Frazier & Deeter Expands in Alabama with Acquisition of Machen McChesney and FocusPay Solutions

Strategic acquisition expands Frazier & Deeter's outsourced accounting capabilities with back-office and payroll services

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frazier & Deeter (FD), a Top 50 nationally ranked accounting and advisory firm,* today announced the acquisition of Machen McChesney and its sister company, FocusPay Solutions. Machen McChesney is a long-standing accounting and business advisory firm headquartered in Auburn, Alabama. FocusPay Solutions provides payroll, benefits administration and HR services to business throughout Alabama and the surrounding region. The transaction further expands FD’s footprint in the Southeast and enhances the firm’s ability to serve business owners through a broader range of accounting, advisory and workforce-related services. Machen McChesney’s decades-long presence in the Auburn community, combined with FocusPay’s experience supporting employers and their employees, will deepen the level of high-touch service FD is able to offer clients across its growing footprint.

"Outsourced accounting is a service that a lot of our clients are seeking, and this combination rounds out our capabilities to now include a full suite of back-office support, including payroll," said Jeremy Jones, CEO of FD. "Pairing our comprehensive service offerings with a firm deeply embedded in the community means we can offer an even higher level of hands-on service, backed by the depth and resources to support every stage of growth for our clients."

"We're pleased to join Frazier & Deeter because it means our clients get the best of both worlds: the same personal, long-term relationships we've built in this community for decades, now backed by the resources and expertise of a Top 50 accounting and advisory firm,” said Mike Machen, Managing Partner at Machen McChesney. “Together, we're able to continue returning value and offer even more to the people and communities we're proud to serve."

Machen McChesney will be integrated into FD’s operational and support infrastructure, including technology, talent development, finance, marketing and business development, ensuring continuity for clients while enhancing collaboration and long-term growth.

*About Frazier & Deeter

Frazier & Deeter is an award-winning professional services firm offering a full suite of tax, audit, risk advisory, digital and business transformation services. Operating under the Frazier & Deeter (FD) brand, the firm includes Frazier & Deeter, LLC and Frazier & Deeter Advisory, LLC. FD serves clients globally from offices across the US, UK and India and has been ranked among the Top 50 firms in the 2026 Accounting Today and INSIDE Public Accounting Top 100 lists. The firm is also currently recognized as a 2025 INSIDE Public Accounting Best of the Best Accounting Firm and as a 2025 Best CPA Firm for Women in Leadership by the Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance and the MOVE Project. Learn more at frazierdeeter.com.

About Machen McChesney

Machen McChesney is a business advisory firm with a history of “Returning Value” to its individual and business clients through proactive accounting, audit and assurance, business tax and advisory, business valuation, family and elder care, individual tax planning and consulting and outsourced client accounting services. From its headquarters in Auburn, the firm is committed to offering exceptional service to clients throughout Alabama and the United States.

About FocusPay Solutions

FocusPay Solutions, a sister company of Machen McChesney, was formed with the focused mission of providing business owners in Alabama and surrounding areas with affordable and reliable administration of payroll processing, benefits administration and HR services.