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Are your QuickBooks Online books messy, months behind, or your bank and credit card reconciliations no longer matching? I help small and mid-sized businesses maintain clean, accurate, and tax-ready financial records through QuickBooks Online Bookkeeping, QuickBooks Cleanup, Catch-Up Bookkeeping, Monthly Bookkeeping, Bank and Credit Card Reconciliation, Transaction Categorization, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), QuickBooks Setup, and Financial Reporting. My goal is to keep your books organized, reduce accounting errors, and provide reliable financial reports that help you make confident business decisions. I'm 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐮, a Certified QuickBooks Online Advanced ProAdvisor with over 5 years of professional bookkeeping experience. I specialize in helping business owners eliminate bookkeeping errors, organize their financial records, and build accounting systems they can trust. My expertise includes: ✅ QuickBooks Online Bookkeeping: Accurate, organized, and tax-ready books every month. •QuickBooks Online Bookkeeping • Monthly Bookkeeping • Full-Charge Bookkeeping • Transaction Categorization • Journal Entries • Chart of Accounts Setup • Ongoing Accounting Support ✅ QuickBooks Cleanup & Catch-Up Bookkeeping: Clean, organize, and update your QuickBooks Online books with accurate, tax-ready financial records. • QuickBooks Cleanup • Catch-Up Bookkeeping • Historical QuickBooks Cleanup • Error Correction • Financial Record Cleanup • QuickBooks Setup & Migration ✅ Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation: Ensure accurate, reconciled accounts and reliable financial reports every month. • Bank Reconciliation • Credit Card Reconciliation • Monthly Account Reconciliation • PayPal Reconciliation • Stripe Reconciliation ✅ Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable: Maintain healthy cash flow through organized AP and AR management. • Accounts Payable (AP) • Accounts Receivable (AR) • Invoice Management • Billing Support • Customer Payment Tracking ✅ Financial Reporting: Understand your business with accurate financial reports. • Profit & Loss Statement • Balance Sheet • Cash Flow Statement • Financial Reporting • Month-End Close • Tax-Ready Books Industries I Work With: • Small & Mid-Sized Businesses • Real Estate • Property Management • Ecommerce • Marketing Agencies • Startups • Non-Profit Organizations Software I Use • QuickBooks Online • Microsoft Excel Common Problems I Solve: ✔ Books that haven't been updated for months ✔ Bank and credit card balances that don't match ✔ Duplicate or uncategorized transactions ✔ Incorrect Chart of Accounts ✔ Missing reconciliations ✔ Financial reports you can't trust ✔ Books that aren't ready for tax season Why Clients Choose Me ✔ Certified QuickBooks Online Advanced ProAdvisor ✔ 5+ Years of Professional Bookkeeping Experience ✔ Accurate QuickBooks Cleanup & Catch-Up Bookkeeping ✔ Reliable Monthly Bookkeeping Support ✔ Strong Attention to Detail ✔ Clear Communication ✔ Fast Turnaround ✔ Tax-Ready Financial Records I don't just record transactions. I help business owners understand their numbers, maintain clean financial records, and build bookkeeping systems that support better business decisions. If you're looking for a QuickBooks Bookkeeper, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, or a QuickBooks Cleanup Specialist, I'd be happy to help. Let's discuss how I can get your books organized, accurate, and tax ready. Best Regards, Andom Maru 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: QuickBooksBookkeeper QuickBooksOnline QuickBooksOnlineBookkeeping QuickBooksCleanup CertifiedQuickBooksProAdvisor Catch-UpBookkeeping Monthly Bookkeeping BankReconciliation CreditCardReconciliation Bookkeeping FinancialReporting AccountsPayable AccountsReceivable QuickBooksSetup Tax-ReadyBooks TransactionCategorization SmallBusinessBookkeeping Full-ChargeBookkeeping AccountReconciliation BookkeepingServices

Need help getting your books or financial processes in order? I help service-based businesses and hospitality brands turn messy books into organized, decision-ready data. I specialize in reconciling accounts, cleaning up QuickBooks, and optimizing financial processes to create accurate books, operational clarity, and long-term scalability. Here’s how I support my clients: ✔️ QBO Diagnosis & Financial Health Checks 🧹 Full Clean-Ups & Catch-Ups 📅 Monthly Bookkeeping & Reconciliations 📝 SOP Development & Financial Process Documentation 📈 Financial Reporting & CFO Advisory Support ⚙️Operational & Administrative Support for Growing Teams (A/R, A/P, Reporting) Super communicative, transparent, and easy to work with. You’ll never have to guess what’s going on with your books. I keep things clear, accurate, and stress-free. If you’re ready for organized finances, cleaner processes, and less backend stress — let’s connect. 📩 Message me today to discuss how I can help streamline your financial management.

