Great Lakes Bookkeeping
Professional Bookkeeping Services for Your Small Business
Need More Time?
Shouldn't you be with your Customers?
Or Building your Business?
Need More Info?
Want to know how much money you really made?
Shouldn't you make decisions based on facts and data?
Need an Expert?
Want to be confident in your data and software?
Want someone on your side for a change?
Welcome!
I'm Jacob Christensen a Professional Bookkeeper for Small Businesses
I live in South West Michigan with my wife and three kids. We live out in the country with trees all around, little happening, no street lights, and we love it!
I love doing bookkeeping! To some it is boring, but I actually enjoy it since I get to see how the whole operation works together and do detective work fixing issues. It is very satisfying to have everything put together in the end.
I have the utmost respect for business owners. Each business is incredibly valuable and personal. It's rewarding to help other small businesses and see them succeed. Be proud of what you built!
How it works
I would process your information throughout the month and come back with the reports and information you need.
We would discuss it together to make sure it is understood and add any new information or metrics you wanted to see.
Weekly Work
Review bank transactions, sales receipts, and bills as it comes in to match to the software.
Adjust Payroll payments as needed or record payroll checks from 3rd party payroll software.
Manage files in Google Drive folders to make sure tasks are getting done and documented.
Monthly Work
Make sure all of the previous months data is in.
Do Account Reconciliation and making sure the bank statement matches the software data.
Generate and review reports - Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cashflow, Custom reports as needed.
Monthly Email with remaining items and status updates.
Yearly & Support
Yearly Tax Prep & Reports
Cleanup and data fixing as issues are found or getting QBO setup.
Communicate with you to answer questions or get data in the books.
Contact QuickBooks support if there are software issues.
Expandable services - grow with your business and adjust workflows as things change.
Specific Services
Don't worry if you are not sure what you need! We work together based on your needs.
Consultations are free to figure out what you need and we will react to your business needs over time.
I mainly use QuickBooks Online and am a Certified ProAdvisor, but I can also work with 3rd party software as needed.
Below are some of the different services I offer ranked by complexity.
Foundational Services
Categorize Transactions
Bill and Sales/Donation Entry
Bank/Account Reconciliation
Standard Reports (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cashflow)
Annual reports for Tax / Donation receipts
QBO Software Subscription
Donation Income
Advanced Services
Receipt Management
Monthly Budgeting
Monthly Benchmarking
A/R Management and Invoicing
A/P Bill Pay Management
Payroll Management
Sales Tax Reporting
Yearly Donation Receipts
Extra Services
QBO Software Setup
QBO Training
Previous time cleanup
Custom Datasheets/Programs
Additional Consulting
Monthly Phone/Video Review
Price
Month-to-month payments as low as $300
Ask for a free quote based on your business
No financial commitment - cancel any time
Contact
Let's have a free consultation chat and see what we can do to help your business. No risk or pressure.
Great Lakes Bookkeeping, LLC
South Haven, MI
Jacob Christensen, Owner