Transaction Accounting and M&A Integration
Big changes create accounting risk. Acquisitions, new entities, system transitions, and messy historical activity can quickly impact financial statement accuracy. VAO CPA provides transaction accounting services to execute complex accounting work with clean documentation and reliable tie-outs.
Transaction Accounting: Execution Support
Complex Entries and Schedules
- Complex journal entries with supporting workpapers
- Deferred revenue and deferred cost schedules
- Accrual frameworks and monthly true-ups
- Rollforwards that tie cleanly to the trial balance
Clean-Up and Conversions
- Cash-to-accrual conversions
- Historical clean-up and reclassifications
- Balance sheet reconciliation clean-up and reset
Multi-Entity and Consolidation Support
- Intercompany setup and eliminations support
- Consolidation readiness and close support
- Post-acquisition integration accounting, including trial balance mapping and close stabilization
Systems Projects: Transformation Support
This is for implementation and redesign work. It is not general bookkeeping.
- ERP accounting workstream leadership, including requirements, mapping, and cutover support
- Close tool implementation and redesign, including reconciliation frameworks
- Revenue system alignment, including accounting requirements and UAT support
- UAT leadership: test scripts, validation of accounting outputs, defect triage
- Chart of accounts and reporting structure redesign
- Consolidation module setup and close process design
- Accounting policies and SOP documentation
- SOX-aligned process documentation
Industries Served
This service is a strong fit for companies experiencing change. Common triggers include acquisitions, new systems, multi-entity growth, and audit preparation.
- SaaS and subscription businesses
- Professional services and managed services
- Technology and cloud-enabled businesses
- PE-backed and VC-backed portfolio companies
- Multi-entity and acquisition-active companies
- Energy and industrial services
- Healthcare services and healthcare technology
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the difference between technical and transaction accounting?
A: Technical accounting focuses on conclusions and memos. Transaction accounting
focuses on entries, schedules, and close execution.
Q: Do you support ERP and system implementations?
A: Yes. We support the accounting workstream: requirements, UAT, reconciliation design,
and cutover readiness.
Q: Do you work with companies that have already closed an acquisition and need integration support?
A: Yes. Post-acquisition integration is one of the most common triggers for this engagement. We step in at any point, before close, immediately after, or months later when gaps have surfaced.