Patrick Ray launches CPA practice focused on accounting and advisory for East Texas businesses

Patrick Ray, a Texas-registered CPA, has launched a new Whitehouse-based firm serving Tyler-area businesses with accounting and advisory work only. The narrow model is designed to complement existing tax preparers and auditors while giving owners monthly financial support and CFO-style guidance.

Why it matters: - East Texas businesses now have another local option for ongoing accounting support that is built around monthly close, cash planning, and management reporting. - The firm’s accounting-only model may reduce overlap for companies that already use separate tax preparers and auditors. - Owner-led businesses can use the service for financial visibility on margins, pricing, hiring, and cash flow without adding a full-time CFO.

What happened: - Patrick Ray, a Texas-registered Certified Public Accountant, announced the launch of his new practice in Whitehouse, Texas. - The firm is serving businesses in the Tyler area and broader East Texas market. - Ray is accepting clients now through the company website, More information.

The details: - The practice is limited to Accounting and Advisory services. - Ray’s model is designed to work alongside a client’s existing tax preparer and auditor. - Ray’s background includes public accounting at a national firm and several years managing financial reporting and controls at a large private company. - His prior work included period-end close, consolidated financial statements, and coordination of annual audits. - Accounting services include monthly close led by a CPA rather than a bookkeeper. - The accounting package includes current general ledger maintenance, line-by-line balance sheet reconciliation, and financial statements delivered on a fixed schedule. - The firm also offers revenue and cost coding, job costing, project or departmental reporting, payables review, billing support, and year-end workpapers for tax preparers. - Advisory services include monthly owner reviews, margin and pricing analysis, overhead analysis, a 13-week cash forecast, distribution planning, hiring and capacity modeling, and close-process and internal-control improvement. - The advisory work is meant to function like a standing CFO seat without the full-time salary. - The firm has already received a positive client review praising bookkeeping, financial guidance, responsiveness, and business insight.

Between the lines: - The launch reflects demand from small and mid-sized companies that want deeper financial support than basic bookkeeping. - The emphasis on working with existing tax and audit providers suggests a collaborative service model rather than a full outsourced finance replacement. - The offering is aimed at businesses with uneven revenue, long sales-to-payment cycles, and owner compensation complexity.

What's next: - Patrick Ray, CPA is actively taking on new clients. - The firm is likely to expand through direct relationships with local business owners who need recurring accounting and advisory support. - The website is the main entry point for inquiries and onboarding.

The bottom line: - Patrick Ray is betting that East Texas businesses want CPA-level accounting and advisory help without replacing their current tax and audit setup.