FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes. Our CPAs personally oversee the onboarding, review, and stabilization of all new clients.
Once your accounting is running smoothly, a dedicated engagement manager continues managing the day-to-day communication while our CPAs remain available for escalation, strategic questions, and periodic reviews.
Our clients’ accounts are managed by senior accountants typically with Big Four experience (e.g., Deloitte, EY) and reviewed by U.S.-based leadership.
Our hybrid model gives you the benefit of:
- Specialized U.S industry skill sets
- Big Four–caliber talent
- A heavily supervised team
- 60%+ cost savings
Quality control is strict, and oversight happens at multiple levels.
Our team has deep experience with QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop, as well as Xero, NetSuite, and Sage.
In addition, we regularly work with connected tools for payroll, AP/AR, inventory, and reporting, such as Bill.com, Gusto, ADP, Stripe, Square, A2X, and other industry-specific systems. If you’re using a different platform, we’re flexible and can quickly adapt or recommend the right tech stack based on your business needs.
Yes, we work extensively with QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop.
We also integrate data from EDI systems, distributor portals, POS reports, and manual order processing workflows. Our teams organize and categorize everything to ensure complete, audit-ready records.
Yes. Once your accounting is organized and up to date, we provide a full set of monthly financials, including:
Profit & Loss (P&L)
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Additional management reports as needed
All financials are prepared on a proper accrual basis, giving you accurate and reliable insights to make informed decisions.
EA’s outsourced bookkeepers ensure smooth communication and collaboration with onshore teams across different time zones in the following ways:
- Schedules meetings: We ensure regular MS Teams or Zoom sessions at mutually convenient times to ensure consistent communication.
- We utilize email threads and MS Teams for asynchronous communication, enabling ongoing discussions where both parties can respond at their convenience.
- Meeting recaps: After each Google Meet or Zoom session, we send detailed summaries via email to keep everyone aligned and informed.
Our onboarding process is designed to make things simple and straightforward, so you can get clear insight into your finances quickly.
After you book a free consultation call with our team, we follow these steps:
Discovery & Document Request – We review your existing accounting system, financial records, and any supporting documents.
Catch-Up & Clean-Up – We organize, categorize, and correct any prior-period transactions as needed.
Stabilization – We implement proper bookkeeping practices, standardize workflows, and ensure your accounts are set up accurately.
Monthly Close Cadence – Once everything is in order, we deliver accurate, timely monthly financials on a consistent schedule.
You receive full visibility, regular updates, and a clear roadmap.
Most clients reduce their accounting costs by 60% or more while gaining access to deeper U.S. industry expertise than they could hire locally.
With EA, you get both affordable accounting and a stronger skill set.
Small businesses often struggle with accounting because they may not know the exact processes required or lack the expertise to carry them out.
Accounting teams help with core functions such as transaction processing, reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable management, month-end closings, and financial reporting.
With experienced professionals guiding these processes small businesses reduce errors, and maintain accurate books
General accounting covers the day-to-day financial management tasks that keep your business organized, accurate, and compliant. It provides a solid foundation by keeping your financial records clean and compliant.
It typically includes:
- Bookkeeping
- Bank Reconciliations
- Payroll Processing
- Financial Statements
- Tax Compliance
- Expense Tracking
In addition, general accounting often includes structured processes such as:
- Period End Closing
- Expense Allocations
- Revenue Booking
- Chart of Accounts
General accounting is the foundation of financial management. A generalist accountant focuses on the essentials. He records income and expenses and ensures that the finance records follow the GAAP and tax laws.
General accounting tasks are important for keeping the business organized and compliant. They are usually enough for small-mid-sized businesses.
Specialized accounting, on the other hand, goes deeper. A specialist accountant brings industry-specific knowledge and experience that a generalist might lack.
For example, in the Consumer-Packaged Goods CPG) industry, a CPG specialist doesn’t just record expenses. They track trade spending, chargebacks, and slotting fees in detail, analyze deductions by retailer or promotion type, and build SKU-level profitability reports.