Accounting Systems & Computerisation

The right system, set up properly

The right accounting software should save you hours every month and give you figures you can trust. The wrong one, or the right one set up badly, does the opposite. We help businesses choose and implement cloud accounting and bookkeeping systems that fit how they really work. As chartered accountants serving Mullingar, Longford, Trim and Athlone, we judge the system by the reports and decisions it needs to support.

Computerising your finances is not about buying software. It is about getting cleaner data, faster, with less effort, so the numbers are ready when you need them.

Choosing the right software

We are independent of any one provider, so our advice is about fit, not commission. We look at how you trade, who uses the system and what you need out of it, then recommend the package that suits, whether that is a cloud platform such as Xero, Sage or QuickBooks, or something more specialised for your sector.

The questions that actually matter:

• How do you invoice, and how do customers pay you?
• Do you carry stock, run jobs or projects, or handle multiple currencies?
• Who needs to use the system, and how comfortable are they with technology?
• What reports do you need, and how often?
• How well will it connect to your bank, your payroll and your other tools?

A clean implementation

A good system set up badly causes more problems than it solves. We handle the setup end to end, designing a sensible chart of accounts, configuring VAT correctly, entering opening balances, connecting bank feeds and migrating your existing data. Getting these foundations right at the start prevents a long tail of corrections later, and means your first set of figures from the new system can be relied on.

For larger moves, we run the implementation as a proper project, with a timeline and budget, so the switch happens smoothly rather than dragging on in the background.

Software that saves time, not creates work

Cloud accounting only pays off when it changes how the work gets done, receipts captured by phone, bank transactions matched automatically, invoices raised on site, and you and your accountant looking at the same live figures. Set up well, it makes bookkeeping faster, management accounts easier and year-end far less painful.

It also pays off only when people use it confidently, which is why we pair most setups with hands-on training services for you and your team.

Local support you can call on

We are on hand when you have a question or hit a snag: not a faceless support line, but advisers who know your business and your system.

Get your finance systems working for you

If your current setup is costing you time, or you are starting from scratch and want to get it right, we can help. Book a free consultation and we will recommend the accounting system that genuinely fits your business.