CREATIVE AGENCY BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING
Creative Agency Bookkeeping & Accounting by Florida CPA's
We help Creative Agencies—including branding studios, design studios, and marketing agencies unlock financial clarity through CPA-Level accounting and bookkeeping services with creative agency focused performance metrics in order to improve profitability and keep their hard-earned wealth.
Gain clarity on your team's time and productivity, labor cost by project, and profitability by project so you can scale with confidence and predictability.
Is this you...?
Struggle #1:
You get no helpful guidance on your numbers.
Struggle #2: You haven't spoken with your CPA in over a year.
Struggle #3:
You never get accurate financials on time.
But How Does This Impact My Profit?
99% of Profit & Tax Strategy is proactive, not reactive
A lack of clarity = missed opportunities & lost profit
A lack of expert guidance is quietly killing your profit
Messy books lead to costly penalties
We’ve designed the CPASystem™ to eliminate these struggles once and for all:
TAMPA CREATIVE AGENCY BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING
Agencies We Work Best With
If you own a creative agency—offering brand strategy, design studio, or marketing agency services and feel like your flying blind with no expert guidance, messy books, and a lack of clarity. At this stage, expert bookkeeping with a focus on guidance & owner education is the recommended approach for improving profits & scaling with predictability.
Stronghold Accounting works best with creative agencies earning at least $500K that want proactive tax strategy, accurate financials, and real insight into what’s driving margins, utilization, and cash flow.
Full-Service Agencies
Design Studios
Branding Studios
Marketing Agencies
Built Specifically for Creative Agencies
Creative Agency owners face fundamentally different struggles from the standard small business. Retainers, project-based work, multiple revenue streams, and high labor costs create complexity that generic bookkeeping systems aren’t equipped to track or provide deep expertise.
True agency accounting aligns revenue, labor, and expenses to provide visibility at a project-level to give agency owner's insight into team productivity & time, capacity & hiring, and profit per project. Not just generic numbers to use for tax filing.
Project Profit Clarity
Figure out which projects are draining your resources.
Owner's Pay Guidance
Pay yourself the right way to maximize personal wealth.
Unlimited CPA Access
Unlimited access without concern for hourly billing.
Team Productivity Insight
Labor Cost Analysis by Project to stop wasted time.
Proactive Strategy
Live Quarterly strategy calls with a proactive team.
The CPASystem™ — Proven 3-Step Process
Free Discovery Call
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Identify compliance red flags
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Uncover missed profit opportunities
Foundation Buildout
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Eliminate costly compliance risks
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Capture missed profit opportunities
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Establish peace of mind processes
Ongoing CPASystem™
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Clear numbers each month
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Peace of mind from errors & penalties
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Advisory for savings & growth
Clear Numbers
No more lack of clarity. Financials every month.
Protection
No more costly surprises. CPA-Reviewed books.
Advisory
No more unanswered questions. Guidance monthly.
Your Agency's CPA Team
Since 2017, we've helped Creative Agency owners keep their hard-earned profits & grow sustainably. With backgrounds auditing F500 public companies, we specialize in offering white-glove accounting & advisory best practices learned from the big-companies and applied to small businesses.
Stronghold Accounting was born out of the desire to disrupt the low standards of accounting services. Recognizing a gap in the industry for:
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Exceptional Communication
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High-quality financials & strategic insight
For Creative Agency owners feeling lost and misguided, our mission is to unlock their financial clarity & peace of mind through our proven CPASystem™. We act as your dedictaed accounting team. Our holistic approach ensures quality, consistency, and peace of mind communication, allowing you to focus on what you do best.
Alex M. Riccio, CPA
Alex M. Riccio, CPA | Stronghold Accounting
Co-Founder
"If you don’t walk away from your first month with more financial clarity than you’ve had all year—we’ll refund every penny.”
—The Stronghold Guarantee
Our Team's Expertise
Big Firm-Trained, Entrepreneur-Focused
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Background conducting financial audits of F500 companies
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Applying big-company practices to small businesses
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Trained and certified at 2 of the 4 of the largest global accounting firms
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Top-Rated QuickBooks Experts in Florida
