Accounting & Operations
We offer Outsourced Options for your growing Business.
Servicing Northern Alberta: Grande Prairie, surrounding area
Central British Columbia: Quesnel & Prince George, surrounding area
Northern British Columbia: Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, surrounding area
Virtually: Western Canada
For over a decade, we have been offering Business Services and Accounting Support for growing businesses.
Offering a unique and All-in-One Service combining CFO Services, Accounting, Controllership, Bookkeeping, Payroll compliance, and full Operational Workflows.
Utilizing our All-In-One approach derived through Experience, efficiency, and education, we empower our client.
We assist our clients in establishing processes, and sustain their team with our outsources to allow for the right people in place to successfully establish, implement and sustain, processes, and systems to bring your business to the next level you wish to attain.
This will assist your company in:
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making better decisions, as you have clear, concise data to effectively scale and grow faster
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Set attainable goals, measure and optimize your processes
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access to live, up to date information for your financials.
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Accounting and processes built from experience so you can be proactive and not reactive
You deserve the best yes? You expect us to work on your books, your taxes, and your financial statements, we can and will do that for you but....what sets us apart is that we can also HELP YOU!. Help you learn the skillsets to do it yourself, or in combination a little bit of us a little bit of you.
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We help you analyze the numbers you're given instead of handing you a bunch of reports your may not understand.
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We help you view every perspective of you business.
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We help you build yourself up and build your business.
We do not charge you for every call, email, question, or training, we want to help you.
We assess your companies needs and ensure that we can be fair, accommodating, and give you the assistance, resources you need to succeed.
We aim to become more than just your Accounting and Management Department, we aim to be efficient, effective, and do so with accountability, process and constant education.
Our motto here is:
Experienced. Efficient. Driven By Education. Empowering our Clients. All-In-One Service.
We offer first and foremost a Mobile services which means, we can do work for you ANYWHERE and are can be 100% Virtual, we have been for 10 years.
We can meet at the local Starbucks, your home, your place of Business, or the standard Drop off and processing and have been doing training for clients from all over Canada via Teams for years.
Mobile and Virtual work, we come to you.
Explore below our Financial & Operational Services:
All- IN- ONe Services & more
We offer a full range of Services for our clients that include but are not limited to:
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Review & Analysis
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Budgeting
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Forecasting
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Variance analysis
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What-if analysis and decision support
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Support with government funding,
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Departmental reporting, creation of scales, sources, targets, classes, and more to optimize reporting
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Cash forecasting and management
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Investment raising consulting
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Board and investor relations consulting
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Internal controls
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Systems implementation
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Real-time bookkeeping
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All account accruals
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Monthly bank reconciliation and close
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Accounts payables
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Accounts receivables
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Payroll entry from a Payroll Compliance Practionner | Certified Payroll Manager
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Integration of Payroll into software
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Integration of Payroll requirements into systems, inclusive of Employment Management and Safety Management systems
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Creation and posting of all Journal Entries
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Continuity Maintenance
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Inventory Accounting
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Project accounting
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Cost review in all areas, job costing, CTC (Cost to Company) and allocation entries
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Management accounting
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Financial accounting
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Sales tax filings
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Report generation
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Intercompany transfers
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Expense management
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Process design
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Workflow implementation and creation
Corporate Consulting
Our Operations and Workflow is split into 2 parts.
1. Controller | CFO Services
2. Operations Management & Workflow.
Both of these play an integral role the day-to-day, monthly, quarterly, and yearly process for the success and growth of a company.
For most companies a simple Accounting Matrix of personnel is required and we facilitate multiple roles into that matrix, either on a contract basis, permanent, or to assist in training your staff.
Most small to medium size business require the need of a Controller or CFO and often do not need one full time, so the Fractional Controller or Fractional CFO was developed.
Simplified Accounting Matrix
Please view the complex Accounting Matrix for larger Corporations and the how these roles integrate with Production, Safety, and Administration roles.
Accounting & Automation
You're company needs an Accounting Department and that department is made up of several individuals.
