Bookkeeping Services
Clean books, on time, every month. With a level of oversight no solo bookkeeper can match.
You should not have to wonder whether your books are right. Northstar handles your day-to-day bookkeeping with a dedicated team and built-in quality review, so your financials are always current, accurate, and ready for whatever comes next.
15th
Books closed every month
500+
Businesses Served
2-Tier
Bookkeeper + Senior Accountant
Part of the Accounting Foundation engagement ($2,000 to $4,500/mo). Every engagement includes CFO quality oversight. See all engagement levels →
Your books are a mess. And it is costing you more than you think.
Your bookkeeper is behind. Or maybe you are doing it yourself between everything else. Transactions are uncategorized, reconciliations are months old, and your P&L is a best guess. You cannot make confident decisions about hiring, pricing, or growth when your financial data is late, incomplete, or wrong. And when tax season arrives, your CPA spends billable hours untangling problems that should not exist.
What professional bookkeeping looks like with Northstar.
We assign a dedicated bookkeeper and senior accountant to your business. Your bookkeeper handles daily transactions, reconciliations, and AP/AR. Your senior accountant reviews their work, manages the monthly close, and ensures nothing slips through. And a CFO oversees the engagement for quality, available on a project basis when you need strategic support.
This is not a freelancer working alone with no oversight. Every deliverable passes through two layers of review before it reaches you, and a CFO is watching the overall quality of your engagement. For the cost of a single bookkeeper, you get a team with built-in quality control.
Daily transaction management
Every transaction coded accurately and on time. No backlog, no mystery entries, no end-of-month scramble to figure out what happened.
Bank and credit card reconciliation
Every account reconciled monthly by your bookkeeper, then verified by your senior accountant. You always know exactly where your cash stands.
Accounts payable and receivable
Bills paid on time, invoices sent on schedule, aging reports reviewed weekly. Your cash cycle stays on track without you managing it.
Monthly close and financial statements
Books closed by the 15th every month with a clean P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement delivered to you.
Payroll coordination
Seamless coordination with your payroll provider. Entries booked correctly, taxes reconciled, labor costs reflected accurately by department or location.
Basic management reporting
A monthly snapshot showing revenue trends, expense categories, and cash position so you understand what your numbers mean, not just what they are.
System setup and optimization
Chart of accounts cleanup, QuickBooks or Xero configuration, and workflow setup so your accounting system works the way your business actually operates.
CFO quality oversight
A CFO reviews your engagement for accuracy and completeness, and is available on a project basis for financial modeling, investor prep, or deal analysis.
Not all bookkeeping is the same.
DIY or Office Manager
You or someone on your team squeezes it in between their real job. Transactions pile up, reconciliations slip, and errors compound for months before anyone notices. Your time is worth more than this.
Freelance Bookkeeper
One person, no oversight, no backup. They work on their own schedule with no quality review. If they quit, get sick, or make a mistake, there is no safety net and no one catching it.
Northstar Bookkeeping
A dedicated bookkeeper and senior accountant working as a team, with CFO oversight on every engagement. Two layers of review, documented processes, and built-in continuity. Your books are never one person away from falling apart.
Is this right for your business?
This is built for you if:
$1M to $5M annual revenue
Books are behind, messy, or handled by someone who is stretched too thin
Need a reliable monthly close that actually happens on time
Want clean financials without hiring a full-time accounting team
Preparing for a loan, investor conversation, or tax season
Tired of doing it yourself or managing a freelancer
This might not be the right fit if:
Need controller-level reporting, audit readiness, or investor-ready financials. Your engagement naturally upgrades to Financial Operations
See Outsourced AccountingNeed strategic financial leadership with forecasting, dashboards, and CFO strategy sessions
See Fractional CFOGetting started is simple.
Step 01
Assessment
We review your current books, systems, and transaction volume to build a clear scope of work and identify what needs cleanup.
Step 02
Cleanup and setup
We catch up any backlog, clean the chart of accounts, connect your bank feeds, and set up the workflows that keep your books current going forward.
Step 03
First clean close
Your first full monthly close: all accounts reconciled, financial statements delivered by the 15th, reviewed by your senior accountant.
Step 04
Ongoing operations
Your team handles bookkeeping month after month. Consistent deliverables, standing check-ins, and books that are always current. When you need more, your team expands.
What this looks like in practice.
The Situation
A $2.5M services business had been doing bookkeeping in-house with the office manager. Books were three months behind, bank accounts had not been reconciled since January, and the owner had no idea which clients were profitable. Tax season required two weeks of emergency cleanup every year.
What We Did
We deployed a bookkeeper and senior accountant who caught up three months of transactions in four weeks, reconciled all accounts, cleaned up the chart of accounts for proper revenue and expense tracking, and established a monthly close workflow that delivers financials by the 15th.
The Result
The monthly close now happens automatically. The owner receives a clear financial snapshot each month without asking for it. Tax prep time dropped from two weeks to two days. And when the business grew to $4M, the team expanded to include controller review without switching providers.
When I had my own in-house accounting team, I always looked over their shoulders to make sure they were doing their job. With Northstar, that is never a question anymore. I get so much better visibility and insight into the business.
Sam Seltzer
CEO, AutoMotion
Clean books are the starting point, not the finish line.
Northstar's bookkeeping service is designed to grow with your business. When you need deeper reporting, a controller review layer, or CFO-level strategy, your team expands without switching providers. The foundation is already in place.
Related Services
Outsourced Accounting and Controller
When you need audit-ready financials, management reporting, and controller oversight, your engagement scales up seamlessly.
Learn MoreFractional CFO
Your CFO is already overseeing your bookkeeping engagement. When you need active strategic leadership, they step into the room.
Learn MoreTax Strategy
Your tax strategist sees your books in real time because they are on the same team. No year-end data scramble.
Learn MoreIndustry-Specific Expertise
Common questions about bookkeeping services.
Most bookkeeping engagements fall between $2,000 and $4,500 per month depending on transaction volume and complexity. You receive a fixed monthly fee after the assessment with no hourly surprises.
A freelance bookkeeper works alone with no oversight. Northstar assigns a bookkeeper and senior accountant who review each other's work, plus CFO-level quality oversight on every engagement. You get two layers of review, documented processes, and zero single points of failure.
That is exactly how most of our clients grow with us. When you need controller-level reporting, audit readiness, or CFO strategy sessions, your team expands without switching providers. The data, systems, and relationships are already in place.
Yes. Most catch-up projects take two to six weeks depending on how far behind things are. We scope the cleanup work during the assessment and give you a clear timeline before we start.
QuickBooks Online, Xero, and NetSuite are the most common. We also work with industry-specific platforms like METRC for cannabis and Buildertrend for construction. If your system needs optimization, we handle that during onboarding.
Let us take bookkeeping off your plate.
Every engagement starts with an assessment. We review your books, identify the gaps, and tell you exactly what it takes to get your finances running cleanly every month.
Schedule a Bookkeeping ConsultationOr call us directly: 888.999.0280