If you are vacillating between hiring a bookkeeper or not, we have compiled a list of the services we provide to help keep you working IN your business in revenue-generating activity and not ON your business and in the weeds of administrative work.
Day-To-Day Accountability
As transactions come in, it is essential that they are recorded and coded in the correct manner to prevent problems later. When you are taking care of your customers’ needs the way you should, wading knee-deep in your books may not be a priority. That’s where bookkeepers can step in and handle the minutia, or give you the streamlined processes to make this happen more easily.
Regular Maintenance
Whether it’s weekly, monthly, quarterly or year-end maintenance, bookkeepers can come in and flag any inconsistencies they see, and nip any problems in the bud. This can include creating reports such as a profit and loss statement, balance sheets, and keeping an eye on cash flow. This can be incredibly helpful when you have a lean staff and need the Cliffs Notes in regard to your spending, profits and your bottom line in easy-to-digest documentation.
Preparation for An Accountant and for Tax Time
While bookkeepers do not handle the same things an accountant does, your bookkeeper can get everything prepared for an accountant to take over for an audit, as an example, or aggregate reports than can be used to correctly file taxes when it’s time. Bookkeepers do not file taxes for you, offer advice, but help you prepare the information for further use.
Improving Time Effectiveness
Chances are, whatever you got into business to do is NOT bookkeeping. Though it may come naturally to you, it may not be the best use of your time and effort. Business owners are pulled in so many directions as it is and bookkeeping doesn’t have to be one of them. Stay focused on your customers, your products and services while a bookkeeper keeps your numbers in check.
Let us know if you have reached your critical mass and need the help of a bookkeeping organization to take some of these tasks off of your plate. We are delighted to discuss our services further and see if we might be a good fit.