Remember when companies used to have on-staff accountants? You know, the bean counters who used to crunch all the numbers, chase all the outstanding accounts, and make sure there was still enough cash at the end of the week to get everyone paid? Wasn’t that a great time? Today, there aren’t a lot of companies that can afford the luxury of a full-time accountant anymore. And it shows. Especially when more than eight out of every 10 businesses are failing due to poor cash flow management. That’s a frightening statistic for all those business owners who have to go it alone battling the books these days. Considering the importance of your day to day solvency, money managers need access to all their accounts and ledgers 24/7/365 with a full slate of features to make account balancing easy. It’s a feat QuickBooks Online Essentials was designed to accomplish. Right now, you can score a one-year subscription to the full suite of services for just $289.99, almost 40 percent off the regular price. After nearly 30 years on the scene and sporting an Excellent rating from PCMag, QuickBooks Online Essentials was designed for service-based businesses that depend on invoicing for their time. This service allows up to three users full online access to all of a company’s financials so they can always track income and expenses, send invoices, accept payments, send estimates, organize receipts, manage bills and basically keep the entire operation above water. In addition to paying multiple vendors at the same time, creating digital checks and more, QuickBooks Essentials can also generate detailed tracking reports, including balance sheet summaries, profit and loss comparisons, quarterly statements, contact lists, product and service estimates, detailed sales breakdowns and more. From an app accessible virtually anywhere, you’ll always have access to all your most up-to-the-minute financial details whenever they’re needed. Right now, a one-year subscription to QuickBooks Essentials is available for almost $200 off its regular price, just $289.99 while the offer lasts. Prices are subject to change.