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IT support for accountants in Lichfield & the West Midlands

Security-led managed IT, cyber security and Microsoft 365 for accountancy practices that can’t afford downtime at year-end, need their client data locked tight, and need compliance evidence ready for the next ICAEW or AML inspection.

Free interactive tool

Where does your firm stand on cyber security?

A 2-minute check on the basics ICAEW, ACCA, AML and your insurer all care about.

Cyber Security Health Check

11 plain-English questions about the way your business actually works. Get a score, see where you are weakest and the three things to fix first.

Free AI webinar for business owners

See what AI can safely do for your business, and where the real risks are. A practical, plain-English session with no hard sell.

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Built for the accountancy sector

Your practice runs on client trust. We make sure it stays that way.

Accountancy firms have a uniquely tough IT challenge: partners are buried in tax returns, but clients, HMRC and your professional body expect enterprise-grade controls. One ransomware incident or leaked client file can trigger an ICO breach, a renewal row with your insurer and an awkward conversation with your AML supervisor.

We’ve spent nearly twenty years supporting professional-services firms across Staffordshire and the West Midlands. We know the practice-management and tax software you run, the compliance frameworks you’re held to, and the way accountants actually work, between client sites, home, the office and the train.

  • Year-end uptime, not year-end panicResilient cloud, tested backups and 24/7 monitoring tuned for the weeks when an outage costs you partners’ weekends.
  • Client data locked tightMFA, conditional access, encrypted client portals and DLP tuned so a lost laptop on a train doesn’t become an ICO incident.
  • Compliance evidence on tapICAEW Cyber Code, ACCA cyber expectations, AML controls and Cyber Essentials evidence ready when supervisors or new clients ask.
Andy Price of Initial IT supporting a Midlands accountancy practice
Practice & tax software

Already running Xero, IRIS or CCH? You’re in safe hands.

We support the systems UK accountancy practices actually use, day-to-day and during migrations or version upgrades.

Sage 50 Sage 200 Xero QuickBooks IRIS Elements IRIS Practice Digita CCH Central TaxCalc BTCSoftware Karbon Senta AccountancyManager Capium FreeAgent Dext AutoEntry Hubdoc Receipt Bank Practice Engine MTD-ready
Compliance & assurance

Built for the standards your practice is held to.

Whether your client just sent through a security questionnaire, your AML supervisor is doing their next desk-based review, or your PII insurer has tightened renewal terms, we’ve already configured your environment to evidence it.

Our build aligns to the controls referenced in the ICAEW Cyber Code, the ACCA cyber security expectations, the FCA SYSC framework where applicable, the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLR17), NCSC Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus and the NCSC 10 Steps to Cyber Security.

30-min IT review

Book a 30-min IT review

30 focused minutes with Andy or one of our senior engineers. We’ll review your current setup, the gaps that would worry your AML supervisor or insurer, and the highest-impact moves for your practice in the next 90 days.

Prefer to talk now? Call 01543 524594 or email hello@initialit.co.uk.

Accredited & award-winning

Cyber Essentials Certified Industry award winner 2025 Industry award - Initial IT Industry award winner Global Recognition Awards 2025 FSB Federation of Small Businesses Member Lichfield & Tamworth Chamber of Commerce Member