Our Story
Long before SAM Houston Group had a website, it had over thirty years in the gas station and retail business behind it.
Sam Ali started working at sixteen in gas stations, car washes, mechanic shops and auto repair shops. He didn't stay behind the counter long. Before long he was running many sides of the business: fuel, inside sales, staff, vendors and the daily numbers that decide whether a station makes money.
From there, Sam became the person owners counted on for their books. He handled bookkeeping and accounting for business owners, acted as the go-between for owners and their accountants, and supported business owners and their advisors. Along the way he learned the systems these businesses run on. That includes SSCS (Service Station Computer Systems) for retail back office and centralized price books, and PDI for wholesale fuel.
Early on, Sam worked with an established accounting practice that focused on gas station owners, and he saw what that kind of focus could do for an industry.
That's the idea behind Strategic Accounting Management, the firm Sam Ali founded. It's built by someone who has stood where our clients stand.
Sam is an IRS-registered tax preparer and an authorized IRS e-file provider, serving clients in Texas, New York and nationwide. Sam is not a CPA or attorney. Our work is automated, streamlined and kept current with the latest in the industry and in technology, from our secure client portal to remote access into the systems our clients already use.
Our home base is Post Oak Boulevard in Houston, but our reach is nationwide. We work remotely with businesses across the country that run on SSCS and similar platforms, with no need to be on-site, and Sam travels to visit locations when the job calls for it. We bring real, hands-on experience, and we're just as excited about what comes next.