What are accounting services?
Accounting services cover the recording, organizing, reconciling and reporting of a business’s financial transactions. That includes bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, bank reconciliations, month-end close and financial statements, and at a higher level controller and CFO support such as budgeting and forecasting.
What do your accounting services include?
Our accounting services include bookkeeping and transaction processing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll processing, bank and credit card reconciliation, month-end close and financial reporting, controller and fractional CFO support, and catch-up or cleanup bookkeeping. You can outsource one function or your entire accounting department.
How much do accounting services cost?
Bookkeeping for small businesses starts at $299 per month. A dedicated, full-time accountant starts from $15 per hour, typically 60-70% less than a US in-house hire once salary, benefits, payroll taxes and software are counted. Controller and CFO support is quoted to your scope. Exact pricing depends on transaction volume, complexity and the services you need.
What is the difference between bookkeeping and accounting services?
Bookkeeping is the day-to-day recording of transactions: categorizing expenses, recording income and reconciling accounts. Accounting services are broader and build on bookkeeping with month-end close, financial statements, analysis, compliance and advisory. Most businesses start with bookkeeping and add accounting and CFO support as they grow.
Do small businesses need professional accounting services?
Most do once they pass a few hundred monthly transactions or start payroll, because errors become costly and owners lose hours to admin. Outsourced accounting gives a small business a dedicated bookkeeper, CPA review and monthly financial statements for less than the cost of a part-time hire.
Are your accounting services CPA-supervised?
Yes. Every engagement has a CPA or CPA-equivalent supervisor who reviews financial statements, oversees month-end close and checks compliance with GAAP. Your dedicated accountant handles the day-to-day work, and the supervisor provides the senior review you would expect from an in-house controller.
Do you provide tax services?
We keep your books tax-ready all year and prepare the reconciliations, schedules and reports your tax preparer needs. Tell us your tax requirements during discovery and we will confirm the exact scope we can cover for your business.
Which accounting software do you work with?
Our teams work in QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, Sage, NetSuite, FreshBooks, Zoho Books and 20+ other platforms, directly inside your existing account. There is no migration, and you keep full ownership of your data.
How quickly can you start?
You receive a transition plan within 48 hours of discovery, and your dedicated team is typically live within 7 days. Most clients are fully transitioned within 30 days, with a parallel run so nothing is missed in your reporting.
Is my financial data secure?
Yes. Acelerar is ISO 27001 certified, every team member signs an individual NDA, data is transferred over encrypted channels, and we can restrict access to your VPN. Access is role-based, so each accountant only sees what their work requires.
