About Our Accounting Services
July 22, 2008
“Operations Experience”
Principals have a combined 400 years in funeral business experience. They have spent their careers owning, operating and managing funeral and cemetery operations large and small and have faced virtually every conceivable funeral business challenge in operating hundreds of funeral homes and cemeteries across the country. Currently they own and operate funeral homes as well. They know what it’s like to make decisions as an owner while operating under debt constraints, an ever-changing industry, competition, and employee issues.
“Large Company”
Johnson Consulting has a corporate office based in Phoenix, Arizona. We have multiple analysts, operations personnel, administrative personnel, and accounting staff based in the home office. Johnson Consulting Group also has field representative based around the nation. These field personnel are also former funeral operations individuals themselves.
“Funeral industry leaders”
Staff is comprised of previous and current funeral home owners and executives of national funeral and cemetery companies as well as national funeral supplier operations executives and board of directors. With the largest base of personnel and knowledge to draw from we can find the answer or the solution to virtually every problem that has been faced in the funeral business.
Value Identifiers compared to other Accounting firms
Function
- Web based with 24/7 access from anywhere.
- All software maintenance and training are handled by us.
- Client does not have to go to multiple individuals or talk to non-industry personnel for help.
- “JCG is continually updating your data throughout the month to where owners can see current balances, revenues, expenses etc…”
Advantages
- Clients can run financials at any time on their own without waiting
- Reports are received no later than 30 days after the previous month end. (they will be reconciled also)
- Financials are posted on JCG’s secure data website for easy and quick access.
- JCG offers management services that are integrated with the accounting services to track productivity improvements including a customer survey program which draws directly for the data input in the accounting systems.
- JCG offers other services in all areas of funeral home operations offering a Total Solutions approach to a funeral business owner.
- Incorporate all locations giving a complete and comprehensive analysis for multiple location businesses.
- Set up costs are far less and time consuming than trying to do it on your own.
- A web based high powered server that handles all the funeral homes’ financial functions for all locations. Very expensive to do it on your own. It would be cost prohibitive for most owners.
Easy to get Started and Use
- All setup is done over the internet, no travel required. All training handled over the internet.
- JCG does all the set up and can have a client connected to their company and up a running in less than 5 working days from the signing of the engagement.
- Paperless which means client does not have to copy and send all contracts and invoices as with other accounting companies.
Knowledge of the Funeral Industry
- We know the industry as opposed to a local accountant that probably will not have another funeral home client to draw experience from.
- Trend analysis (Modified P&L) is more detailed than competition. All valuable information is on one summary report instead of having to look through multiple reports.
- It is not just accounting, it becomes a management tool that provides budgets, trend analysis, industry standards and benchmarks, pinpoints areas to focus on and improve.
Call us today for a no obligation consultation to see if our Funeral Home Accounting Program is right for you!
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