Accounts Payable Services & AP Automation Providers in Douglasville, GA

Firm Overview

Accurate Accounting Solutions, Inc. is a CPA practice licensed in Georgia and headquartered in Douglasville, a city west of Atlanta. Most of its clients are small and medium-sized companies and nonprofit organizations. It also works with business leaders, independent professionals and owner-operated firms that want to outsource their accounting rather than hire an in-house finance staff.

Organizations comparing accounts payable solutions should note that this is a full-service accounting practice, not a vendor of specialized AP software. Payables management is one part of its broader bookkeeping and financial supervision offerings.

Accounts Payable and Bookkeeping Support

The firm takes routine financial administration off clients' plates. Its team records money coming in and going out as transactions happen, maintains current QuickBooks ledgers, and delivers regular reports that let owners and stakeholders monitor performance. Vendor bills are one of the responsibilities the staff handles, along with payroll, tax compliance and the preparation of financial statements.

According to the firm, contracting out this work is cheaper than recruiting, training and keeping full-time accounting employees. Each engagement is shaped around the specific needs of the client.

• Vendor bill management and bookkeeping in QuickBooks
• Payroll processing
• Monthly or periodic financial reporting
• Part-time CFO guidance
• Audits, reviews and compilations
• Forensic accounting work
• Tax filing, tax planning and help resolving IRS problems
• New business setup and bookkeeping for nonprofits

QuickBooks Expertise

QuickBooks is central to much of what the practice does. The team builds new company files, trains owners and staff on the software, offers support as questions arise, and repairs files that have become disorganized. The firm is also an authorized reseller, so clients can buy QuickBooks licenses through it. This combination of setup, training and ongoing maintenance may help businesses that want a more consistent process for recording vendor invoices and tracking payments in QuickBooks.

Team and Credentials

Forrest W. Cameron is a Georgia-licensed CPA and a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs, the state's professional organization for licensed accountants. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Clemson University and an MBA concentrated in accounting. He has more than fifteen years of experience in auditing, financial statement preparation and general ledger accounting.

Earlier in his career, he audited the financial records of small businesses as part of the staff at Georgia's state transportation agency. He has since worked with clients in engineering and law.

Valerie Shepard Cameron studied accounting at Middle Tennessee State University and worked for over seven years as a budget analyst at Kaiser Permanente. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Her fraud-prevention expertise may appeal especially to organizations concerned about controls over outgoing payments.

How the Firm Works With Clients

The practice places strong emphasis on plain-language communication. Its goal goes beyond accurate numbers. It wants owners to understand what their financial reports mean so they can make well-informed decisions. Clients can exchange documents through a secure online portal or a separate file-sharing service, and appointments can be booked online. Prospective clients are offered a free initial consultation.

Its audit experience, fraud examination credentials and hands-on QuickBooks support make the firm a strong fit for smaller organizations that want payables handled as part of a broader accounting relationship led by seasoned professionals.