You've Outgrown Basic Bookkeeping. But You're Not Ready for a Full-Time Controller.
- Growing businesses often reach a point where simply keeping the books up to date is no longer enough.
- The business has become more complex. There are more transactions, employees and decisions to manage. The owner needs better financial information, but the accounting function hasn't necessarily grown at the same pace.
- Aacsource works with owner-managed businesses that need stronger accounting oversight and better financial reporting without the cost and commitment of hiring a full-time Controller.
Does This Sound Familiar?
You may have reached this stage if:
- Your bookkeeping is getting done, but you're not completely confident in the numbers.
- Financial statements aren't available as quickly as you need them.
- Your accountant makes significant adjustments at year-end.
- You know how much cash is in the bank, but don't always have a clear picture of profitability or future cash requirements.
- Accounts receivable or payables are becoming harder to stay on top of.
- You have a bookkeeper or administrator, but no experienced accounting professional reviewing their work.
- Your business has grown, but your accounting processes haven't kept pace.
- You want better financial reporting but can't justify hiring a full-time Controller.
If several of these sound familiar, your business may have reached the point where it needs more than bookkeeping, but less than a full internal finance department.
Where Aacsource Fits
Aacsource is designed to sit between your day-to-day bookkeeping and your external CPA.
- Your Bookkeeper or Administrator
Handles the day-to-day transactions and accounting activity.
- Aacsource
Provides month-end accounting oversight, financial reporting, analysis and Controller-level support.
- Your External CPA
Handles year-end financial statements, tax compliance and other external accounting requirements.
This structure allows you to strengthen your accounting function without unnecessarily replacing the people and relationships that are already working for your business.
Businesses We Work Best With
Aacsource is particularly well suited to established, growing owner-managed businesses that:
- Already have basic bookkeeping support
- Don't currently have a full-time Controller
- Want reliable monthly financial statements
- Need better visibility into profitability and cash flow
- Have reached a level of complexity where the owner needs more financial support
- Value having an experienced financial professional available to review and explain the numbers
Our focus is primarily on small and mid-sized service-based and B2B businesses where stronger accounting and reporting can make an immediate difference.
You Don't Necessarily Need a Bigger Accounting Team
Sometimes the missing piece isn't another person processing transactions.
It's having someone experienced enough to review the accounting, close the books properly, identify issues and turn the financial information into something useful for the owner.
That's the role Aacsource is designed to fill.
Is Your Business at This Stage?
If your business has outgrown its current accounting process, let's have a conversation about where things stand today and whether Aacsource can help.
LET'S TALK