Many small-to-mid-size business owners struggle with accounting processes. They’ve tried to do it themselves and failed miserably, been through multiple bad bookkeeper hires, and they know that their accounting processes (or lack of) is holding their business back.
Many of these business owners call AccountingDepartment.com in search of virtual accounting services that will solve all their problems. But over the course of our initial conversation, some of them realize we may not be the right choice.
We admit. We’re not the right virtual accounting service for everyone. Just like not every wants to live in a 5,000-square-foot home, drive a high-end luxury car, or eat lobster at the best restaurant in town, not everyone needs a high-end accounting firm to manage their books. When it comes down to it, you have to make the best choices for your lifestyle and your budget. It’s the same when it comes to your business. But money isn’t the only reason businesses sometimes decide to seek bookkeeping services elsewhere.
Reasons Virtual Accounting May Not Be For You
Virtual accounting services through AccountingDepartment.com may not be the right fit for your company if hou have less than $1 million in annual revenue. Most of our customers have well over $1 million in annual revenue; on average they range in size from one to 10 million in annual revenue. If you haven’t yet reached this mark, your bookkeeping needs probably aren’t enough to justify a full-charge bookkeeper and financial controller services through AccountingDepartment.com.
If you’ve heard you can save money with virtual accounting services, and you’re just, looking to save money, regardless of the level of service, you may be better off elsewhere. That’s not to say we won’t save you money. Many of our clients say they save both time and money, and gain peace of mind, when they sign on for our services. But we’re not running a sweat-shop, and we don’t hire cheap foreign labor.
We have expenses, the same as any well-managed business. We pay our bookkeepers fairly, provide benefits, and have one of the best retention rates for bookkeepers in the industry. That allows us to provide our clients with the best-of-the-best QuickBooks certified bookkeepers in the business.
We’re picky about who we hire. The majority of applicants, 96 percent, fail 4-hour bookkeeping test. What do they do? They go work for other companies.
Can you find cheaper virtual bookkeepers? Yes. Can you trust their processes and procedures to keep your bookkeeping on track? That’s for you to decide. If you’re looking for bargain basement prices, you may just get bottom level service, too.
Greater Security, Fair Prices, U.S.-based Bookkeepers
If you want bookkeeping you can trust, at fair prices that support American talent, and a greater sense of security knowing your books are up-to-date and accurate and all your company’s financial information is stored securely and right at your fingertips, it may be time to stop struggling with in-house accounting and bookkeepers and give us a call.
