assessments for internal and external bookkeeping clients
- Integrated cloud-based accounting software to centralize operations
- Automated recurring bookkeeping tasks to reduce manual effort
- Organized standardized document folders for each client
- Deployed reconciliation templates for consistency and audit-readiness
- Created real-time dashboards for quick financial snapshots
- Shifted all client records to the accrual basis of accounting
- Improved recognition of revenues and expenses
- Enabled clearer financial tracking and compliance alignment
- Initiated structured weekly and monthly check-in calls
- Established a consistent reporting cadence to enhance communication
- Ensured alignment on KPIs, accuracy metrics, and ongoing improvements
1. Process Standardization
2. Technology Integration
3. Accrual-Based Accounting Adoption
4. Strategic Collaboration
Results
After deployment, the company saw a noticeable shift in its operations:
- Better Bookkeeping Accuracy: The maintenance and reconciliation of financial records has become standardized.
- Faster Month-End Closures: Shortened turnaround time for financial report generation.
- Real-Time Visibility for Clients: Decision-makers now have access to timely and useful information.
- Scalable Bookkeeping Support: Freed up internal resources to scale the bookkeeping vertical.
- Improved Client Retention: Client satisfaction has increased as a result of their reliance on the firm for complete financial clarity.
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Way Forward
GAC continues to be committed to creating ongoing value for the CPA company by not just keeping the systems in place but also modifying them to satisfy the firm's expanding needs. As the company keeps growing its bookkeeping services in addition to its core CFO and tax solutions, our team at GAC is proactive in streamlining procedures, using cutting-edge technology, and generating insights that support sustained growth.
By establishing GAC as a long-term strategic partner, the CPA firm is better able to provide scalable, dependable, and compliant accounting services , allowing its leadership to concentrate on high-value tax and CFO solutions.
Together, we are creating a financial services ecosystem that is ready for the future and is based on accuracy, trust, and operational excellence.
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