Bookkeeping Services for Small Businesses That Actually Help You Run Your Business

Most small business owners did not start a company so they could spend nights and weekends categorizing transactions. You started it to do the thing you are good at. North Peak Services handles your bookkeeping so you can stop worrying about it. We build clean, accurate, on-time books for small businesses across the country, with a dedicated bookkeeper and a controller reviewing every set of financials before they reach you.

Stop Losing Sleep Over Your Books

Most business owners we talk to are stuck in one of three places. Their books are months behind and tax season is coming. They have a bookkeeper, but the reports show up late and they cannot tell what is actually happening. Or they are doing it themselves on nights and weekends and missing things that matter.

None of those are good places to be. And none of them are necessary.

Clean books are not a luxury. They are how you know if you made money this month, whether you can afford to hire someone, and how much cash you actually have to work with. When your books are organized and reviewed by someone who knows what to look for, you stop guessing. You stop dreading tax season. You stop opening QuickBooks and feeling like you need a drink.

That is the version of bookkeeping we offer. Not perfect. Not fancy. Just clean, accurate, on-time books that tell you the truth about your business.

Everything Included in Your Monthly Bookkeeping

Here is what you get every month with North Peak Services. No surprise add-ons. No "premium tier" upsells for things that should already be included.

  • Bank and credit card reconciliation. Every transaction in your bank and credit card accounts gets matched to your books. If something does not line up, we figure out why before we close the month.

  • A dedicated bookkeeper. You work with the same person every month. They learn your business, your vendors, your common transactions, and the way you like to be communicated with. No call center. No rotating cast.

  • Controller review on every set of books. This is the part most small bookkeeping firms skip. Before any financial statement reaches you, a controller reviews the work for accuracy, categorization issues, and anything that looks off. The controller catches the things a junior bookkeeper might miss.

  • Books formally closed each month. "Closing the books" means locking the prior month so the numbers cannot accidentally change. It is how you keep clean records that auditors, lenders, and tax preparers can actually rely on. We close every month, on schedule.

  • Monthly financial statements. You get a profit and loss statement (which shows what you earned and spent), a balance sheet (which shows what you own and owe), and a cash flow report (which shows where money actually moved). Delivered on a predictable schedule so you can plan around them.

  • Year-end coordination with your tax preparer. When tax season comes, your CPA gets clean books delivered in the format they need. You do not have to scramble.

  • Catch-up and cleanup work, if you need it. If your books are months or years behind, we will get them current before we start regular monthly work. This is priced separately so the monthly fee stays predictable.

How Onboarding Works in 4 Simple Steps

We have onboarded a lot of clients. The process is dialed in.

  1. We get on a call. This is the onboarding call. We learn about your business, your accounts, your software, and what you actually need. We get a game plan together. No homework before the call. Just show up.

  2. We start working on your books. As soon as we have access to the right accounts, we get to work. There is no long "implementation phase" where nothing happens.

  3. We meet weekly for the first 4 to 6 weeks. These are short calls, 15 to 30 minutes. We use them to learn your business workflows, your deadlines, your common transactions, and the way you categorize things. The faster we learn how your business runs, the faster the books become reliable.

  4. We close your books and deliver financials each month. Once we are out of onboarding, you settle into the monthly rhythm. Your dedicated bookkeeper runs the work, your controller reviews it, and you get clean financial statements on a predictable schedule.

From signed agreement to first onboarding call, the timeline is usually a week or less. Sometimes the next day, if you need to move fast.

Industries We Work With

We are not the right fit for every business, but we are a strong fit for a lot of them. Most of our bookkeeping clients fall into these industries:

  • Law firms and attorneys (with experience handling trust accounting requirements)

  • Construction companies and contractors

  • Medical and dental practices

  • Real estate investors and property managers

  • Retail stores

  • Technology and software companies

  • Marketing and creative agencies

  • Architects and consultants

  • Non-profits

  • Farms and agricultural operations

Most of our clients sit in the $250,000 to $5 million annual revenue range. We have plenty of clients above that range, and we work with smaller businesses too if the fit is right. If you are not sure whether your business is a match, ask. We will tell you straight.

We Work With the Tools You Already Use

You should not have to switch your entire software stack to hire a bookkeeper. We work with the platforms small businesses already run on.

