Accounting and Financial Information, Inc.

Organizing your information for financial success...

Customer Service Policy

Before an engagement, we offer a free consultation with a professional accountant. All client information is kept strictly confidential.

About AFI

We are a consulting firm which operates in metro Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was established in September 1999 by Julie A.H. Coppinger. The location of our clients vary. In some cases, we have never met face to face.

Our consulting staff is fluid and based on our project needs. Almost all of our consultants have consistently worked with us since the beginning. The average experience for our consultants is fifteen years.

Our Objectives

Provide cost effective and innovative information solutions

Create flexible processes to adapt to your business's dynamics

Maximize your resources to drive down the cost of projects

Facilitate communication across and throughout organizational levels with sensitivity and finesse

Passionate about exceeding your expectations and providing results that favorably impact your bottom line

Strive for the highest level of trust, integrity and security with your company’s information and processes

Our founder is Julie A.H. Coppinger and the primary contact person for projects. She has over eleven years experience in industry and another ten years of experience in consulting. Her background is in distribution, wholesale, technology, manufacturing, mineral exploration, property management, and food / beverage industries with exposure to AHA (Atlanta Housing Authority), aviation, antiques, consignments, non-profit, and healthcare operations. She has her CPA and CITP (Certified Information Technology Professional) and is part of the following professional organizations:

Our Project List (to name a few ...)

Created a process to assemble millions of fixed asset records from 420+ business units which were stored in 30+ IT platforms such as AS/400s, S/36s, LAN applications, and MS Access databases

Assisted as Data Migration consultant in a SAP FI/CO ERP project * Created e-trails to validate migrated data * Designed a tool to convert and upload trial balances in multiple currencies * Created a means to train and collaborate virtually with teams in Canada, Georgia, Florida, and France * Helped resolve migration issues for Master Data such as Vendor, Customer, Fixed Asset, Banking, Chart of Accounts, and General Ledger

Developed scalable tools to automate data import into property tax and sales tax applications covering 46 states, decreasing the processing time from several weeks to one / two days

Created, implemented, tested, trained, and documented custom MS Access database applications by: (1) managing the location of tax documents – 300+ records (2) streamlining invoices and approval processes, (3) identifying personal usage of company’s aircrafts for tax purposes, and (4) consolidating all database tools used by tax department while maintaining a secure environment

Developed an executive mandated forecasting tool to predict fixed asset amounts for multiple business units while maintaining strict interdepartment confidentiality

Created and provided training classes for MS Access, MS Excel, Infinium, i-Series, SurPass, Monarch, and FRx Reporting

Resolved business transaction, security, and process issues for a mature residential construction company in Florida, improving system performance by 15+%

Developed data management tools and processes for a paperless work environment

Received training in disaster recovery procedures, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to manage electronic data (200+ hours)

We provide cost effective solutions for billion dollar corporations to small start up businesses.

Contact us:
+1 770.597.5075 or admin@afiinc.org