Depending on the size of your company, there are levels of Accounting required to stay current, compliant, and ensure that all processes are being done correctly.
Your company needs the structure and process that an Accounting Department is however many small companies cannot hire a full finance team or accounting department, but they NEED each of their skills.
As listed in our matrix above, your small business does need the skills some of the time of: CFO, Financial Analyst, Controller, Accountant, Tax Accountant, in-House or Virtual Bookkeepers, Payroll specialists, and Human Resource Consultants.
We want to be your partner and be that team for you. Our Team is your team.
As you grow, the complexity, and scale increase, but your ability to "see" the business, continuity and requirements can sometimes decrease.
Or lets face it, you want to be driving Sales or Production and Accounting, Payroll, and Reports are what make you lose sleep at night.
Business growth and Scale can only take you so far, an Accounting Team is what will help you correct costs, project, and save you money.
We have 1 moto in our Business we strive for:
Experienced. Efficient. Driven by Education. Empowering our Clients.
We achieve this through having a team that can do all the Accounting functions within your team and workflow and MORE.
How are Accounting & CFO Services work:
We believe in an All-in-One Service, where each member is cross trained in different areas to assist in you achieving your deadlines, goals, keeping score with financial reports and KPS, and strategizing in a proactive way to get you ahead.
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We use and leverage computers, process, workflows, and efficient software's to stay current and up to date and remain proactive in every approach.
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We have technologist on our team that assist us in all Accounting Software and offer setup, implementation, maintenance, and educatuion.
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We work as a cohesive team so noting is ever missed.
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We adhere to weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly check ins and when doing full service we do our 5 Tier system
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5th of the month close
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10th of the month: Transaction Q&A to be cleared and reviewed
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15th of the month: peer review
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20th of the month: CFO | Controller meeting with owners
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25th of the month: reports and analysis sent
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We strategically use and all of our resources and stay as current as possible with all trends, grants, and more.
Full Cycle Bookkeeping
It is so important to have accurate Accounting and Bookkeeping, improper or inconsistence bookkeeping and accounting practices lead to reactive action, panic and stress.
Owners and Managers often need this information for loan applications, potential investors, board meetings, or even internal or CRA dictated audits. If accountable bookkeeping is being done, there is less reactive process and corrective action being done when Owners and Shareholders need this information.
We have done so many data sets that we call clean-up projects that could have easily been avoided with proper processes, accounting policies and systems in place.
We have those for you!!!
In junction with our Accounting & Automation, you get cloud bookkeepers for real-time full cycle bookkeeping, so there is never a questions where your data set is at. You can see the progress of your books.
We use the newest and trusted softwares and apps to help data properly integrate and flow to the right places and you will see this live in easy to use and read dashboards.
This allows you to have the information at your fingertips and helps Owners and Management to make sound decisions quickly for adjustments and scaling as required.
No more Accounting & Bookkeeping nightmares!
We're trained in over 20 different softwares collectively, and are advanced and certified trainers in 9 of them from Setup, implementation, to OMG WTF happened I need help.
We have seen it all and fixed it all.
Full Cycle Payroll: Compliance & Tax Preparation
Did you know that 60% of small business owners are doing there payroll wrong?
That's a lot of people.
Its not as simple as inputting hours x rate of pay and using CRA online calculator (although this is an option.
Payroll has to be done right, for your Business sake and your employees. it's a very sensitive subject for a lot of people.
Even the smallest detail missed in a software or by personnel can lead to Employee and HR issues and Work Culture issues.
Payroll makes up the largest portion of most businesses expenses, it's time consuming, and there are dozens of details: T4 slips, overtime, vacation and leave, vacation accruals, bonuses, expenses, mileage, subsistence, per-diems, taxable benefits, termination pay, etc..
Per the National Payroll Institutes Calculations 1 in every 3 business are not properly reporting their employees Taxable Benefits for CRA purposes.
Are you possibly one of those Companies?
Our payroll service gives you visibility, internal controls AND time back on your calendar.
