About
The practice
Quietly keeping exceptional businesses in order.
Ivy Counting House is a small bookkeeping practice. The work is deliberately unglamorous: records kept current, accounts reconciled, questions answered before they turn into problems, and a close that lands when it was promised.
Most businesses do not need more reports. They need reports they can trust: a current, accurate picture they can make decisions from without first having to question whether the numbers are right.
The person behind Ivy
A steady hand behind the books.
Careful work. Clear answers. No unnecessary complexity.
I’m Audrey Tedford, founder of Ivy Counting House.
My background is in financial operations, billing, account management, and process improvement: work where accuracy, organization, and getting the numbers right were not optional. Before starting Ivy, I worked in financial services and operations roles that required me to manage detailed financial information, reconcile discrepancies, build reliable processes, and make complicated information easier to understand.
I created Ivy Counting House because many business owners reach a point where doing the books themselves no longer makes sense, but hiring an internal accounting team does not make sense either. They need someone dependable behind the numbers: keeping records current, noticing when something does not look right, and giving them financial information they can actually use.
My approach to bookkeeping is practical and detail-oriented. I care about clean systems, consistent processes, and making sure the numbers make sense before I consider the work finished. Just as importantly, I want clients to understand what their books are telling them rather than receive a stack of reports with no context.
Ivy is based in West Monroe, Louisiana, and built around a simple idea: good bookkeeping should give business owners clarity, not another thing to worry about.
How the practice works
Every engagement begins with a proper look at how things are kept today: what is working, what has drifted, and what would have to change for the books to be genuinely current. Nothing is moved before it is understood.
From there the routine is steady and predictable. You should always know where the books stand and when to expect the next close without having to chase anyone for an answer.
Inquiries
Let’s put your books in order.
Tell us a little about your business and how things are kept at the moment. We will reply personally.