Accounting software: QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero

Bill pay and AP: Bill.com, Divvy

Payroll: Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Paylocity

Expense management: Expensify, Divvy

Payment processors: Stripe, PayPal, Venmo, LawPay Industry-specific: Toast (restaurants), LawPay (law firms)

Reporting and dashboards: ReachReporting, DOMO

If you use something not on this list, ask. We have probably worked with it. We are QuickBooks ProAdvisors, and our team holds CPA licenses, so we are not learning the software on your dime.

Transparent Bookkeeping Pricing

Most bookkeeping firms hide their pricing behind a "contact us" form. That is not how we operate.

Monthly bookkeeping services start at $350 per month.

What you actually pay depends on transaction volume, the number of accounts you have, and how much complexity is in your business. A solo consultant with one bank account and 30 transactions a month pays less than a construction company with three crews, six bank accounts, and progress billing.

We will give you a real quote based on your actual business after a short call. No bait-and-switch pricing. No long-term contracts. Our services are month-to-month or project-based, which is our way of showing you we will earn your business every single month.

If your books are behind and need cleanup before regular monthly work begins, we price that separately. You will know the number before any cleanup work starts.

Need More Than Bookkeeping?

Bookkeeping is the foundation. Some clients need more.

  • Fractional CFO services. When you need someone to help you understand the numbers, build a budget, forecast cash flow, or sit in on conversations with your bank or your board, that is fractional CFO work. [Link to Fractional CFO page.]

  • Customized financial reporting. When the standard profit and loss report does not show you what you actually need to see, we build custom dashboards and reports tailored to your business. [Link to Custom Reporting page.]

  • Personal finance management. For business owners who also want help managing their personal finances, we offer the same dedicated team approach. [Link to Personal Finance page.]

You do not have to bundle these. Most clients start with bookkeeping and add other services as they need them.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Our monthly bookkeeping starts at $350 per month. The actual price depends on your transaction volume, number of accounts, and the complexity of your business. Most of our clients fall in the $250K to $5M annual revenue range, and pricing scales with that. We will give you a real quote on a free call.

  • We work with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero as the main accounting platforms. We integrate with most common bill pay, payroll, expense management, and payment processing tools, including Bill.com, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Stripe, Expensify, and many others. If you have a tool we have not seen, we can usually get up to speed quickly.

  • Yes. If your books are months or years behind, we will get them current before regular monthly work begins. Cleanup is priced separately from monthly bookkeeping so the monthly fee stays predictable. You will know the cleanup price before any work starts.

  • Three things. First, you get a dedicated bookkeeper who learns your business, not a rotating call center. Second, every set of books is reviewed by a controller before financials reach you, which catches errors most small bookkeeping firms miss. Third, our pricing is transparent and our agreements are month-to-month, so we have to earn your business every month.

  • Yes. We are based in Utah, but we work with small businesses across the country remotely. Our process is built for remote work, so geography is not a constraint.

  • The onboarding call is usually scheduled within a week of signing, sometimes the next day. From there, we typically have your books current and running on the monthly rhythm within 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the state of your existing records.

  • A bookkeeper records the day-to-day transactions and reconciles your accounts. A controller is more senior and reviews the work for accuracy, identifies issues, and makes sure the financial statements actually reflect what is happening in your business. Most small bookkeeping firms only give you a bookkeeper. We include controller review on every set of books because it catches problems before they become real problems.

  • Yes. You have a dedicated bookkeeper assigned to your account, and you work with that same person consistently. You also have a dedicated controller who reviews the work. You can reach both of them with questions.

  • Monthly. Your financial statements (profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow report) are delivered after each month is closed. The exact timing depends on when your bank statements are available, but the schedule is predictable.

  • Absolutely. Many of our clients do exactly that. We coordinate directly with your tax preparer at year-end so they get clean books in the format they need. You do not have to manage the handoff yourself.

  • No. All of our services are month-to-month or project-based. We believe we should have to earn your business every month. If we are not the right fit, you can leave.

  • Tell your dedicated bookkeeper or controller, and we will fix it. If we cannot, we are not the right fit, and you can move on without penalty. The month-to-month structure exists for exactly this reason.

Ready to Stop Losing Sleep Over Your Books?

Get a real quote on a short call. No pressure. No vendor pitch. Just an honest conversation about your business and whether we are the right fit.

Fill out the form to get your free bookkeeping quote.

Or call us directly at (385) 381-1313.