Monthly Bookkeeping

Ongoing Bookkeeping.

Monthly work that closes the books properly. Full reconciliations, balance sheet review, payroll if you want it, financials by the fifteenth, and answers within one business day.

Delivery
Books closed by the fifteenth
Investment
From $350 per month
Response
Within one business day
No. 01 Philosophy What we are actually doing

The point is not categorization.

The point is that the accounting system stays defensible. Every account tied to a real source. Balance sheet reviewed before the month is called closed. Anything odd flagged with a note. That is the standard, regardless of how the file arrived.

Not categorized. Closed.

That framing changes what monthly work looks like. It is not a bookkeeper logging into your file, matching transactions to categories, and calling it done. It is a real month-end close, delivered with commentary a business owner can actually use.

  • A.
    Full monthly close Every bank, credit card, and loan account reconciled. Not "matched" in the bank feed. Reconciled to statements, with uncleared items reviewed.
  • B.
    Balance sheet review Every account looked at before we call the month done. Accruals booked where appropriate. Anything unusual flagged and explained.
  • C.
    Written monthly note A short summary of what happened that month, what changed, what needs your attention. Not a report dump.
  • D.
    System discipline Chart of accounts stays clean. New accounts get created on purpose, not by accident. Class and location tracking stays consistent.
No. 02 Scope What every month includes

What comes in every month.

The scope of ongoing bookkeeping is defined at the start and does not drift. If your business changes and the scope needs to expand, we scope it and re-quote in writing. No surprise add-ons.

No. Item Every month
01
Transaction posting and review
All bank feed activity coded to the right accounts, class, and location. Rules maintained to keep automation working correctly, not to skip the review.
02
Full account reconciliations
Bank, credit card, and loan accounts reconciled to statements. Discrepancies investigated, not adjusted away.
03
Balance sheet review
Every asset and liability account reviewed before close. Prepaid amortizations, deferred revenue, and payroll liabilities kept current.
04
Accruals where appropriate
If your books are on accrual basis, revenue and expense accruals booked to match the period. Not deferred until year end.
05
Payroll processing (optional add-on)
Payroll run and reconciled through your provider of choice, tax deposits and quarterly filings tracked, W-2s at year end. Included when your engagement covers it.
06
Financial packet delivered
Profit and Loss statement, balance sheet, and a written summary note by the fifteenth of the following month. Additional reports available on request.
07
CPA and tax coordination
Year-end packets prepared the way your CPA wants them. Questions from the tax side handled directly so nothing bounces back to you.
08
One business day response
Questions from you get replies within one business day. Not "when I get to it." Email, text, or a scheduled call, whichever works for you.
No. 03 Add-ons Available on any tier

Beyond the monthly close, add what you need.

Ongoing bookkeeping is built in tiers, and add-ons layer onto whichever tier fits. You are not paying for what you do not use, and nothing is bolted on quietly. Add-ons are scoped and priced during the diagnostic, listed on your engagement letter, and adjusted only in writing.

Add-on 01

Payroll processing

Runs through your provider or ours. Wages, benefits, and payroll taxes reconciled to the general ledger every month, not left to pile up as liability drift.

Add-on 02

Sales tax preparation

We prepare the returns from clean bookkeeping data by your filing deadline. You file with the state. Multi-jurisdiction filings scoped by count.

Add-on 03

Annual 1099 filings

Contractor payments tracked throughout the year, W-9s collected, 1099s filed at year end. No January scramble to reconstruct who got paid what.

Add-on 04

Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable management

Recording bills and invoices is standard. Chasing customers to pay or vendors to send bills is a separate service, priced at a premium, and most clients are better off handling it in-house.

No. 04 Our lane What monthly bookkeeping does and does not cover

Where our lane ends.

Being clear about what monthly bookkeeping covers, and what sits outside of it, keeps the scope honest and the price fixed. If your business needs something from the list below, we will tell you at the discovery call so you can plan around it.

  • A.
    Tax preparation or filing We are bookkeepers, not tax preparers. We coordinate with your CPA, prepare year-end packets, and answer their questions. We do not file returns.
  • B.
    Audit, review, or assurance work Attest engagements require a licensed CPA firm. We are not one. If your lender or investor needs audited financials, we prepare CPA-ready books and coordinate with the firm doing the attestation.
  • C.
    Cleanup layered into monthly work quietly If we find historical issues during ongoing work, we flag them and quote a fixed-fee cleanup addendum. We do not absorb prior-period repair into the monthly fee without telling you.
No. 05 Fit Who this is right for

Who ongoing bookkeeping fits.

Not every business needs the kind of monthly work we do. Ongoing bookkeeping with us is a match if any of the following are true.

  • 01
    You want your books actually closed each month A bank feed match is not a close. You want reconciliations, balance sheet review, and a packet you can trust, delivered on time.
  • 02
    You are in a complex industry Insurance, short-term rentals, brewery, veterinary, construction. Industries where the standard QuickBooks setup does not match how the business actually runs.
  • 03
    Your CPA wants better source books A cleaner monthly file means faster, cheaper year-end and fewer adjustments.
  • 04
    The business has outgrown DIY Your financials now affect hiring, financing, taxes, distributions, or other major business decisions. You need books that can support those decisions.

If the file also needs a rebuild, we do that too.

Some engagements are ongoing from day one on a clean file. Others start with a cleanup and roll into ongoing once the books are trustworthy. We tell you honestly which one your file needs after the discovery call. No pushing a rebuild you do not need.

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Ready when you are

Thirty minutes. Free. No pitch.

Bring your questions. We will tell you honestly what your books look like, what monthly work would look like, and whether we are the right fit.

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