Bookkeeping & Financial Automation for Small Businesses in Florida

Clean books, accurate reports, and AI-powered workflows — serving small businesses in Parrish, FL and across Florida, remotely.

10+ years in public & corporate accounting, including Cherry Bekaert · Dual QBO ProAdvisor Certified · Not a CPA firm — partners with licensed CPAs for tax filing and audit sign-off

Zara Hughes, Bookkeeper and Senior Accountant, Parrish FL

Senior Accountant & Financial Data Specialist

Based in Parrish, FL and serving small businesses across Florida and the U.S. remotely — with 10 years of public and corporate accounting experience (including time at Cherry Bekaert), I specialize in multi-entity closes, GAAP compliance, and AI-driven automation. I work with contractors, restaurants, consultants, healthcare professionals, e-commerce sellers, and other small business owners who need their books clean, current, and ready for tax season.

I don't just organize your books — I build systems that keep them organized, integrate AI to catch errors before they happen, and free you up to focus on running your business.

Fluent in English, French, and Arabic. Remote-first. QBO ProAdvisor Certified (Levels 1 & 2).

Not a CPA firm — partners with licensed CPAs for tax filing and audit sign-off.

10+
Years Public Accounting Experience
25%
Average Reduction in Rework Through Automation

Reflects Zara's pre-HFA public/corporate accounting career — not yet Hughes Financial Advisory client results.

Results That Matter

From Zara's 10 years in public and corporate accounting, including client engagements at Cherry Bekaert — not yet Hughes Financial Advisory client results.

50%
Faster Month-End Close
Reduced close timeline from 10 days to 5 days by implementing accounting automation workflows that eliminated manual reconciliation steps.
3 yrs
Books Cleaned in 6 Weeks
Caught up and organized three years of messy, uncategorized bookkeeping records — delivered clean, audit-ready books on schedule.
15+
Entities Managed Concurrently
Designed and ran a multi-entity close process across 15+ subsidiary entities, with consolidated reporting and inter-company reconciliation.
25%
Reduction in Rework
AI-assisted anomaly detection and automated categorization rules cut month-end rework by an average of 25% across engagements.

Industries We Serve

If you run a small business, we can handle your books — regardless of industry.

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Contractors & Trades

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Restaurants & Food Service

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Consulting & Freelancers

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Healthcare & Wellness

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E-commerce & Retail

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Real Estate

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Technology & SaaS

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Nonprofits & Other

How It Works

1

Discovery Call

We discuss your current books, pain points, and goals. No commitment—just a conversation about what's possible.

2

Assessment & Plan

I audit your QuickBooks setup, identify bottlenecks, and propose an AI-powered automation roadmap tailored to your business.

3

Implementation & Support

We clean up your books, set up automated workflows, and keep everything running smoothly month after month.

CPA or Tax Firm?

We partner with CPA firms to handle client bookkeeping — clean, reconciled books and organized working papers, delivered the way your firm needs them.

Learn About CPA Partnerships