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Midtown East · New York, NY 10017

Outsourced accounting for New York businesses that need more than a bookkeeper.

Big Apple Accounting is the financial operations partner behind ambitious New York businesses — delivering professional accounting, payroll, and real-time financial visibility without the cost or complexity of building an internal finance team.

Remote-first
Outsourced accounting model
Midtown East
Headquartered in
NYC & nationwide
Serving
Modern businesses
Built for
The outsourced accounting partner behind New York operators
Professional ServicesCreative StudiosConsultanciesTech & SaaSReal Estate FirmsGrowing Operators
Your accounting department without the overhead

Professional accounting support — without building an internal team.

Hiring an internal accounting team is slow, expensive, and rarely the right move for a growing business. We deliver the same capability on day one — organized, accountable, and immediately operational.

A full accounting function

Bookkeeping, payroll, month-end close, tax planning, and financial reporting — delivered as one coordinated operation, not stitched together from vendors.

Without the payroll line item

Skip the cost of hiring a controller, bookkeeper, and tax preparer. You get a senior accounting team at a fraction of an internal hire.

Built around your operations

We plug into the tools you already run on — QuickBooks, Gusto, Bill.com, Ramp — and operate as an extension of your team.

Built for businesses that need financial visibility

Clear numbers, on time, every month — so leadership can make better decisions.

Most growing businesses do not have an accounting problem. They have a visibility problem. We close that gap with reliable monthly reporting, organized records, and a financial picture leadership can actually act on.

Growing companies

Revenue is climbing and operations are getting harder to see clearly. We bring structure, reporting, and a real-time view of the business.

Service firms

Project-based revenue, contractor payments, and complex billing — handled cleanly so margin and utilization stay legible every month.

Professional organizations

Law, consulting, architecture, and agency teams that need disciplined financial operations without standing up an internal finance department.

Business operators

Founders, managing partners, and operators who want clear numbers, on-time payroll, and a finance partner who anticipates what's next.

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Accounting built for the way modern businesses operate

Remote accounting, secure systems, real-time visibility.

Your finance function should not require a filing cabinet, a courier, or a quarterly office visit. We operate fully remote and fully secure — so leadership has the information they need, exactly when they need it.

Cloud-native by default

QuickBooks Online, secure document portals, and modern workflows that match how your team already works.

Secure collaboration

Encrypted document exchange and role-based access keep client and employee data protected at every step.

Real-time information

Dashboards and monthly reports give leadership a live view of cash, revenue, and operating performance.

Streamlined workflows

Payroll, AP, AR, and reconciliations operate on a predictable cadence — no surprises, no scrambling.

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More than bookkeeping

Better financial operations create better business decisions.

Bookkeeping is the floor, not the ceiling. We bring the operational discipline, the process improvement, and the senior accounting perspective that turn financial data into a competitive advantage.

Operational support

We organize the financial side of the business so leadership can focus on customers, hiring, and growth.

Financial organization

Clean books, clean records, clean processes — a foundation that holds up to investors, banks, and the IRS.

Business process improvement

We refine how cash moves through the business — billing, collections, vendor payments, payroll cadence.

Accounting leadership

A senior accounting voice in the room when the business is weighing a hire, a lease, a price change, or an expansion.

What we do

Services framed around the outcomes that matter.

Every engagement is built around visibility, organization, efficiency, and operational clarity — not a list of tasks.

Remote Accounting

Your accounting team — anywhere in the city or country.

A fully remote, fully senior accounting function operating on your tools, on your timeline, with the discipline of an internal department.

Bookkeeping

Clean, current books you can trust.

Daily transaction coding, monthly reconciliations, and a financial picture that is ready when leadership asks.

Payroll

On time, every cycle, fully compliant.

Payroll, contractor payments, and filings handled end-to-end — across one state or many.

Tax Preparation

Accurate filings, zero last-minute scramble.

Federal, New York State, and multi-state filings prepared by a team that already knows your business.

Tax Planning

Year-round strategy, not a year-end surprise.

Proactive planning that anticipates the bill, identifies the savings, and supports growth decisions.

Financial Planning

Decisions grounded in real numbers.

Cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning that connect the books to the strategy.

QuickBooks Support

A platform that finally works the way it should.

Setup, cleanup, optimization, and ongoing administration so QuickBooks becomes an asset, not an obstacle.

Business Process Consulting

Operational clarity from billing to close.

We refine the financial workflows behind the business — AP, AR, expense management, and month-end.

What working with us feels like

Efficient, responsive, and dependable from the first call onward.

We have engineered the engagement to feel like an internal department — visible, accountable, and easy to work with — operating from Midtown East and reachable wherever your team works.

01
Onboarding

A structured discovery, a clean handoff from prior providers, and a secure portal stood up in days — not weeks.

02
Communication

Defined response windows, a primary contact, and a predictable monthly rhythm. No more wondering where your accountant went.

03
Remote collaboration

Document portals, video reviews, and shared dashboards — meet in person in Midtown East or never at all, your call.

04
Accounting support

Day-to-day accounting questions get answered the same week. Bigger questions get a working session.

05
Ongoing guidance

Quarterly business reviews and proactive tax check-ins keep leadership ahead of the next decision.

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Proud to support businesses across Midtown Manhattan & beyond

Rooted in Midtown East. Built for businesses across New York.

Big Apple Accounting operates from the heart of Midtown East — the corridor where New York businesses are headquartered, financed, and run. We serve operators across Manhattan and deliver the same standard of work remotely to clients nationwide.

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  • Headquartered in Midtown East (10017)
  • Manhattan-based senior accounting team
  • Remote service delivery across the U.S.
  • Secure cloud workflows for distributed teams
The accounting partner behind New York operators

How clients describe working with us.

Out of respect for client privacy, identifying details have been generalized. What is consistent is the experience — visibility, organization, and a finance partner you can actually rely on.

They operate like our internal finance department — but without the overhead of hiring one. Books close on time, payroll runs on time, and leadership finally has the numbers we need to make decisions.
Managing Partner
Professional Services Firm · Midtown Manhattan
We moved off a traditional CPA and over to Big Apple Accounting for one reason: visibility. Every month we know exactly where the business stands. That alone has changed how we operate.
Founder
Creative Studio · Turtle Bay
Remote, responsive, and genuinely senior. They feel like a partner, not a vendor — and they have made our financial operations dramatically more efficient.
Chief Operating Officer
Growing Services Company · Manhattan
Start here

Your accounting department — without the overhead, without the hiring cycle.

A 30-minute conversation is the simplest way to see if Big Apple Accounting is the right financial operations partner for your business. Tell us how the company runs today — we will tell you honestly how we can help.

Big Apple Accounting
Big Apple Accounting
Midtown East · New York, NY 10017
Schedule a Consultation Call (212) 555-0199

Headquartered in Midtown East. Serving businesses across Manhattan and remotely nationwide.