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An accounting system built to track your growth and grow with your business.

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A System That Shows Where Your Business Stands

An effective accounting system is how a business tracks its growth and protects its financial health. It records revenue, expenses and the other measures that matter, and it turns them into information you can act on.

We help small businesses put that system in place. That can mean setting up accounting software, building a chart of accounts or developing reports designed around the questions you need answered. The system is built for your business as it is today and designed to grow with it.

With it in place, you can stay on top of your finances, see where the business can improve and plan ahead with confidence.

What We Do

Accounting Services for Small Businesses

Accounting Software Setup

We set up your accounting software so it reflects how your business actually operates. A sound setup is the difference between software that helps and software that gets in the way. For QuickBooks specifically, see our QuickBooks setup, cleanup and optimization page.

Chart of Accounts

The chart of accounts is the structure every transaction is sorted into. We design one around your business, so income and costs land where they can be read and compared.

Customized Reports

We develop reports that show progress and areas for improvement. They are built around the figures you use to run the business, not a generic template.

Revenue, Expense & Key Metric Tracking

A good system tracks revenue, expenses and the other key metrics behind your decisions. Consistent tracking lets you see trends early and spot opportunities for optimization.

A System That Scales

Implementing a strong system early matters for a business in its beginning stages. We set up a system that can grow and evolve with the business, so you are not rebuilding it every time the business changes.

Planning for Growth

Accurate accounting is the basis for planning. With a clear view of where the business stands, you can identify areas for improvement and position the business for long-term success.

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How We Work

How an Accounting Engagement Runs

  1. Understand Your Needs

    We learn how your business operates, where it is headed and what you need your numbers to show.

  2. Set Up the System

    We set up the accounting software and build a chart of accounts that fits the business.

  3. Build Your Reports

    We develop customized reports that track revenue, expenses and the metrics you care about.

  4. Grow With You

    As the business changes, the system is adjusted so it keeps giving you the information you need.

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Why Corvinus

Why Corvinus Business Solutions

CPA Experience

Corvinus is led by its owner, a CPA whose background includes Financial Controller and Director of Financial Reporting experience.

QuickBooks ProAdvisor Experience

Setup and configuration draw on QuickBooks ProAdvisor experience, from the chart of accounts to the reports built on it.

Built for Your Business

Every business has its own needs. The system, the accounts and the reports are designed around yours.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Our accounting services focus on putting an effective accounting system in place for your business. That includes setting up accounting software, creating a chart of accounts designed around how the business operates, and developing customized reports that show progress and areas for improvement. The aim is a system that tracks revenue, expenses and the key metrics behind your decisions, and that can grow and evolve with the business. We support you at every step, from the first setup to the reports you use to plan ahead.

As early as possible. Implementing a strong accounting system in the beginning stages gives you the tools and insights to make informed decisions from the start, and it is far easier than untangling records later. A system set up early can also be designed to grow with the business, so it keeps working as you add customers, staff and complexity. If your business is just getting started, our startup accounting page describes how accounting supports a new business in more detail.

A chart of accounts is the list of categories every transaction is recorded in: income, costs, assets, liabilities and so on. It determines what your reports can show. If the categories are too broad, you cannot see where money is going. If they are inconsistent, reports cannot be compared from one period to the next. We design a chart of accounts around your business, so the figures you rely on are sorted in a way that makes them useful for decisions.

We work with current accounting software and bring QuickBooks ProAdvisor experience to QuickBooks setups in particular. The right choice depends on the size of the business, how it operates and what you need from your reports, and we can talk that through with you. For detail on QuickBooks setup, configuration and cleanup, see our QuickBooks page. Real estate businesses often use specialized software, and our real estate accounting page covers the applications we are familiar with.

Reports are developed around your business rather than taken from a template. They are designed to show progress and areas for improvement, and to track revenue, expenses and the key metrics you use to run the business. Meaningful reports help you identify opportunities for optimization and plan for the future. When we set up your system, we ask what decisions you need to make and what information would help you make them, and the reports are built to answer those questions.

Bookkeeping is the day-to-day recording of transactions, reconciliations and routine reporting. Accounting services, as we describe them here, are about the system underneath: the software, the chart of accounts and the reports that turn recorded transactions into useful information. The two work together. A well-designed system makes bookkeeping more reliable, and accurate bookkeeping keeps the system's reports trustworthy. Our bookkeeping page describes the ongoing recording and reconciliation work.

That is the point of designing it properly. We set up accounting systems to be robust and scalable, so they can grow and evolve with the business. A chart of accounts with room to expand, and reports built on consistent categories, can absorb new products, locations or lines of work without starting over. When the business changes in a way the system was not built for, we can adjust it so it keeps giving you the information you need.

Yes. Many businesses start with a system that was set up quickly and no longer fits. Correcting it can involve restructuring the chart of accounts, fixing miscoded transactions, reconciling accounts and removing duplicate or erroneous entries. For QuickBooks files, that historical cleanup is described on our QuickBooks setup, cleanup and optimization page. Once the records are accurate, the reports built on them become something you can rely on.

Planning depends on knowing where the business stands. A good system tracks revenue, expenses and key metrics consistently, so you can see what is working, where costs are rising and where there is room to improve. With that picture, you can make informed decisions about where to invest, what to change and how to position the business for long-term success. For help turning that information into a strategy, see our advisory services.

Start by requesting a consultation. We will ask how the business operates today, what software and records you already have, and what you need your numbers to show. From there we agree what the system needs: software setup, a new or revised chart of accounts, customized reports, or all three. You can also reach us through our contact page with any questions before you decide.

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