Accounts Payable Services & AP Automation Providers in Shreveport, LA

Overview

Hodges & Wreyford LLC is a certified public accounting firm based in Shreveport, Louisiana. It handles accounting, tax and advisory work for privately held companies and for individuals whose finances involve more moving parts than usual. Buyers evaluating accounts payable support should see the firm as a full-service CPA practice rather than a dedicated AP outsourcing vendor or software company.

Payables-related work would sit within its outsourced bookkeeping, small business accounting and part-time CFO engagements. Its website does not describe a standalone accounts payable offering.

The practice describes itself as pairing the attentiveness of a smaller office with the breadth of services found at larger firms. Its business clients are generally small and medium-sized organizations. It notes particular familiarity with sectors where the timing of revenue and expenses can be uneven, such as contracting, oil and gas, and restaurants.

Back-office and finance services relevant to AP

Companies looking to hand off routine financial administration will find several offerings that touch the payables cycle and the broader close process:

• Ongoing bookkeeping and small business accounting, where the firm maintains the books on the owner's behalf
• Payroll processing
• Cash flow management, including preparing cash flow projections to help avoid shortfalls
• Part-time CFO services, providing a financial manager without a full-time hire
• Internal controls assessments, with recommendations to strengthen operating procedures
• QuickBooks setup, training, troubleshooting and periodic tune-ups
• Audits, reviews and compilations for lenders, investors and other stakeholders

Beyond these, the firm offers forensic accounting, litigation support, business valuation, bank financing preparation, succession planning and new business formation. It also advises nonprofits on maintaining tax-exempt status. Its tax practice covers business and individual returns, planning, estate and trust work and cryptocurrency accounting. It also resolves IRS problems such as liens, levies, payment plans and payroll tax issues.

Technology and working style

On the systems side, the firm relies on QuickBooks and ADP to cut down on manual data entry and keep records orderly. It provides a secure client portal for exchanging documents and following the status of work. Its service model is flexible.

Clients who want a largely digital, streamlined arrangement can have one, while those who prefer to review figures in detail can expect plain-language explanations. Rather than applying a fixed package, the team first learns how a business operates and what it is trying to achieve. It then shapes reporting and services around those goals.

The firm emphasizes availability throughout the year instead of only during filing season. It offers input on decisions such as hiring, major purchases, new contracts or responding to tax notices. It describes its fees as reasonable and aims to keep pricing competitive.

Industries served

In addition to the sectors mentioned above, its website highlights experience with construction, dental practices, healthcare, hospitality, law firms, manufacturers and real estate. Some Louisiana organizations want their payables handled as part of a wider bookkeeping, payroll and advisory relationship with a local CPA firm, rather than through a standalone AP automation platform. For them, Hodges & Wreyford is a candidate worth considering.