Accounts Payable Services & AP Automation Providers in Detroit, MI

Alan C. Young & Associates, P.C. operates out of Detroit, Michigan, as a certified public accounting and consulting practice with minority-owned status. Its core disciplines are auditing, accounting, taxation and management consulting. The firm reports more than four decades in business, during which it has worked for public-sector and private-sector clients in a wide range of industries. It also appeared on the 2025 Forbes ranking of top CPAs in each state.

Clients and Approach

The firm's clientele includes individuals, small companies, nonprofit organizations and government entities. It says its goal is to provide comprehensive, high-quality and affordable solutions that suit each client's situation, delivered as efficiently as possible. A first conversation carries no charge, and it is used to work out where the firm can be most useful.

Fit for Accounts Payable Buyers

The firm does not market a standalone payables outsourcing service or an automation platform. Its value for the vendor-payment side of finance lies in the surrounding bookkeeping, controllership and advisory services. Relevant capabilities include:

• Bookkeeping for small businesses, so owners need not maintain their own books
• QuickBooks implementation, training, file tune-ups and discounted software purchases
• 1099 and 1096 processing for payments to contractors and other non-employees
• Internal control design aimed at limiting errors and employee theft
• Cash flow management support
• Development of written accounting procedure manuals

Part-Time CFO Services

Expanding businesses often need seasoned financial leadership before they can justify a full-time CFO or controller. The firm fills that gap by placing an experienced financial manager alongside the owner. Typical duties include training and supervising accounting staff, raising the quality and timeliness of financial reporting, building and tracking budgets, and measuring profitability by product or service line. Trend analysis, tax-saving ideas, cash management and long-range goal setting are also part of the work.

The same professional can act as a go-between with bankers, attorneys, vendors and insurance agents, review insurance policies, weigh equipment purchases and expansion plans, help secure and negotiate bank financing, and assist with mergers and acquisitions. The firm also writes custom collection policies and procedures, a useful companion to disciplined payables and working capital management.

Payroll, Tax and Assurance Work

Three payroll arrangements are offered. Under the full-service model, the firm handles all processing and prints the checks. An after-the-fact model records payroll data a client has already prepared by hand. An online model lets clients securely key in hours and earnings, then print checks on their own equipment.

All three cover payroll tax reporting, EFTPS deposits, W-2, W-3 and 1099 forms, leave accrual reports and new hire reporting. Custom reports can be prepared too, among them workers' compensation audits, unemployment claims, Social Security and child support audits, and federal and state registration paperwork.

In tax, the firm handles preparation and planning and represents clients before the IRS, including in payroll tax disputes, liens, levies, payment plans and offers in compromise. Its assurance practice produces audits, reviews and compilations for creditors, investors and other stakeholders, and it advises on succession planning, business formation and nonprofit matters.

Detroit-area organizations that would rather have payables managed inside a wider CPA relationship, especially QuickBooks users or those wanting fractional financial leadership, may find the firm a practical choice.