Pooley Accounting Services

10/12/2026

🌱 Grow & Flourish Business Tip
Cash Flow Deserves a Plan
A profitable business can still experience a cash crunch.
That's why cash flow management requires more than checking your bank balance.
Look ahead. What money do you expect to collect? What bills, payroll, taxes, debt payments, or large purchases are coming?
A simple cash flow forecast can help you spot potential shortages early and make decisions before cash becomes a problem.
💵 Let’s build a cash flow plan that helps you anticipate what’s ahead.
🌱 Helping businesses grow with clarity, strategy, and confidence.

10/09/2026

🚩 Friday Financial Check-In: Would your team pause before paying?

A vendor emails new banking details and asks you to send payment today. Everything looks familiar—but would your team verify the change first?

Before wrapping up your week, ask:
• Do we call a known vendor number to confirm banking changes?
• Do we require a second approval?
• Does everyone who makes payments know the process?

Make verification a routine step, even when the request seems legitimate.

💬 Does your business have a written process for confirming vendor banking changes?

Protect Your Business. Protect Your Financial Information.

Strong financial processes help protect your organization. Pooley Accounting Services can help you review accounting workflows and identify opportunities to strengthen your internal controls.

Message us to start the conversation.

10/07/2026

🛡️ Protect Your Business. Protect Your Financial Information.

“Our banking information has changed. Please send your next payment to this account.”

Would your team know how to verify that request?

An email that appears to come from a familiar vendor could be a payment scam. Before changing banking details or sending money:

✅ Call the vendor using a phone number already in your records.
✅ Confirm the request through your established contact.
✅ Require a second approval for banking changes.

An urgent request is a reason to pause—not skip your controls.

Strong financial processes help protect your organization. Pooley Accounting Services can help you review accounting workflows and identify opportunities to strengthen your internal controls.

Message us to start the conversation.

10/05/2026

🌱 Grow & Flourish Business Tip
Don’t Wait Until Year-End to Know Where You Stand
October is a great time to take a closer look at your financial results.
Are you on track to meet your revenue and profit goals? Is cash flow where you expected it to be? Are customers paying on time? Are there investments you should make before year-end?
The key is reviewing your numbers while you still have time to do something with them.
📊 Let’s turn your year-to-date numbers into a plan for a strong finish.
🌱 Helping businesses grow with clarity, strategy, and confidence.

09/25/2026

We’re hiring! Pooley Accounting Services is looking for an Experienced Client Accountant for a part-time, hybrid position in the St. Louis area.

This role is a good fit for an accountant who enjoys working with small businesses and nonprofits, solving accounting problems, and building relationships with clients. The work includes monthly accounting, reconciliations, financial review, payroll, and client communication.

We’re looking for someone with at least five years of accounting experience, hands-on experience with both QuickBooks Online and Xero, and experience managing payroll and work for multiple clients or entities.

The position averages 25–35 hours per week, pays $34–$38 per hour based on experience, and includes a mix of office and remote work, plus occasional local client visits.

Interested? Send your resume to [email protected] and tell us briefly about your QuickBooks Online, Xero, and payroll experience. Please share this post with someone who might be a great fit!

pooleyacctg.com

09/24/2026

We are proud to support this organization working to raise funds for a transitional home for those returning to the community from prison. We hope you will support their upcoming fundraiser.

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09/21/2026

🌱 **Grow & Flourish Business Tip**

# # # Every Business Needs a Financial Roadmap

You probably know where you'd like your business to go—but do your numbers support the journey?

A financial roadmap connects your goals to measurable targets for revenue, expenses, cash flow, profitability, and investment.

Instead of simply asking, *"How did we do?"* start asking:

**"Where are we going, and what needs to happen financially to get there?"**

That's the difference between reporting on your business and actively planning its future.

🧭 **Let's create a roadmap that connects your numbers to where you want your business to go.**

🌱 **Helping businesses grow with clarity, strategy, and confidence.**

09/18/2026

🛠️ Friday Favorites: Tools We Like

Managing bills shouldn't require stacks of paper or endless email chains.

BILL helps businesses automate accounts payable and receivable, making it easier to approve bills, send invoices, and manage cash flow.

Benefits include:

✔ Faster approvals

✔ Secure electronic payments

✔ Reduced manual data entry

✔ Better visibility into your cash flow

Automation gives you more time to focus on running your business.

💬 Ask us if BILL could simplify your financial processes.

🌱 Helping businesses grow with clarity, strategy, and confidence.

09/14/2026

🌱 Grow & Flourish Business Tip

Budget for Growth, Not Just Survival

A budget isn't just about controlling expenses. It's a tool for deciding how you'll use your resources to reach your goals.

As you begin looking toward the final quarter of the year, ask yourself:

✔ Where do we want the business to be next year?
✔ What investments will help us get there?
✔ Will we need additional people, technology, equipment, or marketing?
✔ How much cash will we need to support those plans?

Don't wait until an opportunity arrives to figure out whether you can afford it.

📊 Let's build a budget that supports your goals and gives your business room to grow.

🌱 Helping businesses grow with clarity, strategy, and confidence.

09/11/2026

🛠️ Friday Favorites: Tools We Like

Clear communication keeps projects moving and teams connected.

Slack brings conversations, files, and collaboration together in one place, helping businesses stay organized and reduce email clutter.

We like Slack because it helps teams:

💬 Communicate in real time

📂 Share files easily

🤝 Collaborate on projects

🔗 Connect with other business tools

Better communication leads to better productivity.

💬 Looking to improve collaboration in your business? We'd be happy to share the tools that work best for our team.

🌱 Helping businesses grow with clarity, strategy, and confidence.