like managing our accounts payable and ac-
counts receivable. Plus, I wasn’t ready to start
thinking about building that type of relationship
with anybody else. To have someone manage
your business’s finances, you have to be able to
trust them completely. So I reached out to Jim
Fracker, our accountant at Rea, for advice.”
Rea & Associates recently launched a Client
Advisory Services (CAS) practice, which allows
business owners the flexibility to seamlessly
outsource their back office functions to a team
of professional accountants and bookkeep-
ers while freeing them up to focus on the work
they’re passionate about. In Rachel’s case, that
means taking care of more animals and build-
ing a new boarding facility to accommodate her
growing clientele. And because her clinic’s day-
to-day financials are managed by her accountant,
Rachel says she can count on the information
being correct. Additionally, she appreciates the
transparency associated with this service.
ing animals, spending time with family on
their dairy farm and volunteering in the
community. If you would like to learn more
about CAS and how it could help your busi-
ness, check out the article on page 4 or visit
www.reacpa.com/client-advisory-services.
To learn more about the
Animal Clinic at Cambridge,
visit www.animalcliniccambridge.com.
“The whole experience has just been so much
simpler. Jim’s recommendation to have us out-
source our accounting to Rea has been a great
move for us. I’ve been so happy that I might not
even bring on a new office manager,” said Ra-
chel. “We use Bill.com™ to pay bills and create
invoices. I can see and approve everything be-
fore it’s sent out. Also, because everything is on-
line, I’m able to see where the business is, from
a financial perspective, in real time. It’s all very
transparent.”
And if she ever has issues or concerns, Rachel
says she simply picks up the phone and calls her
Rea representative or sends a quick email, and
she gets an answer quickly – if not immediately.
“Just because businesses have traditionally had
some sort of in-house office manager doesn’t
mean that has to be the case for you,” said Ra-
chel. “If you find something that works for you,
that gives you more time to do the things you
love to do or to grow your business, then by all
means, do it.”
If you find something that works for you, that gives
you more time to do the things you love to do or
to grow your business, then by all means, do it.
Outsourcing her clinic’s accounting has given
Rachel the freedom to spend more time doing
the things she’s passionate about, like help-
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