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  • Serves Ridgewood, NJ
Ignored your bookkeeping all year and now need help cleaning it up? My name is Shellise Rogers, MBA. I am a Financial Management Accountant and business strategy advisor with 15 years of experience - my clients call me their Wealth Auntie. My firm services companies all over the United States virtually. I love working with business owners who need help getting their financials Caught Up & Cleaned Up 💪 As your outsourced CFO, our mission is to ease the overwhelm, anxiety, and stress you may feel managing your finances so you can achieve your goals, identify projects that provide growth opportunities, and increase profits. Here are a few examples of how we've helped our clients with our Best In Class accounting services: • Raise profits by 120% by analyzing existing programs and redesigning budget and spending plans to maximize ROI; • Promptly collected $40,000 in unpaid invoices due; • Clean up $70,000 in accounting mistakes from previous bookkeepers; • Setup QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, Sage Intacct and Wave Accounting Systems; • Create budgets, monetary policies, and automated workflow systems that have saved clients over $20,000 annually; • Crafting budgets that help owners strategize how to pay themselves livable wages! • Researched and secured a $3M line of credit, resulting in cash flows to generate an additional $10M per year in revenue; • Develop high-quality business plans + pitch decks ensuring their alignment with objectives such as securing investors or large loans; • Catch up five years of unkept financial books while maximizing tax deductions; • Teamed up with SCORE, SBA, and Ureeka to host 14 workshops in 6 months educating business leaders on how to be 'Money Smart' and providing practical introductions to accounting topics; Communication, Clarity, Patience, Understanding, and Expertise are what you can expect from me as your accounting auntie. I hope to assist you on your path to success! *PLEASE NOTE* We are not taking clients needing personal financial management services or ongoing bookkeeping clients at this time.See more

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What is an accountant?

Accountants are financial professionals who have received an accounting degree from a four-year university or college. By trade, accountants prepare, maintain and examine the financial statements of an individual, business or institution. An accountant prepares reports for tax purposes and can also perform audits of public companies. Common tasks include creating budgets, analyzing profits and losses of a company, processing payroll, preparing financial statements for company leadership, and creating and maintaining financial database systems for a company.    

Accountants do not automatically have a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation unless they have passed the Uniform CPA Examination and received the proper license. Regardless of whether they are CPA certified or not, accountants can assist businesses and individuals with bookkeeping and financial reporting, while CPAs are more knowledgeable in tax codes as a result of the CPA licensing examination and continuing education requirements. CPAs are also eligible to represent clients before the IRS if audit support is required, while a non-CPA accountant is not. Academic background, years in the field and professional reputation all can affect an accountant’s rates.

Check out the average hourly rate for accounting services in your area.

How much does it cost to hire an accountant?

Accountants’ rates vary based on their education, licenses, experience, and the work for which they are being hired. An accountant may charge an hourly rate when a company or individual needs their services on a short-term basis, such as when performing an audit or requesting assistance setting up a financial database or process. Hourly rates can range as widely as $40 per hour to $300 or more per hour, depending on your geographic location and the accountant. Check out the average hourly rate for accounting services in your region.

Accountants may offer a package rate for weekly, monthly or annual services to reward ongoing customers. Many accountants offer online services where small businesses can access online accounting software and payroll assistance, and the accountant — for a monthly or other recurring fee — provides financial analysis and reporting of their numbers. For basic monthly accounting services, an accountant might charge anywhere from $75 to $500 or more, depending on what was included in a given package, the size of the client’s business, and the complexity of work requested. Nationally, full-time staff accountants earn between $40,000 and $80,000, depending on experience and other factors.

How much do accountants charge for tax help?

On average, individual tax preparation services cost $242, and prices typically range from $137- $454. However, many factors can impact how much an accountant will charge you for tax assistance. For an accurate price estimate, request quotes from several certified public accountants (CPAs) near you. 

Who licenses CPAs?

The Board of Accountancy for your state or district licenses certified public accountants (CPAs). When searching for a CPA to help you with your finances or taxes, make sure they are properly licensed in your state. Here are a few tools you can use to verify an accountant’s license:

You can also ask an accountant to provide proof of their license and credentials.

What do forensic accountants do?

Forensic accountants investigate financial crimes involving fraud, embezzlement and other issues. They often work closely with law enforcement and lawyers, and they can help determine the legality of financial activities, according to the BLS.

What do CPAs do?

According to the American Institute of CPAs, certified public accountant (CPAs) financially advise individuals, big companies and small businesses to help them reach their financial goals. For example, they can consult you on taxes and other accounting needs. 

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