Partner Success
How FusionRed Helped a Leading Accounting Firm Build the Cybersecurity Posture Their Reputation Demands
A Case Study with Clear Path Accounting’s Executive Assistant & Practice Manager, Sharon John.
Company
Clear Path Accounting
Industry
Accounting and Business Advisory
Services
Accounting, Business advisory, NDIS specialist accounting, bookkeeping for purpose-driven Australian businesses.
Location
Blaxland, NSW. Servicing the Blue Mountains, Penrith, and the wider Western Sydney region.
Securing the Digital Space of an Award-Winning Accounting Firm
Clear Path Accounting is an accounting and business advisory firm built around a fully online operation. Their clients trust them with sensitive financial data, NDIS reporting, and the advice that shapes real business decisions. When Clear Path partnered with FusionRed, the goal wasn’t a major rebuild. It was about closing a gap they had started to see clearly: the bar for IT and cybersecurity needed to match the bar Clear Path sets for itself.
Closing the Gap Between IT and the Business It Serves
For a fully online accounting firm, even small IT gaps affect how the business operates day to day, such as:
- IT updates that may or may not be happening
- Cybersecurity no one can confidently confirm is working
- IT decisions made on the fly, without clear documentation
“It’s carried out. It’s not left. I don’t have to follow up anyone, they follow me up. I love that, because I get busy and sometimes I forget.”
— Sharon John, Executive Assistant & Practice Manager – Clear Path Accounting
Turning Ad Hoc IT into a Documented Partnership
Clear Path’s switch wasn’t about new tools. It was about reshaping the partnership so that IT support matches the way a fully online accounting firm operates day to day. The new partnership is grounded in:
- Structure brought to every IT and cybersecurity decision
- A partnership aligned with how a fully online business actually runs
- Cybersecurity expertise from a proactive & supportive team
- An IT partner that owns accountability, so leadership doesn’t have to
- A relationship built for long-term clarity, not short-term fixes
“We saw your workshop and just thought, wow, you guys really know your stuff on cyber security. It’s not something we’re professional in, and we needed someone to guide us and give us the best advice to keep us secure.”
— Sharon John, Executive Assistant & Practice Manager – Clear Path Accounting
Results: Stronger Client Trust, Reached Business Goals
Today, Clear Path Accounting operates with a different relationship to its IT. The leadership team gets visibility without having to ask for it. Cybersecurity is actively managed rather than assumed, and the day-to-day now involves less chasing and more of the work the firm does best, serving its clients. With a structured IT partnership underway, Clear Path is positioned to keep growing as a fully online practice without wondering if its systems can keep up.
