Aus-Wide Accounting and Consulting Services

At Aus-Wide Accounting & Consulting Services I am focused on providing you with peace of mind in relation to your use of Leap Accounting and MYOB. I am passionate about helping users to get the greatest possible return on their investment in Leap Accounting and MYOB.

I have assisted many clients in the Australian law industry to improve their processes and to derive significant benefits from their investment in their practice management management software.

Accounting system – pain point or a valuable management tool?

Is your accounting system a “pain point”? Or is your accounting system as a strategically critical data source.

There is no need for an accounting system to be an ongoing source of pain, anguish and despair. A well set up and operated accounting system should be a major source of mission critical data necessary to help you manage and grow your practice.

All too often the clients that I see have an accounting system that is a significant pain point. For solicitors in Australia using Leap Accounting and MYOB there is no need for your practice management system to be a source of pain. You have top quality accounting systems that will help you manage and grow your practice.

Self-test

Complete the following self-test to determine whether your accounting system is a pain point or a valuable data source.

If you answer NO to any of the above questions then read on.

Causes of “pain points”

Pain points are usually caused by one or more of the following:

1. Poor setup of Leap Accounting and/or MYOB
2. Poorly trained accounts staff who do not understand how to “drive” the system
3. Principals of the practices who are too busy or remote from the day to day operation to take interest in why their system does not provide useful data
4. Poorly trained principals who do not know what data is needed to manage their practice
5. Principals who put their head in the sand about the management issues in their practice
6. Poorly motivated staff who have little interest in understanding the tools that they are using
7. Tax accountants who have trouble grasping the way Leap and MYOB work together and as a consequence their advice is inappropriate
8. Bookkeepers who try to “muddle” through
9. Principals who try to do it all themselves and do not understand that bookkeeping is a profession that takes time to develop the skills and experience needed
10. Principals who try to save money by having an untrained office assistant or family member undertake the bookkeeping work
11. Inadequate computer infrastructure especially which is very slow, or unreliable and is a cause of frustration and inefficiencies.

Turning a “pain point” system into a strategic data source

To help solicitors identify why their accounting system is a pain point rather than valuable business tool I have a Leap Accounting / MYOB data health check process that aids me in diagnosing your pain points.

If you are interested in me reviewing your system on a no- charge no-obligation basis then contact me. The diagnostic review takes about 45 minutes and results in a 2 page report listing all of the review points and my findings. This report then forms the basis for determining what issues to tackle and developing a road map for a system improvement project to turn your pain point into a valuable tool for managing your practice.

Often the biggest asset of a law practice is their debtors' balances. Knowing how to analyse the debtors data is critical to how you follow up outstanding debts. Do you take on a client in the hope that they will be able to pay you some time in the future or do you determine that the client can pay on time every time? Leap Invoices report is the basis for analysing your debtors. Ask me how to get the maximum benefit for your time to spend cahsing debtors and setting up payment plans.

The new release of Leap Accounting Office V10 introduces many new features, I have experience in the use of Leap Accounting Office V10 and I want to assist you use those new features. When I install Leap Office V10 I will provide you with a Leap Accounting and MYOB accounting data health check. The health check will let you know whether your data is in in good health. Based on lots of experience I believe that many users will have unidentified accounting issues.

Regardless of whether you are a one person law office or a very large multi-office law firm I have the experience to assist you in all facets of Leap Accounting and MYOB. For further details of my service offerings click on the "Services" link above. For client testimonials, refer to the "Testimonials" section to the left.

As a certified consultant for both Leap Accounting and MYOB you can be assured that my knowledge is current and has been independently certified. Regardless of whether you are about to convert to Leap Accounting and MYOB from another legal practice system or you have been using Leap Accounting and MYOB for many years I know that my knowledge will allow me to assist you to derive benefit from Leap Accounting and MYOB.