We handle payroll for most of our Controller | CFO & Accounting Service clients.
We have In-house Payroll Compliance Practionners, Certified Payroll Managers on staff and Human Resource Consultants that as a trifecta ensure that your Payroll and T4s are done correctly.
Allowing your team to be happy.
Avoiding costly fines with CRA.
And in conjunction with our automation live processing.
Personal Taxes& Finance
As your small business accountant, we provide support with everything from investment income and capital gains to write-offs, expenses, deductions and more.
Personal Taxes:
Let us take care of your personal returns for you and your family for total peace of mind each year.
Personal Financial Plan:
From Budgets to Savings we're here to help you work through your household budget to find cash to assist in what you are saving for.
You'll leave with all of your questions answered, referrals to amazing investment firms, and insurance companies, and a better understanding of your financial position, to plan for what's to come.
Discounts & promotions
As your small business accountant, we provide support with everything and we want to support our Clients as well.
We have several on-going promotions for our Clients and Referrals.
Servicing Northern Alberta:
Grande Prairie, surrounding area
Central British Columbia:
Quesnel & Prince George, surrounding area
Northern British Columbia:
Terrace & Fort St. John, surrounding area
Virtually: Western Canada
We offer the following on-going discounts on all services:
30% for All First Responders:
Firefighters, EMTS, RCMP, Nurses
30% FOR Canadian Vetrans
20% FOR NPO CLIENTS
10% Referral Discount
Internal Audits & Adjustments
Why would you need Audit Assistance?
Business/ Internal
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Audits can be done internally for your business
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Third parties can give a non judgmental and through review of business needs
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This allows for Business owners and Boards to ensure an in-depth review of Accounting and procedures is in place and fully functioning
CRA Required
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CRA Review Business and or Personal
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GST/ HST Review
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PST Review
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Corporate Tax Review
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Payroll Source Deduction/ Trust Exam Review
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WCB Correspondence/ Audit
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Other CRA Correspondence/ Audit
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Personal Tax Review
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CCB Review
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Employment Expense Review
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Sole Proprietorship Review
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Self Employment or Other Income Review
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Tax Installment Requirement
Operations & Workflow Consulting
Our Operations and Workflow is split into 2 parts.
1. Controller | CFO Services
2. Operations Management & Workflow.
Both of these play an integral role the day-to-day, monthly, quarterly, and yearly process for the success and growth of a company.
CFO and Controller Services are heavily integrated into the day to day and Operations, and many Operations Managers either have a heaving Accounting background or a heavy Production background and work cohesively with the departments to drive business forward and analysis the financial reports to assist in making the big decisions.,
Operations requires strategic planning, leadership development and training for Leads and Supervisors, and creation and implementation of policies set forth by the Company.
This position is the execution position of all CORE Values, HR policies, and drives and propels the business forward.
We offer Operations Consulting to either assist on a part-time basis to save Overhead costs of this position, or train your leadership staff.
Services offered include but are not limited to:
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Oversee and management Business process and structure.
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Organize Business activities,
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Train and implement Managers and Employees within business processes and procedures.
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Management and creation of policies and procedures inclusive of quality programs
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Management and creation of assurances programs inclusive Safety Management Systems and Implementation of full Safety Processes on Account
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Create proactive plans and growth for companies while ensuring company culture, process, and ideals are upheld.
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Liaison to HR and Accounting
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Strategizing process and viewing any efficiency issues
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Processing improvements
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Meetings with Managers and Employees to ensure process is upheld.
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Creation of all Operational Manuals, Policies and Procedures, Safety and more.
We offer free consultations towards all of our services, from Brainstorm sessions to referrals with your partners and helping you establish your dream team.
We have 100s of templates, resources, links and more. Full disclosure, if you can think someone has to have a template, likely we do!
We have a lot of free resources and information in our sources and links. We believe in Education and are happy to answer any questions from Accounting, Bookkeeping, Why to Incorporate? How to be self-employed? Tips Tricks, Budgets and more.