How I Work
Your books have a past, a present and a future.
Wherever yours are, I work until the numbers are true, then we build on them. It starts with a free look.
Where are your books right now?Pick one
IIThe Past82
What already happened, made true.
MarchYour CPA wants the books. The bank does not match, a year of transactions was never sorted, and Ask My Accountant holds twelve thousand dollars.
| Date | Item | Bank | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/02 | Square deposit | 1,250.00 | 1,250.00 |
| 09/05 | Hawaiian Electric | 412.37 | 412.37 |
| 09/09 | Venmo, K. Lee | 640.00 | |
| 09/11 | Hawaii DOTAX | 1,180.52 | 1,180.52 |
| Difference |
Ledger noteOff by a number that divides evenly by 9? Look for two digits swapped. 36 is 9 times 4.
Try it on your own books
Divides evenly by 9. Look for two digits next to each other that are swapped, 4 apart, like 40 and 04 or 51 and 15.
Also look for one amount of exactly $36.00 that was left out or entered twice.
And one of $18.00 on the wrong side, like a payment entered as a deposit.
Not sure your books are right? Take the Books Health Check
What I promiseThe minimum. Hold me to it.
Every bank and card account reconciled to its statement.
One price, agreed before I start. No hourly meter.
A call to walk you through the numbers when it is done.
IIIThe Present80
Knowing where you stand, every month.
Every monthLast month is closed. You know what came in, what went out, and what you owe in GET.
Are yours kept current? Take the Books Health Check
About 32 days to get paid.
If you bill on 30 day terms and this is well past 30, some customers are paying late.
- 1One list
What I need from you for the month, in writing.
- 2Every transaction
Sorted and matched to your bank. If I am not sure, I ask.
- 3Reconciled
Every account, to the penny.
- 4The whole picture
Old invoices, old bills and both reports checked before you see them.
- 5Reports
Sent with a short note, and the month locked.
- Closed
What I promiseThe minimum. Hold me to it.
Every account reconciled to a $0.00 difference, every month.
Your reports, with a short note on what I found.
An answer within one business day.
IVThe Future79
What is coming, before it gets here.
TuesdayPayroll is Friday, a big client paid late, and GET is due on the 20th. None of it is a surprise.
The new equipment waited until week 7, after payroll and GET. Week 5 stays above your cushion.
Free, right here
What would a small change be worth to you?
Put in a year of sales and what it costs to run the business. It assumes you keep every customer and nothing else changes. Nothing you type leaves this page.
A 3% price rise is worth about 2 times what cutting a tenth of your overhead is.
What I promiseThe minimum. Hold me to it.
A cash forecast kept up to date, gone through at our meetings.
A short action list, in writing, after most meetings.
The decisions stay yours. A forecast is built from your own history.
Ink & Crucible
A short note from me, now and then.
Money, books and running a small business in Hawaii, in plain words.
Every business needs a bookkeeper.
Pick one who looks after all three. Start with the free diagnostic, and judge the work before you pay for any of it.