AI-Enabled Accounting Solutions
Most AI close implementations underdeliver not because of the technology, but because the accounting foundation underneath it is missing. We build the process worth automating.
- 12+ yearsBig 4 audit and advisory and in-house accounting leadership
- 2–6 weeksTypical audit readiness engagement
- ASC 606 · 842 · 805Revenue, leases, and business combinations
- NationwideHouston-based, remote-first, on-site when needed
The technical accounting expertise your finance team needs without the overhead.
Technical Accounting and Audit Readiness for Growing and Investor-Backed Companies
VAO CPA LLC is a Houston-based CPA firm serving clients across the Houston metro area, including Sugar Land, Richmond, Katy, Pearland, Stafford, and The Woodlands, as well as clients nationwide. We provide technical accounting, transaction accounting, financial reporting support, and audit readiness services for growing and investor-backed companies.
We help companies strengthen month-end close, improve reporting quality, and stay ready for audits, lenders, and investors through project-based engagements and ongoing fractional CFO and controller support for select companies.
Schedule a consultation to discuss your accounting and reporting needs. Call us today at (832) 542-6229 or request a consultation online.
Services
How we help finance teams
AI-Enabled Accounting Solutions
Build the accounting foundation that makes AI close and reconciliation platforms actually work. Close process documentation, reconciliation framework design, and accounting policies that give your platform something real to automate.
Learn moreAudit Readiness & Close Optimization
Close the gaps before your auditors find them. Reconciliations, PBC packages, and close process documentation built for fieldwork. Most engagements are completed in two to six weeks.
Learn moreFractional CFO and Controller Services
Close leadership, reporting, and audit readiness for growing companies that need the expertise without the full-time headcount.
Learn moreOutsourced Accounting & Bookkeeping
Strategic finance support to strengthen oversight, improve decision-making, and build better financial structure.
Learn moreSpecialized Accounting Support
Senior-level execution on the areas that create the most risk and pressure for finance teams.
Technical Accounting for Businesses
Clear, defensible guidance on ASC 606, ASC 805, ASC 842, and complex US GAAP areas. Documented for auditors, investors, and leadership.
Transaction Accounting and M&A Integration
Execution support for acquisitions, integrations, clean-up projects, and system changes. Entries, schedules, and documentation that hold up under scrutiny.
Financial Reporting & SEC Reporting
Clear reporting, clean tie-outs, and audit-ready documentation to help finance teams deliver high-quality financial statements and disclosures under tight deadlines.
The tool does not fix your accounting problems. It inherits them. If your close process is not documented, the platform will automate your workarounds.
AI-enabled accounting
Most AI close implementations underdeliver not because of the technology, but because the accounting foundation underneath it is missing. We build the process worth automating.
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Industries
Industries We Serve
We work across industries where deal complexity, audit pressure, or investor reporting creates the need for technical accounting support.
Energy and Industrial
Complex contracts, multi-entity operations, and lender reporting requirements need accounting support that holds up under scrutiny.
PE-Backed and VC-Backed Companies
Audit-ready close processes, integration accounting, and reporting that stands up to investor and auditor scrutiny from day one of ownership.
Professional Services
Project-based revenue, variable billing terms, and close processes that need to scale without creating audit exposure or reporting inconsistency.
SaaS Businesses
ASC 606 revenue recognition, deferred revenue schedules, and audit-ready close processes built for subscription revenue complexity.
Healthcare Technology and Healthcare Services
Complex billing structures and heightened documentation expectations require close processes and reporting that hold up under scrutiny.
Growth-Stage and Founder-Led Companies
When basic accounting is no longer enough: audit readiness, GAAP reporting, and close discipline built to scale with the business.
Our approach
Every engagement is built around three priorities
Led by a CPA with 12+ years across Big 4 audit and advisory and in-house accounting leadership.
Get the accounting right.
Clear US GAAP positions on the judgment-heavy areas, reached with your auditors in mind.
Document it clearly.
Memos, tie-outs, schedules, and documentation standards designed to reduce auditor follow-up.
Implement a process your team can maintain.
Templates, schedules, and process guidance handed off so the close keeps running after we step back.
Ready to get started?
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your accounting and reporting needs.