I’m an expert accountant and bookkeeper with over 7 years of experience in the industry. As a certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor, I specialize in US tax accounting and bookkeeping for small and medium-sized businesses. In addition to my QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification, I utilize a variety of tools to offer a comprehensive and tailored approach that aligns with the specific needs of your business. With a focus on US tax accounting, I ensure compliance and help maximize every possible advantage during tax season, so you can focus on what matters most—your business. I’m dedicated to supporting small and medium-sized businesses, not just by managing financial records, but also by actively contributing to your growth. Let’s connect and explore how my expertise and personalized approach to accounting and bookkeeping can add value to your business.

Thank you for checking out my profile. Below you’ll find explanations of the most common questions I get RE: the process/service delivery/and beyond. I hope it’s helpful! *WHAT HAPPENS HERE* You need an accountant, so here you are on Upwork. You’re probably a bit overwhelmed with the amount of service providers and their various offerings. At a high-level, I offer accounting management. This means that I essentially become your company’s accounting department. The ultimate outcome of this, to you, is a quality accounting system that will keep you in compliance and *inform* you about your business’ operations. “Know Your Numbers” may be a cheesy cliche, but it’s actually an extremely important concept. I work with you on this via periodic financial statements, and regular discussions. You will know your business! The other important outcome of investing in a quality accounting system is the value that’s added to the entity *as a whole* by having one. Do you need financing? Do you want to explore selling your company, and/or bringing in a new partner or investor? Without a quality accounting system…those things just can’t, and wont, happen. *LIKE WHAT YOU SEE/READ?* If you’ve made it this far, maybe you like what you see/read (thank you) and would be interested in connecting via a video call interview. That would be the next step. But first - let me go over the profile of what has historically been the “ideal” company to work with. You are probably micro-to-medium sized, with annual revenues being below $3M. You want someone to claim ownership of the accounting function of your business - which could include payroll, bill pay, collections, invoicing, and even taxes. You want to find someone that you enjoy working with, and are hoping to develop a long-term relationship with a service provider that you can grow with, who becomes an extended (but important) part of your team. *SHALL WE TALK?* If you’re interested in connecting, please feel free to do so. If we “vibe” on the call, we can begin working together. But the vibe is actually really important. Most of the companies that I work with now, are those that I’ve been working with for years. We work well together, and that working relationship often extends to a friendship. And that’s just the best. *WHO AM I* Quickbooks ProAdvisor, H.B.Comm Accounting, CPA, CMA & EA candidate working exclusively with micro-to-medium entrepreneurs now for the majority of my professional life. Upwork has been great to me. I’ve been a top-rated accounting service provider here now for over a decade. I know how this all works, and you’re in good, experienced hands. And how I got started on Upwork is also a pretty good story, which I can tell when we meet. Thank you again for checking out my profile 😁

Upon graduating with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Accounting from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jordan launched her career in public accounting. After a few years of working in the Audit department at BDO USA LLC, she decided to shift to industry accounting. She became the Director of Finance at a Chicago-based interior design firm. This role led her to find her passion for supporting small businesses and their various accounting-related needs. Backed by over eight years of professional accounting experience, Jordan decided to follow that passion and created her own accounting and bookkeeping company, keeping the interior design firm as her first client.

With more than two decades of workplace systems and management experience, Linwood S. provides cost-effective solutions for small businesses and associations. Linwood's expertise covers three main categories: Small Business Services - Bookkeeping - Payroll - Invoicing - Specialized Financial Reporting Association Services - Member Services - Board Services - Contact & Newsletter Management - Inbox Management Organization Service - Project Management - Communication Efficiency - Organizational Systems Linwood is known for his efficiency, effectiveness, and pro-active communication with clients.