IT for Accountants and Financial Services in Kent
Business Computer Solutions (BCS) helps accountants overcome tech challenges with proactive IT support, advanced cybersecurity and strategic technology planning. From protecting client data and securing cloud applications to supporting business continuity and AI readiness, we provide the expertise, responsiveness and guidance modern accountancy firms need to thrive.
Protect Client Data & Reputation
Your clients trust you with some of their most sensitive financial information. One breach, ransomware attack or data leak can damage that trust overnight.
Accountancy firms are increasingly targeted because they hold valuable financial data and act as gateways into wider client networks. We help protect your firm with advanced cybersecurity, multi-factor authentication, threat monitoring, backup protection and ongoing security guidance.
Why it matters
- Financial firms remain a top target for cybercriminals
- AI-powered phishing attacks are becoming harder to spot
- Cyber insurers increasingly expect robust security controls
Keep Working Through Deadlines
When systems fail during payroll runs, tax season or year-end reporting, every minute costs money.
Our proactive IT support helps prevent issues before they disrupt your business. We continuously monitor and maintain your systems to minimise downtime and keep your team productive when it matters most.
What you get
- Fast response times from real engineers
- Proactive monitoring and maintenance
- Reduced disruption during critical filing periods
Built For Modern Accountancy
From IRIS, CCH and Sage to Xero, Dext and BrightPay, your technology should support your processes, not slow them down.
We help accountancy firms modernise their IT estate, improve system performance and ensure staff can work securely from anywhere. Whether you’re supporting hybrid teams or planning future growth, we make technology an asset rather than a frustration.
The result
- Faster, more reliable systems
- Better user experience for staff
- Secure access to business-critical applications
Technology That Supports Growth
Your IT should help you become more efficient, profitable and resilient, not simply keep the lights on.
Every BCS client has a dedicated Technical Account Manager who works with you to understand your firm’s goals, identify risks and create a practical technology roadmap. From cybersecurity and compliance to AI readiness and business continuity, we help you plan ahead with confidence.
Trusted advice, not sales pitches
- Strategic technology planning
- AI and data governance guidance
- Business continuity and disaster recovery planning
- Recommendations aligned to your firm’s objectives
Cyberattacks are 300x more likely at Financial Services Companies
Financial Institutions are a prime target for cybercriminals, due to the potential reward available to them following a breach. Often there is a high level of back and forth with emails, invoices and other financial information, combined with tight schedules and busy people, making it easy to fall victim to a scam. Unfortunately, a simple mistake can make or break a company and permanently damage a business’s reputation. At BCS, we offer a security audit service and IT support for kent businesses to help analyse and highlight any potential risk areas in your IT infrastructure – even if you’re not an existing client of ours!
Free AI Readiness Consultation
Before deploying AI, your Microsoft 365 environment must be secure, structured and ready.
Our free AI Readiness Consultation involves a half-day discovery session to help you uncover:
- Clear view of your current AI risk
- Simple, prioritised actions to fix it
- A secure foundation for scaling AI
- Confidence to adopt AI without fear
You’ll receive a simple, actionable summary showing your next steps, outlining the quickest wins that will allow you to unlock ROI from AI.
Adapting To The Covid Challenge
For an accountancy firm that prides itself on local and personal service, Covid-19 has been a double challenge for Batchelor Coop.
But Director Mike Sole reckons the firm’s 12-strong team has responded well and has become better placed for the post-pandemic world, helped by a similarly customer-focused East Kent firm, BCS:
“Covid-19 blind-sided us like everyone else, but we now have an even stronger partnership with our clients, while proving the value of our long-standing partnership with BCS.”
“We knew we had to maintain some office presence so clients could drop off material, and it then became a question of ‘who works from home and who cannot?’ as things were clearly going to scale down for lockdown and, sadly, some clients’ businesses would suffer.”
“It was also hard because we are proud to offer clients a personalised service, friendly face-to-face meetings and the feeling that they have their own in-house accountant, albeit a few doors or miles away or even in another part of the country.”
“Suddenly, we couldn’t deliver that as normal and at a time when many customers faced hard decisions on how to weather the pandemic, or whether to shut down, go part-time or retire.”
“We shared their qualms about ‘home working’ too; the pandemic has proved it’s not for everyone, particularly younger staff who need office experience and training drawn from established team members.”
“But BCS helped by making sure those at home had the right set up for work and the ‘new normal’ virtual meeting and consultations. We quickly adjusted to delivering the best possible personal touch via Teams, Zoom, WhatsApp and other virtual networks.”
“Covid also accelerated what was happening on the storage front: professional services firms operated traditionally on paper files – and the amount of storage space required – but it moved onto in-house servers and, as internet speeds rose, it is moving to The Cloud. This is a big topic we are looking at now with BCS.”
A Secure Partnership
Mike joined Batchelor Coop in 1994 and has won the prestigious national award ‘Accounting Technician of the Year’. He is a director and ‘head of admin’ alongside his client portfolio work because he relishes that side of IT but admits: “I couldn’t do what BCS do. Thanks to them, we don’t need to worry or think about the tech side of things and they are also great at not making you feel stupid for asking what might seem a naïve technical question.”
“And Cyber Security is a huge worry. We may not be like a bank, with clients’ money directly at risk but it would be hugely embarrassing for an accountancy firm to have its security compromised.”
“Fortunately, we never need doubt that BCS is ahead of the game, preventing virus attacks, keeping on top of GDPR rules, scamming of the ‘I’m trapped in Morocco – can you send £1,000 urgently?’ variety, or anyone hacking into our system.”
“They have completely taken that risk and worry away from us, but just in case any staff are unsure of protocols or any aspect of IT they need to know BCS will always lay on the necessary training. Accountancy also uses a lot of specialist software now, but BCS takes the time to learn what we use and stay on top of updates and so on.”
“We are one of their oldest clients, if not the oldest, and like any sensible business we regularly review what the BCS service costs us, but our 20-year association says it all.”
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