What is the Association for Accounting Administration?

The Association for Accounting Administration (AAA) has nearly 900 members nationwide. Its main objective is to develop and maintain, through cooperative efforts, a high level of professional skills required to satisfy members’ growing professional needs in the field of accounting administration. AAA has published not only ADA Job Descriptions for CPA Firms, a Survey Manual, a Marketing Manual, A Guide to CPA Firm Administration, a Disaster Planning Guide for CPA Firms, an Employee Orientation & Training Manual, A Guide to CPA Firm Intranets, The Funtastic Firm, The Guide to Paperless Administration, a web-based Resource Bank, a bank of knowledge for professionals involved in accounting administration, A Guide to Record Retention and Destruction Policies for CPA Firms, a collaborative effort with CAMICO, Inc. but in conjunction with the AICPA, AAA compiled and published Timesavers, one of the most useful firm management tools you’ll encounter. Timesavers is a collection of 200 interactive forms, checklists and surveys. The information covers all areas of practice management including practice development, administration and personnel.

In addition to the many publications, benefits through membership include networking and educational conferences, technology seminars, group purchasing programs, a member to member survey program, the AAA iCommunities, and a lending library, to name a few.

The Association is the one representative voice of professionals managing accounting firms. Check out the Association’s Web site at www.cpaadmin.org.