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Is your chart of accounts an unnecessarily complex maze?

Is your chart of accounts an unnecessarily complex maze?

In the fast-paced world of business, growth often leads to complex challenges, especially in accounting. A common issue many organizations face as they expand is the management of increasingly lengthy account numbers. These numbers, which detail segments of transactions such as location, department, and grants, can become unwieldy as organizations rise to meet new challenges. […]

Cost Center Coding Strategies for Effective Grant Reporting

Cost Center Coding Strategies for Effective Grant Reporting

For complex human and social services providers, managing grants and ensuring compliance can often feel like navigating a labyrinth. One effective strategy to simplify this process is through cost center coding. AAFCPAs provides the following detailed guidance on how to leverage cost center coding to streamline grant reporting and maintain compliance. Design Your Cost Centers […]

A Guide to Business Process Assessment and System Selection 

A Guide to Business Process Assessment and System Selection 

A business process assessment is the first step in identifying, addressing, and solving inefficiencies that may hold back performance and productivity within your organization. Successful, growing organizations often find themselves over-reliant on Excel for data management, facing reporting delays, lacking real-time insights, struggling with data processing and intensive reconciliations between systems, or closing late due […]

Promotions Announced at AAFCPAs

Promotions Announced at AAFCPAs

Boston, MA (September 27, 2023) — AAFCPAs, a preeminent 300+ employee CPA and consulting firm specializing in tax, assurance, accounting, wealth management, business process and IT advisory solutions, is pleased to announce the promotions of new directors, managers, and rising professionals. Promotions recognize the exceptional accomplishments and achievements of each along with a steadfast dedication […]

Effective Strategies for Streamlining Employee Time Off: A Guide to Process Improvements

Effective Strategies for Streamlining Employee Time Off: A Guide to Process Improvements

As employees use the summer to take time off, managers are charged with juggling coverage. Meanwhile colleagues struggle to assume new roles and responsibilities if only on a temporary basis. Even the most adept can find this challenging. What if, as opposed to business as usual, we took a step back and approached coverage as […]

Process Assessment/System Selection Webinar: Watch Now

Process Assessment/System Selection Webinar: Watch Now

In some cases, business processes may be improved through optimization of existing technology and enhanced user training. In other cases, organizations may have simply outgrown their processes and/or systems. In this webinar, recorded on January 24th, leaders in AAFCPAs’ Business Process & IT Consulting practice provide insight for CFOs contemplating a change in their operations […]

Growth in AAFCPAs Business Process & IT Consulting Practice

Growth in AAFCPAs Business Process & IT Consulting Practice

Boston, MA (06/21/2022) – AAFCPAs, a best-in-class CPA and consulting firm known for tax, assurance, accounting, wealth management, business process, and IT advisory solutions, today announced the addition of Noelle Berger, Stuart Karas, and Jordan Shaw. These professionals join the firm’s growing Business Process & IT Consulting Practice, which provides business intelligence & productivity, information […]